Michael Carrera

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Michael Carrera
Michael Carrera.jpg
Carrera in 2014
No. 24 – Força Lleida
PositionPower forward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 29)
Barcelona, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolMontrose Christian School
(Rockville, Maryland)
CollegeSouth Carolina (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Avtodor Saratov
2017Cairns Taipans
2017–2018Oklahoma City Blue
2018Obras Sanitarias
2019Brose Bamberg
2019–2020Hamburg Towers
2020–2021
2021Força Lleida
2021Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2021–presentForça Lleida

Michael Carrera (born 7 January 1993) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Força Lleida of the LEB Oro.

College career[]

Carrera played college basketball for South Carolina.[1] During his time there he averaged 14.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[2]

Professional career[]

In the 2016-2017 basketball season, Carrera played for the Russian side BC Avtodor Saratov where he averaged 7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[3] He moved to the Australian side Cairns Taipans in 2017 where he averaged 14.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assists per contest.[4] He moved to the NBA G League side Oklahoma City Blue in late 2017 where he averaged 7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.[5] He moved to the Argentine side Obras Sanitarias in 2018 where he averaged 6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.[6]

On September 19, 2019, he has signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[7]

On November 26, 2019, he signed with another club BBL club, Hamburg Towers. [8] Carrera averaged 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Towers in 2019-20.[9]

On October 17, 2020, Carrera signed with of the Venezuelan .[10] On July 14, 2021, Carrera signed with Força Lleida of the LEB Oro.[11]

Venezuela National team[]

Carrera represents the Venezuela national basketball team. He represented the team at 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist at the tournament.

References[]

  1. ^ "Michael Carrera Player Profile, Oklahoma City Blue, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ "Michael Carrera Biography". ESPN.
  3. ^ "Avtodor Saratov Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  4. ^ "Cairns Taipans Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma City Blue Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  6. ^ "Obras Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  7. ^ "Michael Carrera signs with Brose Bamberg". Sportando. September 19, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hamburg Towers land Michael Carrera". Sportando. November 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  9. ^ Taylor, Collyn (April 5, 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  10. ^ Vega, Francisco (October 17, 2020). "Supersonicos land Michael Carrera". Latinbasket. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Michael Carrera renewed with Força Lleida of Spain". Today.in-24. July 14, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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