Michael Carrera
No. 24 – Hamburg Towers | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Barcelona, Venezuela | 7 January 1993
Nationality | Venezuelan |
Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Montrose Christian School (Rockville, Maryland) |
College | South Carolina (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Avtodor Saratov |
2017 | Cairns Taipans |
2017–2018 | Oklahoma City Blue |
2018 | Obras Sanitarias |
2019 | Brose Bamberg |
2019–present | Hamburg Towers |
Stats at NBA.com |
Michael Carrera (born 7 January 1993) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Hamburg Towers in the Basketball Bundesliga.
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]
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
- ^ "Michael Carrera Player Profile, Oklahoma City Blue, NCAA Stats, G League Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Michael Carrera Biography". ESPN.
- ^ "Avtodor Saratov Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
- ^ "Cairns Taipans Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
- ^ "Oklahoma City Blue Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
- ^ "Obras Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
- ^ "Michael Carrera signs with Brose Bamberg". Sportando. September 19, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Hamburg Towers land Michael Carrera". Sportando. November 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Collyn (April 5, 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- BC Avtodor Saratov players
- Brose Bamberg players
- Cairns Taipans players
- Hamburg Towers players
- Obras Sanitarias basketball players
- Oklahoma City Blue players
- People from Barcelona, Venezuela
- Power forwards (basketball)
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Argentina
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Australia
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Venezuelan men's basketball players