Michael Carrera
Carrera in 2014 | |
| No. 24 – Diablos Rojos del México | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Liga ACB EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 January 1993 Barcelona, Venezuela |
| 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 | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
| 2017 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2018 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2018–2019 | Soles de Mexicali |
| 2019 | Obras Sanitarias |
| 2019 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2019 | Brose Bamberg |
| 2019–2020 | Hamburg Towers |
| 2020 | Supersónicos de Miranda |
| 2020–2021 | Força Lleida |
| 2021 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| 2021–2022 | Força Lleida |
| 2022 | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
| 2022–2023 | Força Lleida |
| 2023 | Gran Canaria |
| 2023 | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
| 2023–2024 | Estudiantes |
| 2024 | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
| 2024–present | Diablos Rojos del México |
| Career highlights | |
Michael Alberto Carrera Gamboa (born 7 January 1993) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) and the Venezuela national team.
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 19 September 2019, he has signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[7]
On 26 November 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 17 October 2020, Carrera signed with Supersonicos de Miranda of the Venezuelan SuperLiga Profesional de Baloncesto.[10] On 14 July 2021, Carrera signed with Força Lleida of the LEB Oro.[11]
On 15 March 2023, he signed with Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.[12]
National team career
Carrera represents the Venezuela national team. He represented the team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, where he averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist during the tournament.[13]
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. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Hamburg Towers land Michael Carrera". Sportando. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Collyn (5 April 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Vega, Francisco (17 October 2020). "Supersonicos land Michael Carrera". Latinbasket. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Michael Carrera renewed with Força Lleida of Spain". Today.in-24. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Gran Canaria signs Michael Carrera". Sportando. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Michael Carrera statistics during the 2019 FIBA World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2019.