Michael_Carrera
Michael Carrera
Venezuelan basketball player
Michael Alberto Carrera Gamboa (born 7 January 1993) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Venezuela national team.
Carrera in 2014 | |
| No. 4 – CB Estudiantes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Liga ACB EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31) Barcelona, Venezuela |
| 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 | 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–present | Estudiantes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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]
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]
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]
- "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.