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Michael Carrera
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
NationalityVenezuelan
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Montrose Christian School
( Rockville, Maryland)
College South Carolina (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–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
2021–2022Força Lleida
2022 Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
2022–2023Força Lleida
2023 Gran Canaria
2023Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
2023–present Estudiantes
Career highlights and awards

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.

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

  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. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Hamburg Towers land Michael Carrera". Sportando. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  9. ^ Taylor, Collyn (5 April 2020). "Gamecocks in the pros: basketball edition". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  10. ^ Vega, Francisco (17 October 2020). "Supersonicos land Michael Carrera". Latinbasket. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Michael Carrera renewed with Força Lleida of Spain". Today.in-24. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Gran Canaria signs Michael Carrera". Sportando. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Michael Carrera statistics during the 2019 FIBA World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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