Michael Carrera

Nationality: USA/VEN
Date of Birth: 7/01/93
Place of Birth: Anzoátegui (Venezuela)
Position: FRD
Height (CM): 196
Weight (KG): 98
Junior Assoc: None
College: South Carolina (2012–2016)

NBL DEBUT: 22/10/17
AGE AT DEBUT: 24
LAST NBL GAME: 9/11/17
AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
NBL History: Cairns 2018
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Michael Carrera was born in Anzoátegui (Venezuela).

NBL EXPERIENCE

Michael Carrera made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 24 years of age. He scored 15 points in his first game.

Carrera played for Cairns in 2017, averaging 14.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assists before being cut after five games.

Michael Carrera played one season in the NBL. He averaged 14.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1 assists in 5 NBL games.

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2017-18	25	Cairns	11-17 (6)	5	92.0	71	18	5	5	13	2	4	9	15	25	58	43%	5	13	38%	16	22	73%	52%	47%	19
Totals				5	92	71	18	5	5	13	2	4	9	15	25	58	43.1%	5	13	38.5%	16	22	72.7%	52%	47%	19

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2017-18	25	Cairns	11-17 (6)	5	18.4	14.2	3.6	1.0	1.0	2.6	0.4	0.8	1.8	3.0	5.0	11.6	43%	1.0	2.6	38%	3.2	4.4	73%	52%	47%	19
Total				5	18.4	14.2	3.6	1.0	1.0	2.6	0.4	0.8	1.8	3.0	5.0	11.6	43.1%	0.1		38.5%	1.0	2.6	72.7%	52%	47%	19

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
19	6	3	1	2	4	0

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Carrera was a part of Venezuela national team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. There, he averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist during the tournament.

In 2023, Carrera played for Venezula at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The team finished last in the tournament with a record of 0-5.

FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
2023	30	2	45	15	6	2	2	4	1	0	1	4	5	18	27.8%	2	6	33.3%	3	4	75.0%
2019	26	5	82	50	25	5	12	13	7	14	3	4	15	28	53.6%	0	3	0.0%	20	26	76.9%
Total		7	127	65	31	7	14	17	8	14	4	8	20	46	43%	2	9	22%	23	30	77%

FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
2023	30	2	22.5	7.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	9.0	27.8%	1.0	3.0	33.3%	1.5	2.0	75.0%
2019	26	5	16.4	10.0	5.0	1.0	2.4	2.6	1.4	2.8	0.6	0.8	3.0	5.6	53.6%	0.0	0.6	0.0%	4.0	5.2	76.9%
Total		7	18.1	9.3	4.4	1.0	2.0	2.4	1.1	2.0	0.6	1.1	2.9	6.6	43%	0.3	1.3	22%	3.3	4.3	77%

NBA EXPERIENCE

After his short stint in Australia, Carrera 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.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	80%	55%	51%	90%
2	0	19	3	1	2
Total						25	58	43.1%	5	13	38.5%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2017-18	25	Cairns	11-17 (6)	5	92.0	71	18	5	5	13	2	4	9	15	25	58	43%	5	13	38%	16	22	73%	52%	47%	19
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Russia - Avtodor Saratov (2016–2017) | Venezula - Marinos de Anzoátegui (2017), Trotamundos de Carabobo (2019), Supersónicos de Miranda (2020), Guaiqueríes de Margarita (2021), Gladiadores de Anzoátegui (2022-2023) | Mexico - Soles de Mexicali (2018–2019) | Argentina - Obras Sanitarias (2019) | Germany - Brose Bamberg (2019), Hamburg (2019–2020) | Spain - Força Lleida (2020–2023), Gran Canaria (2023), Estudiantes (2023–2024)

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.

In 2018, Carrera played for Argentine side Obras Sanitarias in 2018 where he averaged 6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

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

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

On 17 October 2020, Carrera signed with Supersonicos de Miranda of the Venezuelan SuperLiga Profesional de Baloncesto. On 14 July 2021, Carrera signed with Força Lleida of the LEB Oro.

On 15 March 2023, he signed with Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB and was a part of their 2023 Eurocup championship winning team.

COLLEGE

Carrera played college basketball for South Carolina.

During his time there he averaged 14.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assist per game.

AWARDS

- LNBP champion (2018)
- Copa LPB champion (2019)
- EuroCup champion (2023)
- SPB champion (2023)
- Copa Princesa de Asturias champion (2024)

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