Carlos Escalera

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Carlos Escalera
Position Point Guard
League ABA
Height ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Team Miami Tropics
Nationality Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Born June 26, 1979
Mayagüez
Draft undrafted
Pro career 2006 – present

Carlos Escalera (born June 26, 1979 in Mayagüez) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Escalera has played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Mayaguez Tainos, Aguadilla, Coamo Marathon Runners, and Bayamón Cowboys.

[edit] Brief Biography

Escalera is the half-brother of former University of Miami star Guillermo Diaz. Escalera has played in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico since 1997. In 2003 he was the MVP for the BSN averaging 25.4 PPG, 4.2 RPG, and 2.9 APG for the Coamo Marathon Runners. For the past six years in Puerto Rico, he has averaged over 17 points per game. In four of those seasons, he shot over 50 percent from the field.

Escalera, scored 42 points in the Miami Tropics first-ever game in the ABA.

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