| Intro | Puerto Rican basketball player | |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
|
| From | United States of America | |
| Type | Sports | |
| Gender | male | |
| Birth | 26 June 1979, Mayagüez, USA | |
| Age: | 41 years | |
| Star sign | Cancer | |
| Sports Teams |
|
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 Guaynabo Conquistadores, Mayaguez Tainos, Aguadilla Tiburones, Coamo Marathon Runners, and Bayamón Cowboys Guaynabo Mets, and Capitanes De Arecibo
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 Most Valuable Player 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.