Carlos Escalera (born June 26, 1979 in Mayagüez) is a Puerto Rican professional

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player. Escalera has played in the

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(ABA) and the

National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, abbreviated as BSN, is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. The Baloncesto Superior Nacio ...

( BSN) with Mets de Guaynabo, Taínos de Mayagüez, Aguadilla Tiburones, Maratonistas de Coamo, and Vaqueros de Bayamón and Capitanes de Arecibo.

Brief Biography

Escalera studied at the Bayamon Military Academy in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Escalera played in the

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 Coamo (, ) is a town and municipality founded in 1579 in the south-central region of Puerto Rico, located north of Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis and Barranquitas; east of Villalba and Juana Díaz; and west of Aibonito and Salinas. Coam ...

. 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

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first-ever game in the ABA. Escalera is the half-brother of former

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Carlos Escalera stats at BSN
1979 births Living people Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Sportspeople from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican men's basketball players Puerto Rico men's national basketball team players Shooting guards Mets de Guaynabo basketball players Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players {{PuertoRico-basketball-bio-stub