Carlos Suárez (basketball)

Carlos Suárez García-Osorio (born May 23, 1986) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Estudiantes of the LEB Oro. He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall small forward.

Carlos Suárez
Carlos Suárez with Real Madrid in 2013
No. 43 – Movistar Estudiantes
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1986-05-23) May 23, 1986 (age 38)
Aranjuez, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2010Estudiantes
2010–2013Real Madrid
2013–2022Málaga
2022Fuenlabrada
2023San Pablo Burgos
2023–presentEstudiantes
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2004 SpainTeam

Professional career

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Carlos Suárez joined the Liga ACB club Estudiantes's senior team during the 2005, rising from club's junior team ranks.

In September 2010, he signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid.[1] With Madrid, Suárez won the Liga ACB in the 2013 season, and the Spanish Cup and Supercup in 2012.

In August 2013, Suárez signed a 1+1 year contract with Unicaja.[2] In February 2015, he extended his contract for 2 more seasons.[3]

In the 2016–17 season, Suárez won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia Basket in the Finals.[4] He signed a two-year contract extension on June 14, 2020.[5]

Spain national team

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In July 2010, Suárez played for first time with the senior Spain national team, but did not make the final 12-man roster for 2010 FIBA World Championship.[6]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

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*Led the league
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2004–05Estudiantes6214.3.720.500.6672.0.5.38.28.8
2010–11Real Madrid23*2123.5.364.329.8004.31.7.5.16.59.3
2011–12161518.4.415.243.8462.61.3.9.24.66.8
2012–13292617.0.385.280.5933.01.3.3.13.65.2
2013–14Málaga24724.5.317.301.8334.02.1.6.25.58.2
2014–1518519.9.357.255.8104.21.4.4.25.58.2
2015–1624918.5.307.255.7353.51.8.8.23.96.4
2017–1830719.0.389.352.8463.52.2.4.15.49.2
Career1709219.9.372.297.7813.51.7.5.15.17.6

Awards and accomplishments

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Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ REAL MADRID lands Carlos Suarez.
  2. ^ "Carlos Suárez, nuevo fichaje del Unicaja" (in Spanish). Marca.com. 7 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Unicaja extends Suarez for two more seasons". Euroleague.net. 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ "7DAYS EuroCup Finals, Game 3: Unicaja Malaga is the champion!". Eurocupbasketball.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Unicaja Malaga's Carlos Suarez signs contract extension". Sportando. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Spain name final squad for Turkey". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
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