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Carlos Suárez (basketball)

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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
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
2023–2024Estudiantes
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Spain Team

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.

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
  GP Games 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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2004–05 Estudiantes 6 2 14.3 .720 .500 .667 2.0 .5 .3 8.2 8.8
2010–11 Real Madrid 23* 21 23.5 .364 .329 .800 4.3 1.7 .5 .1 6.5 9.3
2011–12 16 15 18.4 .415 .243 .846 2.6 1.3 .9 .2 4.6 6.8
2012–13 29 26 17.0 .385 .280 .593 3.0 1.3 .3 .1 3.6 5.2
2013–14 Málaga 24 7 24.5 .317 .301 .833 4.0 2.1 .6 .2 5.5 8.2
2014–15 18 5 19.9 .357 .255 .810 4.2 1.4 .4 .2 5.5 8.2
2015–16 24 9 18.5 .307 .255 .735 3.5 1.8 .8 .2 3.9 6.4
2017–18 30 7 19.0 .389 .352 .846 3.5 2.2 .4 .1 5.4 9.2
Career 170 92 19.9 .372 .297 .781 3.5 1.7 .5 .1 5.1 7.6

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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