Carlos Morais (basketball) explained

Carlos Morais
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:200
League:Unitel Basket
BAL
Team:Petro de Luanda
Number:33
Birth Date:1985 10, df=y
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Highschool:Community Christian School
(Stockbridge, Georgia)
Draft Year:2007
Career Start:2001
Years1:2001–2009
Team1:Petro de Luanda
Years2:2009–2010
Team2:Recreativo do Libolo
Years3:2010–2013
Team3:Petro de Luanda
Years5:2013–2015
Team5:Recreativo Libolo
Years6:2016–2018
Team6:Benfica
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Mens Sana
Years8:2019–present
Team8:Petro de Luanda
Highlights:

Carlos Edilson Alcântara Morais (pronounced as /pt/; born 16 October 1985) is an Angolan basketball player for the Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League. Standing at, he plays as shooting guard, or small forward.

Morais is one of the most decorated players ever in Angolan basketball, as he has won nine Angolan League titles and was the league's MVP once (in 2007) and scoring leader four times. He spent two years in Portugal for Benfica, winning the national treble in 2017.

Representing the Angola national team, Morais has won four AfroBasket tournaments and has played at the 2008 Olympics.[1]

Early career

Morais left for the United States in 2004 to attend Community Christian School in Stockbridge, Georgia. He had the option to play college basketball after, but chose to sign a professional contract.[2]

Professional career

Angola (2001–2016)

Morais started his professional career with Angolan powerhouse Petro de Luanda.

Toronto Raptors (2013)

On September 19, 2013, Morais signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Toronto Raptors.[3] He was later waived by the Raptors on October 26.[4] He played in three pre-season games with Toronto and totalled 6 points in 21 minutes.[5]

Benfica (2016–2018)

In 2016, Morais signed a two-year deal with Portuguese side Benfica.[6] He played in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) and was named an All-Star in two consecutive seasons (in 2017 and 2018). Morais also guided Benfica to the Portuguese Cup title and was named MVP of the tournament in 2017.

Mens Sana Siena (2018–2019)

On July 22, 2018, Morais signed with Italian club Mens Sana of the second level Serie A2.[7] [8] In March 2019, the team was dismantled and excluded from the Series A2 due to economic issues.

Return to Angola (2019–present)

On February 25, 2019, Morais returned to Petro de Luanda for a third stint with the team.[9] [10]

In the 2021–22 season, Morais won the national treble with Angola winning the league, cup and supercut competitions. They also reached the 2022 BAL Finals where they lost to US Monastir. Morais was selected to the All-BAL First Team for the first time.[11]

National team career

Morais has been a member of the Angola national basketball team. He played for his country at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He has won four AfroBasket gold medals with Angola, in 2005, 2007, 2019 and 2013.

He has also played at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Morais faced the United States roster, which included all-time legends Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.[12]

Achievements

Petro de Luanda

Benfica

Individual awards

BAL career statistics

|-|style="text-align:left;"|2021|style="text-align:left;"|Petro de Luanda| 6 || 6 || 26.0 || .343 || .341 || .700 || 3.8 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .0 || 11.5|-|style="text-align:left;"|2022|style="text-align:left;"|Petro de Luanda| 8 || 8 || 27.8 || .344 || .317 || .667 || 3.9 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .1 || 13.1|-|style="text-align:left;"|2023|style="text-align:left;"|Petro de Luanda| 8 || 8 || 27.5 || .442|| .419 || .789 || 4.4 || 3.1 || .8 || .0 || 15.6|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|2024†|style="text-align:left;"|Petro de Luanda| 8 || 5 || 19.7 || .286 || .263 || .722 || 3.4 || 2.3 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 6.9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 FIBA World Championship - powered by www.fiba.com. www.fiba.com. 2017-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20100103053030/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/play/p/competitioncode/eventid/3507/langlc/en/playernumber/44430/roundid/3507/season/0/teamnumber/235/fe_teamPlay_playProf.html. 2010-01-03. dead.
  2. News: BAL star Carlos Morais on the Raptors, and being 'like Leo Messi' . 26 May 2022 . ESPN.com . 10 April 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Raptors Sign Wright, Morais & Stone . NBA.com . September 19, 2013 . September 19, 2013 . 6 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150106090811/http://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/raptors-sign-wright-morais-stone-2/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Toronto Raptors waive Carlos Morais and Chris Wright :InsideHoops. www.insidehoops.com. 2017-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728231448/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14667. 2017-07-28. dead.
  5. News: Francis . Adam . Raptors Waive Morais and Wright, Roster Down to 15 . 26 May 2022 . Raptors HQ . 27 October 2013 . en.
  6. Web site: Basquetebol: Carlos Morais assina por duas temporadas no Benfica . ANGOP.com . 10 Sep 2016 . 11 Sep 2016.
  7. News: Carlos Morais signed with Mens Sana Basketball . 27 May 2022 . duran.cicenetworks.com . en.
  8. News: La Mens Sana segue Carlos Morais - Basketsiena.it - Il portale del basket mensanino e senese . 27 May 2022 . www.basketsiena.it.
  9. News: Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Carlos Morais volta a jogar nos tricolores . 27 May 2022 . Jornal de Angola . pt.
  10. News: De volta ao Petro de Luanda, Carlos Morais promete títulos . 27 May 2022 . AngoRussia . 27 February 2019 . pt-PT.
  11. News: US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions . en . The BAL . 29 May 2022.
  12. Web site: Lehohla . Manyehlisa . 2022-10-23 . Morais cherishes being on the same court as Kobe . 2023-05-26 . The Big Tip Off . en-US.