Carlos Morban

Carlos Alberto Morban Rivera (born April 25, 1982 in Santo Domingo) is a former professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and 190 lb (93 kg) guard who played for teams in Venezuela, Mexico, Croatia, and Romania.

High school In 2000, Carlos Morban led Miami Christian School to a state championship.

College career Morban was a three-year starter at Florida International University. In 80 games over three seasons, he averaged 9.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. His best season was his junior year (2003–04), when he averaged 12 points per game for the Golden Panthers. He left after his junior season to begin his professional career.

Professional career Morban was not drafted to the NBA and began his career with PBC CSKA Sofia in the Bulgarian National Basketball League. Since then, Morban has played professionally in Turkey, Macedonia, Romania, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. He played for PBC CSKA Sofia and Bosnian team HKK Široki in the EuroChallenge, in 2005 and 2008, respectively. He currently plays for Lobos Grises UAD in the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.

National team career Morban also plays internationally for the Dominican Republic national basketball team. He first played for the senior team at the 2007 CBC Championship, helping the Dominicans to the silver medal and automatic qualification to 2008 Centrobasket. At the Centrobasket tournament, he helped the Dominicans to a bronze medal to qualify for the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, where he again played for the team. He previously played for the fourth place Dominican team at the 2001 FIBA World Championship for Young Men.