Carlos Escalera (born June 26, 1979 in Mayagüez) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Escalera has played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Mets de Guaynabo, Taínos de Mayagüez, , Maratonistas de Coamo, and Vaqueros de Bayamón and Capitanes de Arecibo.