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Carlos Ceacero is not a common streetballer. His passion, and almost a way of life, is Freestyle. It’s impossible to see him without a ball spinning on any of his fingers, while he puts his arm below his leg and smiles looking at the camera, or hides the ball in his jersey to quickly throw it into the air after circling it around his body.

Once he dyed his hair blonde and people started calling him “Pollito” (which means little chicken in Spanish) and it has been his nick ever since. He is now considered the best specialist in Freestyle in Spain and he appeared on TV commercials, shows and exhibitions not only in Spain, but also abroad.

He started Freestyling when he first saw the famous Nike commercial. Now, among his favorite performances, with his three mates of Streetball Mataró (Ángel, Lluis and Brian), he can count Da Move in Italy, a feature for the Catalonian TV, a show in the halftime of a F.C. Barcelona - Efes Pilsen Euroleague game and some promo shows for stores.

He still trains every  day. “My neighbors and all the stuff in my room are suffering from my training sessions. We use to train on a court, but I keep on practicing while at home”, he tells us with a smile on his face. There are plenty of videos showing his abilities on the Internet, and he uses the web to learn new tricks from the best in the World. Besides, when he is not spinning the ball, he is a regular baller that loves to play on every court and at every moment. 

Full name: Carlos Ceacero Molina
Nickname: Pollito
Age: 24
Hometown: Mataró (Barcelona, Spain)
Height: 5-11 / 1.78
Weight: 74 kg / 162 Lbs
Shoe Size: USA 10.5 / EUR 43
Position: Guard
My experience: Playing basketball always in the streets since I was 14.
Favorite sneaker(s): Nike Spice
Coming up, I admired: Allen Iverson playing in his early years with the Sixers and Jason “White Chocolate” Williams in Sacramento
Favorite player(s): Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz
Favorite team: DKV Joventut Badalona (ACB, Spain)
Favorite court(s): Boet (Mataró, Barcelona)
My go-to move: Crossover
I play: Weekly
My best basketball moment: Making some advertisements for sports brands and making Freestyle shows for some important events.
Favorite TV show: Lost, Everybody hates Chris, Family Guy.
Favorite movie: Clockers, He Got Game, You Got Server, 25th Hour.
On my iPod: Tote, Flavio Rodríguez, Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, T-Pain

Jaime Martínez Lafargue is the BallersNetwork.com blogger for Spain. Jaime is the Editor-in-chief of basketball website Solobasket.com. You can reach him at jaime@solobasket.com

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