Ricardo Auturo "Carlos" Powell (born August 29, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.

After college, Powell played professionally for Benfica in Portugal where he was the fourth leading scorer in the league with 19.4 points and 7 rebounds a game.

Powell was arguably the team's best player throughout the 06–07 season, leading the league in points scored with 28.3 per game.

On November 1, 2009, Carlos was selected 1st overall in the draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA D-League although he did not stay the entire season.

In July 2017, Powell was named Most Valuable Player of the 2017 Liga Profesional de Baloncesto season.