Alba Prieto

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Alba Prieto
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 25)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportBasketball
Position Shooting guard, small forward
College team University of South Florida
Medal record
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team

Alba Prieto (born 15 June 1999) is a Spanish professional basketball player. She played college basketball at University of South Florida in the 2017-18 season.

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Early life

Prieto was born 15 June 1999 [1] and is the daughter of retired footballer José Miguel Prieto. [2] [3] She was raised in Seville [4] and has two siblings. [3]

Basketball

Pre-College

At age 16, Prieto made her professional debut playing with CB Conquero during the 2014-15 season. [3] [5]

Prior to joining the University of South Florida, she represented the Spanish National Youth Teams. [6] Notably, she was part of the U17 Spanish team that competed in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. [6] Over the course of seven games, her average performance was 6.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. [6]

College

As a freshman at the University of South Florida, Prieto was a point guard during the 2017-18 season. [6] [7] Throughout the season, she participated in 32 games, with an average of 4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. [6] However, at the conclusion of the season, she decided to transfer. [6]

Professional

Prieto signed to play for Ensino Lugo in 2020. [3] [8] During the 2021-22 season, she averaged 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. [9]

Prieto competed at the 2021–22 EuroLeague Women [1] and won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games. [4] [10]

In April 2023, she announced she would no longer be playing for Ensino Lugo. [11]

She has also played for IDK Euskotren. [5] [9]

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