Personal information | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | 30 December 1970 53) Madrid, Spain | (age|||||||||||
Listed height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 1986–1997 | |||||||||||
Position | Small forward | |||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||
1986-1988 | Kerrygold Islas Canarias | |||||||||||
1988-1989 | Caja Toledo | |||||||||||
1989-1994 | BEX Banco Exterior | |||||||||||
1994-1996 | Costa Naranja | |||||||||||
1996-1997 | Pool Getafe | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Medals
|
Blanca Ares Torres [a] (born 30 December 1970) is a former Spanish basketball player, representing Spain [1] from 1988 to 1994 and winning a gold medal at the 1993 European Championship, scoring 24 points in the final against France.
Born and raised in Madrid, her family moved to Las Palmas (Canary Islands) when she was 13. She made her debut in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto with local club Sandra Gran Canaria under coach Domingo Díaz. [2] As one of the most promising young players of her time, she got transferred to the Caja Toledo - BEX Banco Exterior project, with other young Spanish prospects in order to prepare for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
After the Olympic tournament, she won back-to-back leagues with Dorna Godella and Pool Getafe.
She was the first Spanish player to be called to the recently formed WNBA, but she retired from professional basketball at the age of 26.
She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 18. She played with the senior team for 6 years, from 1988 to 1994, with a total of 124 caps and 14.1 PPG. She participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, one World Championship [3] and one European Championship:
The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international women's basketball competition and are regulated by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spain has one of the most successful women's national teams in the world, being the current FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 silver medallists.
Amaya Valdemoro Madariaga is a Spanish former basketball player. She won three Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) championship rings with the Houston Comets, one EuroLeague with Dorna Godella, as well as eight Spanish leagues and one Russian Premier League. She was the Russian League Player of the Year in 2006.
Marta Fernández Farrés is a retired Spanish women's basketball player. A 1.80 m (5'11") guard, she won three bronze medals with the Spain women's national basketball team. At club level, she played in 2007 with the Los Angeles Sparks of the United States' WNBA., the Polish team Wisła Can-Pack Kraków and the Spanish teams Universitari Barcelona, Ros Casares Valencia and Perfumerías Avenida, where she retired in 2015. Marta Fernández is the sister of Spanish international and Real Madrid shooting guard Rudy Fernández.
Elisabeth Aguilar López is a former Spanish women's basketball player, member of the Spanish women's basketball team. After four years at George Washington Colonials, she spent most of her senior career in Spanish clubs (Real Canoe NC, Halcón Viajes Salamanca, Caja Rural Canarias, Ros Casares Valencia and Rivas Ecópolis, with just a couple of stints abroad: 2002 at Utah Starzz and 2012-13 at WBC Spartak Moscow Region. She won five Spanish Leagues, eight Spanish Cups and six medals with the Spanish senior team, retiring as European champion in 2013.
Anna Montañana Gimeno is a former professional basketball player, representing Spain. She spent most of her career in Europe, and went to play in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx in 2009.
Nuria Martínez Prat is a Spanish professional basketball player for Spar CityLift Girona.
Marta Xargay Casademont is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. She played for Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, and for several European teams in Czech Republic, Russia and Spain. She played for the Spain women's national basketball team from 2011 to 2020. She won EuroLeague Women 2010–11 with Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto. She left Spain in 2015, joining both USK Praha of the Czech League in 2015 and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA on 11 February 2015. In September 2018, she signed for Dynamo Kursk of the Russian Premier League and in January 2020, she returned to her youth club Uni Girona CB. After not playing in the 2020-21 season, she announced her retirement in July 2021.
Laia Palau Altés is a Spanish professional basketball player, currently playing for Spanish team Spar CityLift Girona. At 314, she is the most capped player in the Spain women's national basketball team, after being in the senior team for two decades (2002-2021). With 12 medals in final tournaments, she is also the top medallist.
María Lucila Pascua Suárez is a Spanish basketball center.
Elisabeth Cebrián Scheurer is a Spanish former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was part of the squad which became European champions in Perugia in 1993.
Marina Ferragut Castillo is a Spanish former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics, achieving a total of 253 caps for the national team. She played in the WNBA at the New York Liberty during the 2000 season. She played on 253 occasions with the Spanish National team. She retired in 2011.
Íngrid Pons Molina is a Spanish former basketball player who played for the Spanish National team from 1996 to 2004, winning two bronze medals in the 2001 and 2003 Eurobaskets. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Laura Nicholls González is a former Spanish basketball player. She was a regular member of the Spain women's national basketball team since 2008, having won eight medals in final tournaments.
Cindy Orquídea Lima García known as Cindy Lima is a former Spanish professional basketball player representing Spain, winning four medals including gold in the 2013 EuroBasket. She played in 15 teams and 9 countries in her career. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Astou Ndour-Fall is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Çukurova Basketbol of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Born in Senegal, she represents Spain internationally.
Margarita Ivonne "Wonny" Geuer Draeger is a former Spanish basketball player who represented Spain from 1985 to 1993 and winning a gold medal at the 1993 European Championship. At club level, she won the 1993 FIBA European Champions Cup and 4 Liga Femenina titles.
Ana Belén Álvaro Bascuñana is a former Spanish basketball player, representing Spain from 1988 to 2002 and winning a gold medal at the 1993 European Championship. At club level, she won the 1993 FIBA European Champions Cup and 6 Liga Femenina titles.
Carolina Mújica Vallejo is a former Spanish basketball player, captain of the Spanish team which won the gold medal at the 1993 European Championship.
Mónica Messa López is a former Spanish basketball player, captain of the Spanish team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 1993 European Championship.
María Pilar Alonso López, known as Piluca Alonso is a former Spanish basketball player, member of the Spanish team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal at the 1993 European Championship.