Nuria Martínez

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Nuria Martínez
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No. 1Spar CityLift Girona
Position Guard
League EuroCup Women
LF
Personal information
Born (1984-02-29) February 29, 1984 (age 40)
Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona
NationalitySpanish
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight167 lb (76 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft 2004: 3rd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2003 UB-Barça
2003–2006 Perfumerías Avenida
2005 Minnesota Lynx
2007–2008 Dynamo Moscow
2008–2009 Famila Wüber Schio
2009–2010 Bracco Geas
2010 Minnesota Lynx
2010–2011 Ros Casares Valencia
2011–2012 Liomatic Umbertide
2012–2014 Kayseri Kaski Spor
2014–2016 Galatasaray
2016–2017 Famila Wüber Schio
2017–present Spar CityLift Girona
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Women's basketball
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Turkey
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Czech Republic
EuroBasket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Italy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Greece
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Turkey
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Hungary/Romania
Women's 3x3 basketball
Europe Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Debrecen

Nuria Martínez Prat (born February 29, 1984) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Spar CityLift Girona.

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Club career

Martínez made her debut in the Spanish top tier Liga Femenina in hometown club UB-Barça in 2002, soon signing for powerhouse CB Avenida, where she won the 2005-06 Spanish League and Cup. She played one game for WNBA team Minnesota Lynx in 2005. Martínez spent the following ten seasons mostly playing abroad [1] in Russia (Dynamo Moscow, Turkey (Kayseri Kaski, Galatasaray S.K.) and Italy [2] (Liomatic Umbertide, PF Schio, with just one season in Spain at Ros Casares Valencia and a second summer at Minnesota Lynx, playing 15 games in the 2010 WNBA season.

In 2017 she returned to Spain to play at Spar CityLift Girona. [3] [4] [5]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2005 Minnesota 102.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
2010 Minnesota 1508.5.182.150.6670.70.70.30.00.81.8
Career2 years, 1 team1608.1.176.143.6670.70.70.30.00.81.7

National team

She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 17. She played with the senior team for 15 years, from 2001 to 2015, with a total of 145 caps and 4 PPG. [6] She participated in two Olympic Games, [7] three World Championships and in four European Championships: [8]

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References

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  2. "Stats in Italy".
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