Anna Montañana Gimeno (born October 24, 1980) 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.[1][2]
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| Montakit Fuenlabrada | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 24, 1980 Valencia, Spain |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | George Washington (2001–2005) |
| WNBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–2015 |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1998-2000 | Valencia BFE |
| 2000-2001 | Halcón Viajes Avenida |
| 2001–2005 | George Washington |
| 2005–2006 | Ros Casares Valencia |
| 2006–2007 | Perfumerías Avenida |
| 2008–2010 | Ros Casares Valencia |
| 2009 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2010–2011 | Perfumerías Avenida |
| 2011–2012 | USK Praha |
| 2012–2013 | Istanbul University |
| 2013 | Perfumerías Avenida |
| 2013–2014 | Cavigal Nice Basket 06 |
| 2014–2015 | Perfumerías Avenida |
| As coach: | |
| 2018–present | Fuenlabrada (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Club career
editMontañana was born in Alboraya, where she started playing basketball, and she went to play for nearby Dorna Godella, the most important Spanish team at the time. While playing for the cadettes and the junior teams, she made her debut in the top tier of the Spanish League with the senior team one day before her 14th birthday. She played in several Spanish clubs from 1998 to 2001, when she moved to the United States to complete a college degree and play for the George Washington team.
She continued most of her career in Europe (Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey and France), playing also for the Minnesota Lynx in 2009. She retired in Perfumerías Avenida in 2015.[3]
Coaching career
editOn 8 February 2017, Montañana signed with Liga ACB team Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for being assistant coach, thus becoming the first woman to be part of the technical staff in the Spanish men's top league.[4]
National team
editShe made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 25. She played with the senior team for 7 years, from 2005 to 2012, getting 129 caps and 11.1 PPG.[5] She participated in one Olympic tournament (Beijing 2008),[6] two World Championships and three European Championships:[7]
WNBA career statistics
edit| GP | Games 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
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Minnesota | 16 | 1 | 10.6 | .389 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 16 | 1 | 10.6 | .389 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
George Washington statistics
editSource[8]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | George Washington | 26 | 126 | 41.5 | 18.2 | 60.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 2002-03 | George Washington | 32 | 308 | 48.6 | 33.8 | 80.0 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| 2003-04 | George Washington | 30 | 361 | 44.0 | 31.8 | 81.8 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 12.0 |
| 2004-05 | George Washington | 32 | 535 | 41.9 | 32.9 | 78.4 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 16.7 |
| Career | 120 | 1330 | 43.9 | 31.3 | 78.1 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.1 |
References
edit- ^ "Anna Montanana Basketball Player Profile, Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca, G.Washington, News, LFB stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "WNBA.com: Anna Montanana Playerfile". Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ AS, Diario (2015-04-27). "Anna Montañana se retira tras veinte años como profesional | Más Baloncesto | AS.com". AS.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Anna Montañana, nueva entrenadora ayudante del Montakit Fuenlabrada" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Anna Montañana Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 12 October 2015.