Gracia Alonso de Armiño Riaño (born 11 August 1992) is a Spanish basketball player who plays as a power forward for Estudiantes. She debuted in the Liga Femenina in the 2016/17 season.
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| Born | 11 August 1992 Bilbao, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | West (Knoxville, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Freed–Hardeman | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2017 | Gernika | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Ibaizabal | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Real Canoe | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Arsaki | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Basket Zaragoza | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | IDK Gipuzkoa | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
editAlonso de Armiño made her basketball debut at the age of 6 at Berrio Otxoa.[1][2] During her childhood and cadet years, she played with the Bizkaia and Basque national teams.[1] At the age of 16, she played a season at Basket Ibaizabal, a team with which she played in the Liga Femenina 2.[1][2]
During her stay in the United States, where she moved at 17 years old, Alonso de Armiño played with West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, a team with which she became District and Regional champion.[3][1] In 2011, she competed in the NCAA with Freed–Hardeman University, where she remained for four years.[3][1] She also began her nursing studies there.[3]
Professional career
editAlonso de Armiño then competed in the Basketligan dam with the club Mark Basket.[2][4] She returned to Spain and joined Gernika in the 2016/17 season, which marked her debut in the Liga Femenina Endesa.[1][5] She competed in Liga Femenina 2 with Basket Ibaizabal in 2017/18, and Real Canoe in 2018/19.[1][5]
In the 2019/20 season, Alonso de Armiño joined the club Estudiantes.[1][5] That season she was nominated 8 times for the "Best Quintet" that recognizes the best individual performances of the Estudiantes teams in ACB, Liga Femenina 2 and EBA.[6] In her second season at Estudiantes, in 2020/21, she returned to the senior category of the Liga Femenina.[4][5]
Alonso de Armiño signed for Arsaki for the 2021-2022 season.[6] She then signed for Casademont Zaragoza for the 2022/2023 season. After winning the Copa de la Reina title, on 29 May 2023, she departed from the club.[7]
National team career
editIn 2020, Alonso de Armiño was selected for the Spanish 3x3 national team.[8]
Personal life
editBack in Spain, Alonso de Armiño worked as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "GRACIA ALONSO DE ARMIÑO, VERSATILIDAD PARA KUTXABANK ARASKI". Araski AES Baloncesto Femenino (in European Spanish). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ a b c "Gracia Alonso, otra joven jugadora bizkaina que se une al proyecto del Gernika Bizkaia". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b c "La alero Gracia Alonso procedente de Estudiantes, primer fichaje del Araski". El Correo (in Spanish). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b "Gracia Alonso regresa a LF con Movistar Estudiantes". Movistar Estudiantes (in Spanish). 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b c d Competiciones FEB. "ALONSO DE ARMIÑO RIAÑO, GRACIA". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b "Gracia Alonso de Armiño: "Araski siempre ha sido una referencia para mí"". OndaCero (in Spanish). 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Gracia Alonso de Armiño se despide del Casademont Zaragoza a ritmo de poesía". aragondigital.es. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Gracia Alonso de Armiño, pasión por la vida y el baloncesto" (in Spanish). Deia. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "Gracia Alonso, jugadora y enfermera: "De heroína nada, pero pido responsabilidad a todo el mundo"". Telemadrid (in Spanish). 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-05-28.