The Spanish women’s team U18 This Wednesday is concentrated in Azuqueca de Henares, Under the direction of Javi Torralba, and will work until next Sunday to start preparing his participation in the next Eurobasket of the category, which will be held in La Palma. Javi Torralba will have Lucas Fernández and Mireia Capdevilla as assistants and will tell in this first contact with 16 players. Among them is the Aragonese Leyre Urdiain, formed in the Casademont Zaragoza quarry but will play the next seasons at the University of Georgia Tech.
In addition to Urdiain, The Spanish combined list is formed by Emma León (Youth) Ainana Rosillon Badalona), Noelia Mouriño (20th century)
The 2007 generation He got a meritorious bronze medal in the World Cup U17 last summer and will host at the Eurobasket U18 this year. In the World Cup event, in the match that determined the third and fourth position of the competition, Spain bent to France for 47-39 with a remarkable performance by the Aragonese player.
Decisive in the World Cup
In fact, the Zaragoza escort contributed 14 points and 9 rebounds in the clash against the French. The tournament ended with records of 8.1 goals, 4.9 captures and 10.1 general note units, after having played all the championship meetings.
In addition, in the summer of 2023, Urdiain It was proclaimed runner -up of Europe U16, with numbers of 8.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 9 assessment credits. He also played the 7 tournament matches.
The Island of La Palma, where the Spanish already prepared the 2024 World Cup, will be the headquarters of the next continental tournament U18. The national team is framed in group D Next to the teams of Poland, Türkiye and the Czech Republic.
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