Gracia Alonso de Armiño
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(Knoxville, Tennessee)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 August 1992 Bilbao, Spain |
| Listed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
| College | Freed–Hardeman |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 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 |
| Career highlights | |
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Medals | |
Gracia Alonso de Armiño Riaño[a] (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.
Alonso 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
Alonso 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
In 2020, Alonso de Armiño was selected for the Spanish 3x3 national team.[8]
Personal life
Back in Spain, Alonso de Armiño worked as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]