Gracia Alonso de Armiño explained

Gracia Alonso de Armiño
Position:Power forward
Height M:1.80
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:11 August 1992
Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain
High School:West
(Knoxville, Tennessee)
College:Freed–Hardeman
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2017
Team1:Gernika
Years2:2017–2018
Team2:Ibaizabal
Years3:2018–2019
Team3:Real Canoe
Years4:2019–2021
Team4:Estudiantes
Years5:2021–2022
Team5:Arsaki
Years6:2022–2023
Team6:Basket Zaragoza
Years7:2023–2024
Team7:IDK Gipuzkoa
Years8:2024–
Team8:Estudiantes
Highlights:

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.

Early life and career

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. At the age of 16, she played a season at Basket Ibaizabal, a team with which she played in the Liga Femenina 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. In 2011, she competed in the NCAA with Freed–Hardeman University, where she remained for four years. She also began her nursing studies there.[3]

Professional career

Alonso de Armiño then competed in the Basketligan dam with the club Mark Basket.[4] She returned to Spain and joined Gernika in the 2016/17 season, which marked her debut in the Liga Femenina Endesa.[5] She competed in Liga Femenina 2 with Basket Ibaizabal in 2017/18, and Real Canoe in 2018/19.

In the 2019/20 season, Alonso de Armiño joined the club Estudiantes. 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.

Alonso de Armiño signed for Arsaki for the 2021-2022 season. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GRACIA ALONSO DE ARMIÑO, VERSATILIDAD PARA KUTXABANK ARASKI. 2021-05-29. 2021-05-18. Araski AES Baloncesto Femenino. es-ES.
  2. Web site: Gracia Alonso, otra joven jugadora bizkaina que se une al proyecto del Gernika Bizkaia. 2021-05-28. FEB. es.
  3. Web site: La alero Gracia Alonso procedente de Estudiantes, primer fichaje del Araski. 2021-05-28. 2021-05-18. El Correo. es.
  4. Web site: Gracia Alonso regresa a LF con Movistar Estudiantes. 2021-05-28. 2020-07-10. Movistar Estudiantes. es.
  5. Web site: ALONSO DE ARMIÑO RIAÑO, GRACIA. 2021-05-28. Competiciones FEB. competiciones.feb.es.
  6. Web site: Gracia Alonso de Armiño: "Araski siempre ha sido una referencia para mí". 2021-05-29. 2021-05-20. OndaCero. es.
  7. News: Gracia Alonso de Armiño se despide del Casademont Zaragoza a ritmo de poesía. 29 May 2023. 29 May 2023. aragondigital.es.
  8. Web site: Gracia Alonso de Armiño, pasión por la vida y el baloncesto. 6 November 2020 . 2021-05-28. Deia. es.
  9. Web site: Gracia Alonso, jugadora y enfermera: "De heroína nada, pero pido responsabilidad a todo el mundo". 2021-05-28. 2020-11-12. Telemadrid. es.