Marina Ferragut Explained

Position:Center
Height Cm:191
Birth Date:February 11, 1972
Birth Place:Barcelona
Nationality:Spanish
Career Start:1989
Career End:2011
Highlights:
Years1:1987-1989
Team1:Fontvella Manresa
Years2:1989–1994
Team2:BEX Banco Exterior
Years3:1994-1996
Team3:Costa Naranja Godella
Years4:1996-1998
Team4:Real Canoe NC
Years5:1997-1998
Team5:BAC Mirande
Years6:1998-1999
Team6:Limoges ABC
Years7:1999-2000
Team7:Santo André
Years8:2000
Team8:New York Liberty
Years9:2000–2001
Team9:Ros Casares Valencia
Years10:2001-2003
Team10:Filtros Mann Zaragoza
Years11:2003-2004
Team11:Perfumerías Avenida
Years12:2004-2006
Team12:Hondarribia - Irún
Years13:2006-2009
Team13:Ros Casares Valencia
Years14:2009-2010
Team14:Real Canoe NC
Years15:2010-2011
Team15:Hondarribia - Irún

Marina Ferragut Castillo (born 11 February 1972 in Barcelona) is a Spanish former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics,[1] achieving a total of 253 caps for the national team. She played in the WNBA at the New York Liberty during the 2000 season. She played on 253 occasions with the Spanish National team. She retired in 2011.[2]

Club career

She played at Fontvella Manresa from her junior years to her debut with the senior team at 15. As one of the most promising young players of her time, she got transferred to the Caja Toledo - BEX Banco Exterior project, with other young Spanish prospects in order to prepare for the 1992 Summer Olympics. She went on to play for some of the most important clubs in the Spanish league, like Ros Casares Valencia, CB Avenida, CDB Zaragoza and Real Canoe NC, winning a total of six Spanish leagues and 5 Spanish cups.

Between 1997 and 2000 she played for French clubs BAC Mirande and Limoges ABC, Brazilian team Santo André (winning one Brazilian league and one South American cup) and WNBA team New York Liberty (becoming Western Conference champion in 2000).

National team

She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 17. She played with the senior team for 17 years, from 1989 to 2006. She is one of the most capped players with a total of 253 caps and 7.4 PPG.[3] She participated in two Olympic Games (Barcelona 1992 and Athens 2004), three World Championships and five European Championships:

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fe/marina-ferragut-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083212/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fe/marina-ferragut-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 12 July 2012.
  2. Web site: Se retira una de las más grandes del basket español: Marina Ferragut - MARCA.com. www.marca.com. 2017-09-30.
  3. Web site: Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto. seleccionfemenina.feb.es. 2017-09-30.