Nieves Anula Explained

Position:Shooting guard
Height Cm:174
Birth Date:1 April 1973
Birth Place:Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Nationality:Spanish
Career Start:1991
Career End:2006
Highlights:
Years1:1991-1992
Team1:CB Caja Segovia
Years2:1992-1994
Team2:Arganda Intercambio (LF2)
Years3:1994-1997
Team3:Real Canoe NC
Years4:1997-1998
Team4:Pro-Getafe CDE
Years5:1998-2000
Team5:Real Canoe NC
Years6:2000-2001
Team6:Ros Casares Valencia
Years7:2001-2002
Team7:Universitari
Years8:2002-2006
Team8:Taranto Cras Basket

Nieves Emilia Anula Alameda, known as Nieves Anula (born 1 May 1973 is a Spanish former basketball player. She scored 28 points against Lithuania in the third-place match[1] of the 2001 Eurobasket, winning the bronze medal with the Spanish national team.

Club career

She spent most of her career in Spanish clubs[2] (CB Caja Segovia, Real Canoe NC, Pool Getafe, Ros Casares Valencia and Universitari),[3] playing in the Spanish first tier. In 1998 she won the league and the cup with Pool Getafe, but the club was disbanded shortly afterwards. In 2002 she signed for Italian team Taranto Cras Basket,[4] winning the domestic treble in 2002 (Italian League, Italian Cup and Supercup).

In 1999 she became the first to woman to participate in the men's Three-Point Contest[5] [6] during the ACB All-Star weekend, and she tried again in 2000.

National team

She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 22. She played with the senior team for 6 years, from 1995 to 2001, with a total of 87 caps and 10.7 PPG. She participated one World Championships and three European Championships:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Game Report Bronze Medal Game: Lithuania - Spain European Championship for Women (2001) FIBA Europe. www.fibaeurope.com. 2017-10-03.
  2. Web site: CLUB DE BASQUET CANARIAS: JUGADORES CANTERANOS EN LA ELITE. CLUB DE BASQUET CANARIAS. 2017-10-03.
  3. Web site: FederaciĆ³n EspaƱola de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB. competiciones.feb.es. 2017-10-03.
  4. News: Basket/A1 donne - Taranto riscopre la Anula. 2017-10-03.
  5. News: Nieves Anula, la primera jugadora All Star. 2017-02-08. Planetacb. 2017-10-03. es-ES.
  6. Web site: ABC (Madrid) - 11/11/1999, p. 84 - ABC.es Hemeroteca. hemeroteca.abc.es. es. 2017-10-03.
  7. Web site: archive.fiba.com: Players. archive.fiba.com. 2017-10-03.
  8. Web site: Nieves Emilia Anula Alameda European Championship for Women (2001) FIBA Europe. www.fibaeurope.com. 2017-10-03.