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Spanish Women's National Basketball Team
The Spain women's national basketball team () represents Spain in international women's basketball competition and are regulated by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spain has one of the most successful women's national teams in the world, being the current EuroBasket Women 2023, FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 silver medallists. History Spain women's basketball team played their first official game in Malgrat de Mar, Barcelona, against Switzerland women's national basketball team, Switzerland on 16 June 1963, losing 31–40. They won their first game against the same team two days later, 47–39. It would take six years to play another international friendly game, losing to Cuba women's national basketball team, Cuba 50–70 on 28 September 1969. Their first official games were in March 1970, trying to qualify for the EuroBasket Women 1970, 1970 EuroBasket, winning their first game against Switzerland women's national basketball te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Miguel Méndez (basketball)
Miguel Méndez Martínez (born 2 March 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach who is the current head coach of Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Women's Basketball League and EuroLeague Women. He is also the head coach of the Spain women's national basketball team. Coaching career Celta de Vigo and Baloncesto Rivas Méndez began his coaching career in 2001, when he began coaching Celta de Vigo. In 2011, he signed a contract with Baloncesto Rivas. Under Méndez's tenure, Rivas reached the EuroLeague final and won the Copa de la Reina. Schio In 2013, Méndez signed a contract with the Italian club Schio. In his first season with the club, Schio won the Supercoppa Italiana, Coppa Italia and the LBF title in the 2013–14 season, a feat they repeated the following season. Schio won another league title in the 2015–16 season and played in the EuroLeague in their first season there. At the beginning of the 2016–17 season Méndez won his fourth (and final) Supercoppa Italiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
