Elisabeth Cebrián

Elisabeth Cebrián Scheurer (born 7 February 1971[1]) is a Spanish former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] She was part of the squad which became European champions in Perugia in 1993.

Elisabeth Cebrián
Personal information
BornFebruary 7, 1971
Reus
NationalitySpanish
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
Playing career1987–2006
PositionCenter
Number14
Career history
1987-1988Raventós Catasús
1988–1989A.C.R.A.
1989–1994BEX Banco Exterior
1994-1995Costa Naranja Godella
1995-1998Universitari
1998New York Liberty
1998-2000Banco Simeón
2000-2002Universitat UB
2002–2004CB Estudiantes
2004-2006Universitari
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place1993 Italy
Bronze medal – third place2001 France
Bronze medal – third place2003 Greece

She is one of the players with the most appearances in the Spanish national team with 252 caps.[3]

Nowadays, Cebrián works for FIBA Europe as member of the Women's Basketball Commission.[4]

Club career

She made her debut in the Spanish league with Raventós Catasús at 16. 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 Costa Naranja, Universitari, and Celta Vigo, winning a total of five Spanish leagues and four Spanish cups.

She was one of the first foreign players to be signed to the newly formed WNBA, playing at New York Liberty in 1998.

National team

She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 18. She played with the senior team for 15 years, from 1989 to 2004. She is one of the most capped players with a total of 252 caps and 7.8 PPG. She participated in two Olympic Games (Barcelona 1992 and Athens 2004), three World Championships and five European Championships:[5]

References

  1. "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elisabeth Cebrián". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  4. "Board elects vice presidents, commission members". FIBA Europe. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
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