María Conde

María Conde Alcolado (born 14 January 1997) is a Spanish basketball player who currently plays for USK Praha (women's basketball) and who last played for the Polish team Wisła Can-Pack Kraków. Conde also plays for the Spanish national team.[1]

María Conde
USK Praha
PositionSmall forward
LeagueCzech League
Personal information
Born (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
CollegeFlorida State (2015–2017)
WNBA draft2019: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Career history
2014–2015CB Estudiantes
2017–2018Spar CityLift Girona
2018–2019Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
2019–2020CCC Polkowice
2020-presentZVVZ USK Praha
Medals
Representing  Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2017 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place2023 Israel/Slovenia

She participated in the EuroBasket Women 2017.[2]

Club career

Conde played in local club CB Estudiantes since the age of 10, soon developing into one of their best players and winning regional and state youth tournaments.[3] In the 2014-15 season, still in junior years, she made her debut with the senior team in the Spanish second tier league, averaging 15.8 PPP and 6.7 RPP.[4] Her performances attracted the attention of several American colleges,[5] and he opted for Florida State University after talking to fellow Spaniard Leticia Romero. She played in Florida State for two years, averaging 15.6 MPP and 3.3PPG in her sophomore year.

Conde returned to Spain in 2017 to play for Spar CityLift Girona in the Spanish first-tier league and Europe's second-tier EuroCup.[6] She signed for Polish team Wisła Can-Pack Kraków for the 2018-19 season.[7] She went back to the United States to witness being selected in the third round of the 2019 WNBA draft by the Chicago Sky on April 10, 2019.

EuroCup and EuroLeague stats
Season Team GP MPP PPP RPP APP
2017-18 EuroCup Spain Spar CityLift Girona 12 12.6 2.4 2.6 1.0
2018-19 EuroCup Poland Wisla Can-Pack 10 25.3 10.7 4.2 2.2
2019-20 EuroCup Poland CCC Polkowice 9 31.8 17.2 7.4 2.2
2020-21 EuroLeague Czech Republic USK Praha 3 21.9 9.7 4.7 2.7
2021-22 EuroLeague Czech Republic USK Praha

National team

Conde started playing with Spain's youth teams at 16, winning a total of five medals from 2013 to 2017.[8] She made her debut with the senior team in 2017,[9] at 20, winning a gold medal in the 2017 Eurobasket. Up to 2021, she had 46 caps, with 4.5 PPP:[10]

Personal life

Conde's brother Diego is a professional footballer.[11]

References
  1. FIBA profile
  2. "Maria CONDE at the FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "María Conde - Baloncesto Jugadora - Regeneracomsports.com (representación de deportistas)". regeneracomsports.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. "Basketball | NCAA Women's | Team Stats - washingtonpost.com". stats.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. "Una vida pegada al éxito. La historia de María Conde, la perla del 'Estu' que se marcha a Florida - @KIAenZona". @KIAenZona (in European Spanish). 13 April 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. "María Conde, la nueva mina de oro del Spar CityLift Girona". www.feb.es. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. "María Conde jugará en el Wisla Canpack de Cracovia la próxima temporada".
  8. "U17F: Conociendo a… María Conde". www.feb.es. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  9. "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  11. "[The Condes, between football and basketball] (in Spanish). Spanish Basketball Federation. 12 February 2018". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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