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Laura Quevedo
No. 9 – CB Al-Qázeres
PositionForward
LeagueSpanish League
Personal information
Born (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28)
Coslada, Madrid
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2008–2013Real Canoe NC (youth)
2013–2014Rivas Ecópolis
2014Miami Hurricanes
2015Pajariel Bembibre
2015–2016Universitario de Ferrol
2016–2017Perfumerías Avenida
2017–presentCB Al-Qázeres
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Team 3x3

Laura Quevedo Cañizares (born 15 April 1996) is a Spanish basketball player for CB Al-Qázeres and the Spanish national team, where she participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Club career

Quevedo played as a child in local club CB Coslada from age 7 to 12, moving then to Real Canoe for five years. At 17, she signed for Rivas Ecópolis[2] of the Spanish first tier league, alternating the youth and the senior team. At age 18, she moved to Florida, USA to play for college team Miami Hurricanes of the NCAA,[3] where she averaged 22 MMP and 6 PPP, but after 15 games she decided to go back to Spain before the end of the season. Back in Spain, she played with Pajariel Bembibre for the remainer of the 2014-2015 season.[4][5][6] After one season with Universitario de Ferrol,[7] she signed in 2016 with the top team in the league, Perfumerías Avenida, winning the double league-cup in 2017.[8] In December 2017 she transferred to CB Al-Qázeres in search of more playtime.[9]

National team

Quevedo started playing with Spain's youth teams at 16, winning a total of seven medals from 2012 to 2016. She made her debut with the senior team in 2015, when she was 19 years old. Up to 2017, she had 25 caps with 1.2 PPG,[10] participating in the Rio 2016 Olympics:

References

  1. ^ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.feb.es/2013/6/16/baloncesto/laura-quevedo-una-gran-promesa-para-rivas-ecopolis/48281.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4989
  4. ^ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/hurricanes-blog/sfl-um-women-lose-starter-laura-quevedo-20150115-story.html
  5. ^ http://www.wangconnection.com/laura-quevedo-sobre-su-experiencia-en-estados-unidos-no-han-cumplido-lo-que-decian/
  6. ^ http://www.gigantes.com/la-alero-espanola-laura-quevedo-deja-la-ncaa-desencantada-con-la-universidad-de-miami/
  7. ^ http://lokosxelbaloncestofemenino.com/index.php/competiciones/2069-laura-quevedo-encuentra-su-sitio-en-ferrol
  8. ^ http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Jugador.aspx?i=670963&c=1310004
  9. ^ "Laura Quevedo cambia Salamanca por Cáceres | Baloncesto enCancha". www.encancha.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  10. ^ http://seleccionfemenina.feb.es/Componente.aspx?c=1310004
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