Alba Torrens
Alba Torrens Salom (born 30 August 1989) is a Spanish female basketball player at the small forward position who plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg. Winner of six EuroLeague titles with three clubs and eight medals with the Spanish senior team, she is considered one of the best European players of the 2010s. After the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she left the Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg.[1][2][3]
Torrens, playing for the Spanish senior team in 2021 | |
| Valencia Basket (women) | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 August 1989 Binissalem, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36th overall |
| Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2009 | Celta Vigo |
| 2009–2011 | Perfumerías Avenida |
| 2011–2014 | Galatasaray |
| 2014–2022 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Club career
Torrens started playing basketball in clubs in her native Balearic Islands before moving in 2003 to Segle XXI, where young talents are developed. She made her debut in the Spanish top-tier league with Celta Vigourban in the 2007–08 season. Perfumerías Avenida was her clubs for the next two seasons, winning the Spanish league and the Euroleague in 2011 under coach Lucas Mondelo. Despite being picked by the Connecticut Sun in the 2009 WNBA draft, she has repeatedly refused to join the WNBA because of the commitment to the national team.[4][5]
She moved abroad in 2011 to play for Galatasaray S.K., winning one League, three Cups and her second Euroleague in 2014.
At Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg since 2014, she won three EuroLeague Women titles in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021, as well as two Russian Cup and seven Russian Leagues. After the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she left the team.[6][7][8]
EuroLeague statistics
| Euroleague winner |
| Season | Team | GP | MPP | PPP | RPP | APP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Halcón Avenida | 15 | 24.4 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 2010–11 | Halcón Avenida | 16 | 28.0 | 15.8 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| 2011–12 | Galatasaray S.K. | 9 | 25.1 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 2012–13 | Galatasaray S.K. | 12 | 17.7 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| 2013–14 | Galatasaray S.K. | 17 | 29.4 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 2014–15 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 16 | 23.0 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 2015–16 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 16 | 21.8 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 2016–17 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 18 | 19.5 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 2017–18 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 18 | 27.5 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 3.3 |
| 2018–19 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 16 | 25.3 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
| 2019–20 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 5 | 16.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 2020–21 | UMMC Ekaterinburg | 10 | 22.2 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 2021–22 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
National team
Torrens started playing with Spain's youth teams at 14, winning a total of five medals from 2004 to 2009. She made her debut with the senior team in 2008, and went to play with the 2008 Summer Olympics when she was 18 years old. Up to 2021, she had 183 caps with 13 PPG:[9][10]
- 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (youth) (MVP)
- 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (youth)
- 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (youth)
- 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (youth)
- 4th 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (youth)
- 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (youth) (MVP)
- 5th 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2009 Eurobasket
- 2010 World Championship
- 9th 2011 Eurobasket
- 2013 Eurobasket
- 2014 World Championship
- 2015 Eurobasket
- 2016 Summer Olympics
- 2017 Eurobasket (MVP)[11]
- 2018 World Championship
- 6th 2020 Summer Olympics
Individual Awards and accomplishments
- FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year Award: 2009
- FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year: 2011, 2014[12]
- EuroLeague Final Four MVP: 2011, 2014[13]
- EuroBasket Women MVP: 2017[14]
- 3x EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: 2013, 2015, 2017
References
- ^ Salvador, Joseph. "Report: Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley Leave Russian Team, Returning to United States". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Alba Torrens abandona Rússia i torna a Mallorca". dBalears. 2 March 2022.
- ^ "CT Sun's Jonquel Jones Safely Flees Russia After Invasion Of Ukraine". 2 March 2022.
- ^ Allard, Marc. "Connecticut Sun coach says team needs roster stability". The Bulletin. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Alba Torrens, la estrella que renuncia una y otra vez a la WNBA por la selección. Noticias de Baloncesto". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ Salvador, Joseph. "Report: Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley Leave Russian Team, Returning to United States". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Alba Torrens abandona Rússia i torna a Mallorca". dBalears. 2 March 2022.
- ^ "CT Sun's Jonquel Jones Safely Flees Russia After Invasion Of Ukraine". 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "MVP Torrens leads All-Star Five - FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 - FIBA.basketball".
- ^ Alba Torrens has been named FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year FIBA.com
- ^ Avenida still in the clouds FIBA.com
- ^ MVP Torrens leads All-Star Five FIBA.com
External links
- Alba Torrens at FIBA
- Alba Torrens at Eurobasket
- Alba Torrens at Olympics.com
- Alba Torrens at Olympedia
- Alba Torrens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Alba Torrens Salom at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)