Anna Montañana

Anna Montañana Gimeno (born October 24, 1980) is a former professional basketball player, representing Spain. She spent most of her career in Europe, and went to play in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx in 2009.^[1][2]

Anna Montañana

Montakit Fuenlabrada
Position	Assistant coach
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	(1980-10-24) October 24, 1980 (age 44) Valencia, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	George Washington (2001–2005)
WNBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	1998–2015
Position	Forward
Career history
As a player:
1998-2000	Valencia BFE
2000-2001	Halcón Viajes Avenida
2001–2005	George Washington
2005–2006	Ros Casares Valencia
2006–2007	Perfumerías Avenida
2008–2010	Ros Casares Valencia
2009	Minnesota Lynx
2010–2011	Perfumerías Avenida
2011–2012	USK Praha
2012–2013	Istanbul University
2013	Perfumerías Avenida
2013–2014	Cavigal Nice Basket 06
2014–2015	Perfumerías Avenida
As a coach:
2018–present	Fuenlabrada (assistant)
Career highlights
Euroleague champion (2011) 3× Spanish League champion (2009, 2011, 2013) 3x Spanish Cup champion (2009, 2012, 2015) Czech League champion (2012) Czech Cup champion (2012)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Representing  Spain World Championship 2010 Czech Republic Eurobasket 2007 Eurobasket 2005 Eurobasket 2009 Eurobasket

Club career

Montañana was born in Alboraya, where she started playing basketball, and she went to play for nearby Dorna Godella, the most important Spanish team at the time. While playing for the cadettes and the junior teams, she made her debut in the top tier of the Spanish League with the senior team one day before her 14th birthday. She played in several Spanish clubs from 1998 to 2001, when she moved to the United States to complete a college degree and play for the George Washington team.

She continued most of her career in Europe (Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey and France), playing also for the Minnesota Lynx in 2009. She retired in Perfumerías Avenida in 2015.^[3]

Coaching career

On 8 February 2017, Montañana signed with Liga ACB team Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for being assistant coach, thus becoming the first woman to be part of the technical staff in the Spanish men's top league.^[4]

National team

She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 25. She played with the senior team for 7 years, from 2005 to 2012, getting 129 caps and 11.1 PPG.^[5] She participated in one Olympic tournament (Beijing 2008),^[6] two World Championships and three European Championships:^[7]

• 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women (youth)
• 5th 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women (youth)
• 2005 Eurobasket
• 8th 2006 World Championship
• 2007 Eurobasket
• 5th 2008 Summer Olympics
• 2009 Eurobasket
• 2010 World Championship

WNBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2009	Minnesota	16	1	10.6	.389	.333	1.000	1.6	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.8	2.2
Career	1 year, 1 team	16	1	10.6	.389	.333	1.000	1.6	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.8	2.2

George Washington statistics

Source^[8]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001-02	George Washington	26	126	41.5	18.2	60.0	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	4.8
2002-03	George Washington	32	308	48.6	33.8	80.0	6.2	3.5	1.3	0.5	9.6
2003-04	George Washington	30	361	44.0	31.8	81.8	7.6	5.4	2.3	0.2	12.0
2004-05	George Washington	32	535	41.9	32.9	78.4	6.8	4.0	2.4	0.4	16.7
Career		120	1330	43.9	31.3	78.1	6.2	3.8	1.8	0.4	11.1