María Conde

María Conde Alcolado^[a] (born 14 January 1997) is a Spanish basketball player for USK Praha of the Czech Women's Basketball League. Conde also plays for the Spanish national team.^[1] She was selected 27th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2019 WNBA draft. Her WNBA rights are currently held by the Golden State Valkyries.

María Conde

USK Praha
Position	Small forward
League	Czech Women's Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 28) Madrid, Spain
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
College	Florida State (2015–2017)
WNBA draft	2019: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Drafted by	Chicago Sky
Career history
2014–2015	CB Estudiantes
2017–2018	Spar CityLift Girona
2018–2019	Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
2019–2020	CCC Polkowice
2020–present	ZVVZ USK Praha
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Representing  Spain EuroBasket 2017 Czech Republic 2023 Israel/Slovenia

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Her performances attracted the attention of several American colleges,^[4] and she 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.^[5] She signed for Polish team Wisła Can-Pack Kraków for the 2018-19 season.^[6]

WNBA

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.

On December 6, 2024, Conde was selected as the Golden State Valkyries' pick from the Chicago Sky's 2024 roster in the WNBA's expansion draft.^[7]

EuroCup and EuroLeague stats

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

• 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (youth)
• 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (youth)
• 4th 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (youth)
• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (youth)
• 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (youth)
• 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (youth)
• 2017 Eurobasket
• 7th 2021 Eurobasket
• 6th 2020 Summer Olympics
• 2023 Eurobasket

Personal life

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

References

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Conde and the second or maternal family name is Alcolado.