Elisabeth Cebrián


Elisabeth Cebrián Scheurer is a Spanish former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was part of the squad which became European champions in Perugia in 1993.
She is one of the players with the most appearances in the Spain women's national [basketball team|Spanish national team] with 252 caps.
Nowadays, Cebrián works for FIBA Europe as member of the Women's Basketball Commission.

Club career

She made her debut in the Spanish league with Raventós Catasús at 16. As one of the most promising young players of her time, she got transferred to the Caja Toledo - BEX Banco Exterior project, with other young Spanish prospects in order to prepare for the 1992 Summer Olympics. She went on to play for some of the most important clubs in the Spanish league, like Costa Naranja, Universitari, and Celta Vigo, winning a total of five Spanish leagues and four Spanish cups.
She was one of the first foreign players to be signed to the newly formed WNBA, playing at New York Liberty in 1998.

National team

She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 18. She played with the senior team for 15 years, from 1989 to 2004. She is one of the most capped players with a total of 252 caps and 7.8 PPG. She participated in two Olympic Games, three World Championships and five European Championships: