U20 European Championship Women

CAULA GOES FOR THREE IN A ROW

16.06.2014

U20 WOMEN

Spain head coach Anna Caula is gunning for a third consecutive U20 gold this summer

When Spain take to the court in Udine for the U20 European Championship Women they will be bidding to land a wonderful fourth consecutive crown at the event, with head coach Anna Caula intent on taking her third.

Ever since current senior national team boss Lucas Mondelo finished top of the podium back in 2011 on a memorable night in Novi Sad, the Spanish Armada has continued to prove impregnable under the watchful eye of Caula.

Taking her first title in Debrecen and retaining it last year in Samsun, it looks like the play-caller will ensure Spain are once again the team to beat.

Not least of course because the holders possess a player who is officially the best young player on the continent.

For their challenge will be spearheaded by current FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year, Astou Ndour who is also preparing for a head-spinning and pulse-racing move to Turkish juggernaut, Fenerbahce where she will play EuroLeague Women and compete for minutes with former WNBA MVP, Tina Charles.

Caula can also call upon last year's U18 European Championship Women MVP in the shape of Leticia Romero, a former team mate of Ndour at club level with Gran Canaria who might just be glad to get onto the court again.

The stellar playmaker has been at the centre of a well-publicised NCAA wrangle when having moved toKansas State University, she was then effectively sidelined during her Freshman year after wanting to move elsewhere because of a coaching change at the institution.

Having been the team's top scorer, Romero has recently realised a switch to Florida State, where she will play from the autumn. Most importantly of all, it has drawn a much needed line under the saga and means the standout guard can do what she does best and tear it up on the hardwood.

As well as Romero, Coach Caula will be looking to utilise a host of other players who have made the move Stateside, including the likes of Elena de Alfredo, Yaiza Rodriguez, Ariadna Pujol, Irene Gari and Marina Lizarazu.

"Talent, imagination, illusion - is it enough?" asked Caula ahead of the event which tips-off in just over a fortnight.

"These virtues will join the values of work and sacrifice and then we will have the tools to approach the podium.

"We hope to not be satisfied with being good, but to dream of being the best!

"It is a championship of maturity, where the best Europeans competitors are well known and play basketball at a high level.

"This forces you to fully optimise your resources and above all, you must understand that you have to fight and earn it," added Caula.

The Spanish team are currently in the middle of an intensive ten day team work-out, before competing in a triangular tournament in Noia next weekend against Sweden and Czech Republic.

Publicado en: http://u20women.fibaeurope.com/en/coid_jly3YZ43I0oQudqqjEPoL0.articleMode_on.html

SELECCIÓN U20F

U20F: Conocemos a…Leticia Romero

16/06/2014 Al igual que Astou Ndour, Leticia Romero (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 28 de mayo de 1995) creció como jugadora en la siempre prolífica cantera del CB Islas Canarias, donde ganó todo en categorías de formación, además de debutar con apenas quince años en Liga Femenina. Y estos éxitos también los trasladó a la selección española.hare on twitter

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Una estampa habitual a la conclusión de los Campeonatos de España de Clubes era ver a Leticia Romero ‘coleccionando’ los galardones individuales. La base canaria no paró de sumar éxitos con las filas del Gran Canaria 2014, con el que dio el salto a Liga Femenina con apenas quince años.

Tras tres temporadas en la máxima categoría femenina del baloncesto nacional, la última promediando 14.8 puntos y 17 de valoración siendo aún junior, Romero dio el salto a la NCAA, donde ha vivido una temporada con sobresaltos.

En las selecciones de formación, Leticia Romero es otra de las ‘clásicas’: forma parte de la espectacular generación del 95, que sale a medalla por verano: oro en el Europeo U16 2011, plata en el Mundial U17 2012 y oro en el Europeo U18 2013. Eso en el apartado colectivo, porque en el individual Romero suma un MVP en el U18 del pasado verano y tres presencias en el Quinteto Ideal.

Así la ve el cuerpo técnico de la Selección U20F:

“Talento, instinto, inteligencia al servicio del equipo. Una de las piezas básicas en la dirección del equipo y con las herramientas necesarias para transmitir carácter y carisma al grupo”

Y así ve Leticia Romero el verano que tienen por delante:

“Somos una selección que ha crecido a lo largo de los años y ha llegado el momento de demostrar de lo que es capaz este equipo. Es nuestro momento

Palmarés con las selecciones de formación

Oro Europeo U18 2013

Oro Europeo U16 2011

Plata Mundial U17 2012

Plata Mundial Junior 3x3 2012

Cuarto puesto Mundial U19 2013

Quinto puesto Europeo U18 2012

Publicado en: http://www.feb.es/2014/6/16/baloncesto/u20f-conocemos-aleticia-romero/54362.aspx

Leti Romero intentará emular el gran papel de Leo Rodriguez en Florida State

Final feliz para la perla española

Cuando hace un año entrevistamos a una feliz Leti Romero tras conocerse su compromiso con Kansas State nadie se iba a imaginar tan arduas semanas como las que ha vivido la de Agüimes estos días atrás. Y menos cuando el impacto de la canaria estaba teniendo un calibre tal que tanto la NCAA como todo el país norteamericano rendían pleitesía ante las exhibiciones que noche tras noche mostraba sobre la cancha.

Al terminar la temporada, con el despido del equipo técnico, Leti decidió solicitar eltransfer ya que todo lo que la había llevado a la Manhattan de Kansas, se iba de la ciudad. Tras la negativa de la universidad y el follón montado, los grandes medios de comunicación se hicieron eco de ello, y finalmente las Wildcats decidieron darle vía libre a su salida del college. 

Hace pocas horas, Florida State Seminoles, institución colegial ubicada en Tallahassee, hacía oficial el compromiso de la internacional española, quien tras un año sin competir como castigo por cambiar de universidad, podrá jugar y competir a partir de la temporada 2015-16, pero lo más importante a nivel personal, podrá seguir estudiando disfrutando de una beca deportiva desde ya. 

Leti Romero podrá entrenar sin problema con la disciplina del equipo conociendo a sus nuevas compañeras aunque tendrá más fácil la aclimatación ya que Florida se asemeja más a las Canarias que su anterior destino. Ha liderado a las Wildcats en puntos, rebotes, asistencias y robos como freshman (14,2 puntos, 5,8 rebotes, 5,0 asistencias y 1,9 robos por encuentro) así que tiene todas las papeletas para convertirse en el futuro referente de las Seminoles.

El listón que la insular encontrará en Florida State estará muy alto ya que la última española que pasó por allí, la también canaria Leo Rodriguez, finalizó periplo colegial en la campaña 2012-13 firmando unos espectaculares promedios de: 14,9 puntos, 3,6 rebotes por encuentro. Ahora, subcampeona de Liga Femenina con el Perfumerías Avenida.

Publicado en: http://www.solobasket.com/internacional/leti-romero-intentara-emular-el-gran-papel-de-leo-rodriguez-en-florida-state

Leticia Romero transfers to Fla. State

Updated: June 10, 2014, 3:25 AM ET

By Mechelle Voepel | espnW.com

Leticia Romero, who had a protracted dispute with Kansas State before getting her release to transfer last month, has signed to play for Florida State's women's basketball program.

The 5-foot-8 guard, who is from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, will sit out the upcoming season as per NCAA transfer rules. Then she will have three seasons of eligibility remaining, starting with the 2015-16 school year.

Romero led Kansas State in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals this past season as a freshman. Kansas State coach Deb Patterson was fired at the conclusion of the Wildcats' season in March. In April, Romero requested a transfer that was initially denied by the school's athletic director and then an appeals committee.

Romero hired an attorney to help her continue the process. In late May, Kansas State said it made a policy change in how it processes transfer requests, and then implemented that retroactively to give Romero her scholarship release.

Florida State was the runner-up to K-State when Romero initially went through the recruiting process, so she was already familiar with Seminoles coach Sue Semrau and her staff. The Seminoles were 21-12 this past season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Stanford.

"Leticia is a significant addition to Florida State women's basketball," Semrau said in a statement. "She has already proven that she is a tremendous player at this level".

Publicado en: http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/11058363/leticia-romero-former-kansas-state-guard-transfer-florida-state-seminoles

Leticia Romero a Florida State

2014

9

Junio

20:50

Francisco J. Cortés

Leticia Romero a Florida State

Después de varios meses de incertidumbre en los que parecía que Leticia Romero no iba a recibir el transfer de Kansas State finalmente este le fue concedido. En las últimas semanas Leticia Romero había visitado Universidades como Northern Colorado, Tennessee, Louisville o Florida State, finalmente ha sido Florida State quién se ha hecho con los servicios de la base canaria.

Leticia Romero nueva jugadora de Florida State

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Tras varios meses de incertidumbre por fin se conoce el destino de Leticia Romero para los próximos años.

Tras un año magnífico de Leticia Romero a nivel personal con Kansas State donde fué máxima anotadora, reboteadora y asistente (lo que le valió para ser elegida en el All Freshman Team de su conferencia). Pero la temporada no fue tan buen año para el equipo, lo que trajo consigo la destitución de Deb Patterson. Al ser destituida la entrenadora que la reclutó Leticia Romero decidió solicitar el transfer para abandonar el equipo y cambiar de universidad.

Después de varias semanas de negociaciones y de momentos en los que parecía que no se le concedería el transfer, un cambio de política de Kansas State permitió a Leticia Romero abandonar el equipo.

Una vez tenía el transfer Leticia Romero visitó diversas universidades con el fin de decidir su nuevo destino. Hace unos días visitó universidades como Northern Colorado (nuevo equipo de su ex entrenadoraDeb Patterson, Louisville, Tennessee y Florida State. Finalmente Leticia Romero se ha decidido por lasFlorida State Seminoles, una universidad de un nivel deportivo bastante superior al de Kansas State y que ha disputado 9 de los últimos 10 March Madness.

Según la normativa de la NCAA, Leticia Romero pasará un año como Red Shirt por lo que la base canaria entrenará pero no jugará con las Seminoles. Leticia Romero llega de este modo a una universidad que ya se interesó por ella hace un año y en la que estuvo Leonor Rodríguez. El equipo cuenta con otra "española" como Brooke Wyckoff, una norteamericana que jugó en Oviedo, Tenerife, Ensino, León, Zaragoza, Estudiantes o Gran Canaria en su etapa como jugadora.

La entrenadora Sue Semra ha confirmado el "fichaje" en su cuenta de Twitter "So excited to welcome Leticia Romero, all the way from the Canary Islands Spain to our Seminole Family". De este modo Leticia Romero disputará la ACC, una de las conferencias más importantes de la NCAA, con equipos como Notre Dame, Duke o North Carolina.

Caladero habitual de nuestra Liga Femenina de allí han salido jugadoras como Roneeka Hodges, Cierra Bravard, Chelsea Davis, Britany Miller, Jacinta Monroe la antes comentada Brooke Wyckoff o la número 5 del pasado draft Natasha Howard.

Publicado en: http://www.encancha.com/ligafemenina/13/14/leticia-romero-a-florida-state/17140.html

FSU Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Leticia Romero

FSU Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Leticia Romero

Star transfer from Kansas State will be eligible to compete for the Seminoles beginning in the 2015-16 season

June 9, 2014

Leticia Romero will don the Garnet and Gold.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) - The Florida State women's basketball team added a substantial piece to its program on Monday afternoon as multi-talented Kansas State guard transfer Leticia Romero signed her grant-in-aid to compete for FSU when she is eligible in the 2015-16 season.

Romero, who hails from Las Palmas, Spain, emerged as one of the nation's better freshmen in the 2013-14 season while attending Kansas State. The 5-foot-8 versatile guard averaged 14.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, five assists and shot nearly 40 percent from 3-point range (39.2 percent) in her first year.

Nicknamed "Leti," Romero was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team last year and earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team.

"Leticia is a significant addition to Florida State Women's Basketball," FSU head coach Sue Semrau said. "She has already proven that she is a tremendous player at this level. She led her team in 10 statistical categories as a freshman in the Big 12. We're looking forward to Leti being an integral part of the Seminole family."

As a freshman with the Wildcats, Romero led Kansas State in games played (30), minutes per game (32.6), field goals made (145), 3-point field goals made (38), 3-point field goal percentage (39.2 percent), free throws made (99), rebounds per game, total assists, steals (57) and points per game.

Florida State women's basketball has built strong ties with Spain in recent years, specifically in the Canary Islands. Former FSU sharp-shooter Leo Rodriguez, who played from 2009-13, is from the same area as Romero. Current FSU assistant coach Brooke Wyckoff and former player Chelsea Davis (2009-13) have also played professionally in Las Palmas.

Besides putting together a string of great performances at the collegiate level, Romero has also earned praise for her great play internationally. She was the MVP of U18 European Tournament in 2013 when she led her squad to the European title in Croatia. She averaged 13.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.7 steals while scoring in double figures in six of the nine games of the tournament.

Romero's international experience also includes stints at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championships in Ukraine. While her Spanish U19 team finished fourth, Romero was once again one of the tournament's most multi-faceted performers averaging 12.1 points, shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor, 4.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals.

She also was named to the 2012 U17 World Championships All-Tournament Team in Amsterdam when she averaged 13.3 points, 4.7 boards, 3.4 assists and two steals. Romero was also on the U16 All-Tournament Team in 2011.

While at Kansas State, Romero became the first player in program history to win Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors four times. She was the only freshman at the NCAA Division I level last season to record 400 or more points, 100 or more rebounds, 100 or more assists and 50 steals. Against Florida State's NCAA First Round opponent Iowa State, she recorded a career-high 27 points on 8-of-15 shooting on Jan. 18, 2014.

While Romero's participation on the scout team will be extremely valuable in the upcoming season, her eligibility that begins in the 2015-16 year has set up Florida State with a tremendous roster going forward. The `Noles will have the services of prized freshman forward Shakayla Thomas (Sylacauga, Ala.) for the upcoming year, as well as the top JUCO player in the nation in 6-foot-4 junior center Adut Bulgak. The 2014 signing class also includes talented guard Chania Ray (Alexandra, Va.) and 6-foot-2 athletic forward Ama Degbeon (Grünberg, Germany).

Other student-athletes expected to be competing in the 2015-16 season include rising sophomores Kai James,Ivey Slaughter, Brittany Brown and Gabby Bevillard. Rising junior Emiah Bingley and rising redshirt juniorsMorgan Jones and Shakena Richardson would also be eligible for Romero's first season of competition.

For more information on Florida State women's basketball throughout the offseason, follow the Seminoles on Twitter at @FSU_WBasketball and like their official Facebook page (Facebook.com/FSUWomensBasketball).

Publicado en: http://www.seminoles.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/060914aab.html