Rocío Jiménez Bañares | |
Position: | Small Forward |
Height Cm: | 173 |
League: | Spanish League |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1959 |
Birth Place: | Madrid |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Career Start: | 1974 |
Career End: | 1989 |
Highlights: |
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Years1: | 1978?-1981 |
Team1: | Iberia |
Years2: | 1981-1982 |
Team2: | Celta Vigo |
Years3: | ?-? |
Team3: | Complutense de Madrid |
Years4: | ?-? |
Team4: | CREF |
Years5: | 1987-1988 |
Team5: | Tintoretto Getafe |
Rocío Jiménez Bañares (born January 2, 1959) is former Spanish basketball player, representing Spain from 1974 to 1988.[1]
A left-handed small forward, her most successful season was with Celta de Vigo, winning the 1981-1982 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She was the league's top scorer for three seasons. She also played in the Spanish clubs: Iberia, Complutense de Madrid, cb Alcalá and Tintoretto Getafe. She retired in 1989.
She made her debut with Spain women's national basketball team at the age of 15 (even before she played with the junior team in 1975[2]). She played with the senior team for 14 years, from 1974 to 1988, with a total of 127 caps and 11.7 PPG. She participated in four European Championships:[3]