The Valencian coach Anna Montañana became the new coach of the absolute women’s team of Great Britain this Thursday and will combine her work as a coach with that of coach of Hozono Global Jairis from Murcia.
The British Basketball Federation highlighted in a statement that it carried out an “exhaustive selection process” that ended with the hiring of Montañana, who assumes the position “immediately” and who becomes the first woman to lead a senior basketball team in the country.
The Valencian (Alboraia, 1980), a former Spanish international player, played in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx, as well as for other European teams, including the Spanish Ros Casares and Perfumerías Avenida, with which she won a Euroleague.
Since her retirement, Montañana has been assistant coach of several Spanish youth teams, winning medals with the Spanish under-16, under-18 and under-19 teams, in addition to directing Gernika of the Women’s League and CB Alginet of the LEB. Silver.
Likewise, since the end of December he has been training the Hozono Global Jairis from Murcia, a team that he has revived in recent months, accumulating eight victories in their last ten games, with very worthwhile victories against Spar Girona or Valencia Basket, which It has allowed the Murcian team to reach the play-off positions.
The Valencian coach assured that she feels “truly honored and excited to have been named coach” and highlighted that “it is a great challenge to create a unique identity for the national team program and, at the same time, prepare them to compete at the highest level.” on the world stage.”
“I am very grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the already exciting development of basketball in Great Britain, and I hope that our team continues to inspire the next generation of young people to excel on and off the court,” she concluded.
