Aleksa Gulbe Signs Pro Contract With Perfumerías Avendia Salamanca
5/27/2022 1:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's basketball alum Aleksa Gulbe has signed a professional contract with Perfumerías Avendia in Salamanca, Spain for the upcoming season.
The Riga, Latvia native wrapped up her four-year career ranked 28th in all-time scoring with 1,071 career points, 618 career rebounds, and ninth all-time in career 112 blocks. She played in 123 games and made 89 career starts and is one of the program's three all-time winningest players with 90 wins. Gulbe averaged 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in her career and graduated from IU with a degree in public financial management in May 2022. She also spent the 2022 WNBA training camp season with the Connecticut Sun.
Gulbe helped the Hoosiers to three NCAA Tournament appearances including an Elite Eight appearance and back-to-back Sweet Sixteens. As a senior, she earned All-Big Ten second team honors and averaged 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.0 blocks, shot 42.2 percent from the floor, 34.3 percent at the 3-point line and one of the team's best at the free throw line by shooting 80.4 percent. She scored in double figures 18 times and tied a team-high three double-doubles.
Perfumerías Avendia were the Spanish LF Endesa champions in 2021-22 and finished third in EuroLeague.
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The Riga, Latvia native wrapped up her four-year career ranked 28th in all-time scoring with 1,071 career points, 618 career rebounds, and ninth all-time in career 112 blocks. She played in 123 games and made 89 career starts and is one of the program's three all-time winningest players with 90 wins. Gulbe averaged 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in her career and graduated from IU with a degree in public financial management in May 2022. She also spent the 2022 WNBA training camp season with the Connecticut Sun.
Gulbe helped the Hoosiers to three NCAA Tournament appearances including an Elite Eight appearance and back-to-back Sweet Sixteens. As a senior, she earned All-Big Ten second team honors and averaged 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.0 blocks, shot 42.2 percent from the floor, 34.3 percent at the 3-point line and one of the team's best at the free throw line by shooting 80.4 percent. She scored in double figures 18 times and tied a team-high three double-doubles.
Perfumerías Avendia were the Spanish LF Endesa champions in 2021-22 and finished third in EuroLeague.
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