Lola Pendande

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pendande and the second or maternal family name is Mendes.
Lola Pendande
Personal information
Born (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 24)
El Ejido, Spain[1]
PositionCenter
Career history
CB Santfeliuenc
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Spain Spain
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2023 Israel/Slovenia

María Dolores "Lola" Pendande Mendes (born 29 March 2000) is a Spanish basketball player who plays as a center for the Spain women's national team.[2][3] She was born to Bissau-Guinean parents.[4]

Career

She played at the 2018 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship,[5] and EuroBasket Women 2023, winning a silver medal.[6]

She played for University of Utah,[7][8] and University of Miami.[9][10][11]

She played for CB Santfeliuenc.[6]

National team career

Pendande made her international debut in 2016, when she was 16-years-old. In 2022, she made her debut with the senior national team at 22. She played at EuroBasket Women 2023, winning a silver medal.[12]

References

  1. ^ "PENDANDE MENDES, MARIA DOLORES".
  2. ^ Eurobasket. "Lola Pendande, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "El viaje de Lola Pendande: raíces en Guinea-Bissau, racismo, March Madness, selección..." MARCA (in Spanish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Lola Pendande: "Quiero que mis padres se sientan orgullosos de mí"".
  5. ^ "Lola PENDANDE MENDES at the FIBA U20 Women's European Championship 2018". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Lola PENDANDE MENDES at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Lola Pendande - Women's Basketball". University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Comments: Utah Utes' Brynna Maxwell, Lola Pendande earn All-Pac-12 honors". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Lola Pendande". University of Miami Athletics. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Miami Women Add Transfer Lola Pendande to 2021-22 Roster". thesportsledger.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Lola Pendande Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Lola PENDANDE MENDES at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 July 2023.