Iyana Martín

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Iyana Martín Carrión
Perfumerias Avenida
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Spain
FIBA Under-16 European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Portugal Team
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hungary Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Spain Team

Iyana Martín Carrión (born 18 January 2006) is a Spanish professional

Perfumerias Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. Martín has won two silver medals for Spain at the youth international level. She was named Most Valuable Player of the 2023 FIBA Under-19 World Cup
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Playing career

Martín began her career with Segle XXI.

Perfumerias Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.[2] During the 2024–25 season, in her rookie year she recorded 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game and was named the EuroLeague Young Player of the Year.[3][4]

National team career

In July 2022, Martín represented Spain at the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup where she averaged 13.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and led the tournament with 6.1 assists per game. During the gold medal game against the United States, she scored a team-high 14 points and eight assists and won a silver medal. She was subsequently named to the all-tournament team.[5] The next month, she then represented Spain at the 2022 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, where she averaged 17.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.0 steals per game. During the gold medal game against France, she scored a game-high 22 points and won a silver medal. She was subsequently named to the all-tournament team and tournament MVP.[6]

Martín represented Spain at the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup where she led her team in scoring and averaged 16.1 points, 3.3 assists, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.6 steals per game. During the gold medal game against the United States, she scored a game-high 19 points and won a silver medal. She was subsequently named to the all-tournament team and named Most Valuable Player.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "J.26 Iyana Martin, la promesa del baloncesto español brilla con el MVP de la última jornada". ligafemenina2.es (in Spanish). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Iyana Martín da el salto profesional de la mano de Perfumerías Avenida". Salamanca al Día (in Spanish). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Martin Carrion crowned EuroLeague Women Young Player of the Year". fiba.basketball. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  4. ^ Cuervo, Carlos (12 April 2025). "Iyana Martín, ganadora del premio a Jugadora joven de la temporada en la Euroliga con el Perfumerías Avenida". Salamanca al Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Watkins named TISSOT MVP to lead All-Star Five in Debrecen". fiba.basketball. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  6. ^ "MVP Iyana Carrion headlines All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Iyana Martin Carrion crowned TISSOT MVP to lead All-Star Five in Madrid". fiba.basketball. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  8. ^ Pizarro, Selena (1 August 2023). "Iyana Martín, la base asturiana del Segle XXI hace historia en el Mundial Sub-19". El Salto (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2025.