Vilar? Aragones Named Best Forward at U18 European Championships
Monday, August 15, 2011 | Women's Basketball
University of Florida women's basketball freshman Andrea Vilar? Aragones (Barcelona, Spain) was named the “Best Forward” at the U18 European Championships, when the Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U18 Awards were announced today.
Vilar? Aragones led her native Spain to a third-place finish at the event, dropping a heartbreaking 65-63 decision to eventual-champion Belgium in the semifinals before rocking Sweden, 85-69.
Of the six individual awards handed out at the Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U18, Vilar? Aragones was the only player not from the championship team.
Vilar? Aragones also earned a spot on the five-player First Team for the event.
Vilar? Aragones started each of Spain's nine games and averaged 11.1 points – second-most on the team, while playing a team-high 25.6 minutes per game. The 5-foot-10 forward also collected 3.0 rebounds, dished 2.2 assists and snared 1.4 steals during the tournament.
