Former Indiana Forward Aleksa Gulbe Signs With Perfumerías Avendia Salamanca in Spain
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Former Indiana women's basketball forward Aleksa Gulbe has signed a professional contract with Perfumerías Avendia Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain in the EuroLeague for this next season, Indiana announced Friday.
Perfumerías Avendia Salamanca finished third in the EuroLeague and was the Spanish LF Endesa champions for the 2021-22 season.
The team announced Gulbe's signing early Friday morning eastern time.
In various press conferences last season, the Riga, Latvia native mentioned the plan was to return home to play professionally in Europe following the 2021-22 Hoosiers season. Forgoing another year of eligibility at Indiana, Gulbe's plans will come to fruition even after practicing with the Connecticut Sun during its training camp.
While at Indiana, Gulbe finished her four-year Hoosiers career as the 28th all-time leading scorer with 1,071 career points and ranked ninth in career blocks with 112.
Gulbe helped lead her team to three NCAA Tournament appearances including an Elite Eight run in 2021 and back-to-back Sweet 16 runs from 2021-22. In her senior season, she earned All-Big Ten second team honors and averaged 11.8 points per game going 42.2% from the floor, 6.3 rebounds and one block.
Last season, Gulbe also ranked second in free throw shooting with an 80.4 percent behind forward Mackenzie Holmes.
Gulbe averaged 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game throughout her Indiana career in 123 games and 89 starts. She ranks as one of three all-time winningest players in program history with 90 wins.
Aleksa Gulbe
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