2023-24

Valencia Basket kicked off a season that would prove historic, as it would win three national titles: the Supercopa LF Endesa, Copa de la Reina, and the Liga Femenina Endesa. Here's how it went:

The roster maintained its core of players who, year after year, continued to grow their legacy. With Rubén Burgos entering his seventh season, the point guard duo of Leticia Romero (fifth season) and Cristina Ouviña (fourth season) would repeat at shooting guard, while captain Queralt Casas (fifth season, second as captain) would repeat alongside Elena Buenavida and Alicia Flórez, who would begin to have a presence on the first team. Alba Torrens would also remain at small forward, while Raquel Carrera, Marie Gülich, Awa Fam, and Noa Morro would remain on the frontcourt.

This summer, point guard Laia Lamana, shooting guard Ángela Salvadores, and centers Cierra Burdick, Lauren Cox, and Emily Kalenik would leave the team.

In the signing department, youth player Claudia Contell would return to the point guard position, along with two young signings to combine with the team: Serbian guard Milica Matic and Swedish forward Tilda Trygger. Inside, two important arrivals, Americans Nadia Fingall and Merrit Hempe, would bolster the interior play. The roster would be completed with a very special return, that of Australian forward Rebecca Allen. However, Allen's second stint with Valencia didn't go as everyone expected, and after a few games with the team, her departure was agreed.

The orange team began competing strongly in all competitions, winning the Supercopa LF Endesa in Gran Canaria against Perfumerías Avenida, earning the first of three to come. Their EuroLeague Women performance was more uneven, improving as they did, and although they tried hard until the final matchday, Valencia Basket were eliminated from the quarterfinals on the final matchday.

On January 4, an important addition arrived: Allen's absence was filled by Ukrainian Alina Iagupova, who demonstrated her high level of play and commitment from the start, raising the level of play of the orange team.

With this addition, the orange team reached the final phase of the season, with two competitions still to be played. First, the Copa de la Reina, to be held in Huelva, where the challenge of winning the first cup title was met with an impeccable performance. IDK Euskotren in the quarterfinals, Movistar Estudiantes in the semifinals, and Casademont Zaragoza in the final, bowed to a team led by Leticia Romero, the competition's MVP. The tournament left us with the harrowing injury to Raquel Carrera, which would keep me from enjoying basketball for several months.

With this momentum, and eager to give Raquel another title, Valencia Basket took on the challenge of achieving the triple title in the Liga Femenina Endesa Playoffs. The orange team defeated IDK in the quarterfinals, Casademont Zaragoza in the semifinals, and Perfumerías Avenida in the final, with American Nadia Fingall as MVP, thus securing her second league title and completing a historic hat-trick to dedicate to Raquel Carrera, who never stopped scoring from the bench.