Professional basketball player
editBeatrice Attura (born November 5, 1994) is an Italian professional basketball player for Umana Reyer Venezia in Serie A. She plays the point guard position. She went to college at the Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Beatrice Attura | |
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| Born | November 5, 1994 (Rome, Italy) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
College career
editAttura played for Northwestern State University from 2013-2017 where she won 2 Southland conference tournament titles (MVP of the ‘14-‘15 tournament). Her senior year she became the university’s first women’s basketball player to be named a first team Academic All-American. She ranks 12th all-time in scoring with 1,446 points and holds the NSU record for most 3-pointers in a season with 88.
Professional career
editAttura started her professional career playing for Herner TC in Germany. She played there two years and in 2019 won the German Cup and the German Championship. Then in the 2019-2020 season she joined Pallacanestro Vigarano of Serie A In Italy. Attura then joined Umana Reyer Venezia where she won an Italian Supercup in September of 2020. Later that season (2021), Venezia went on to win the Italian Championship as well.
International career
editAttura made her international debut November 13, 2020 against Romania in the Euro Basket Women 2021 Qualifiers. Her career high came on November 15, 2020 against Czech Republic (20 points).