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Jersey Number 19
Paula Balada
- Height:
- 5-6
- Eligibility:
- Y-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Barcelona, Spain
- High School:
- Institut Creu de Saba
EMU: 2025-26: Joined the program as an incoming freshman…Appeared in 28 games, starting one…Recorded 279 minutes which ranked sixth on the team…Totaled 36 points (1.3 per game), 15 rebounds (0.5 per game), 12 assists (0.4 per game), 13 steals (0.5 per game), and two blocks…Scored a season-high six points three times (at Purdue Ft. Wayne, Nov. 19, vs. Defiance, Dec. 5, and vs. Ball State, Feb. 10)...Added a season-high three steals while shooting 2-of-3 from the 3-point line in a 96-44 win against Defiance, Dec. 5…Went 2-of-2 from beyond the arc with one block against Ball State, Feb. 10…Earned her first start against Miami, Feb. 25, playing a career-high 35 minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Institut Creu de Saba in Olesa de Montserrat, Spain…Captained her team for two years…Helped the squad to a 22-10 record as a senior…Team captured the Catalunya U16 State Championship…Competed for several club sides, including Basket Almeda, CN Sabadell, Lima Horta, Barca CBS, and NB Olesa for a combined 13 years…Competed in a pair of 3x3 tournaments in France, including the 2024 Open Plus Junior League 3x3 Toulouse Ligue Occitanie and the Open Play 2000 de Pau by Caisse d’Epargne Aquitaine Poitou-Charentes with The 3x3 Academy…Team captured the Toulouse event with a perfect 5-0 record and she was named the tournament’s MVP…Team placed second in de Pau with a 4-1 mark.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Paula Balada Muntadas…Daughter of Ruben Balada and Gemme Muntadas...Has one sister, Adriana...Major: Biology.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Institut Creu de Saba in Olesa de Montserrat, Spain…Captained her team for two years…Helped the squad to a 22-10 record as a senior…Team captured the Catalunya U16 State Championship…Competed for several club sides, including Basket Almeda, CN Sabadell, Lima Horta, Barca CBS, and NB Olesa for a combined 13 years…Competed in a pair of 3x3 tournaments in France, including the 2024 Open Plus Junior League 3x3 Toulouse Ligue Occitanie and the Open Play 2000 de Pau by Caisse d’Epargne Aquitaine Poitou-Charentes with The 3x3 Academy…Team captured the Toulouse event with a perfect 5-0 record and she was named the tournament’s MVP…Team placed second in de Pau with a 4-1 mark.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Paula Balada Muntadas…Daughter of Ruben Balada and Gemme Muntadas...Has one sister, Adriana...Major: Biology.
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