Helen Luz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Helen Luz
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1972(1972-11-23)
Age	52
Birthplace	Aracatuba
Country	Brazil
Horoscope	Scorpio

Helen Luz Biography

Helen Luz is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on November 23, 1972 in Aracatuba, Brazil. Helen Cristina Santos Luz, a former professional basketball player from Brazil, was born November 23, 1972 in Aracatuba. She was a starting guard for the great Brazilian teams of 1990s and 2000s. She was also a world champion in 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women, and a bronze medallist at 2000 Summer Olympics. Luz was also a player for the Washington Mystics (WNBA) from 2001 to 2003. She also participated in the Spanish Liga Femenina For Zaragoza (2003-04), Barcelona (2004-2006), Rivas (2006), Cadi La Seu (2008) and Hondarribia Irun (2008-2010). Her final season was with Brazilian team Americana in Sao Paulo State. She announced her retirement at end of February 2011.

After the 2006 World Championship games Helen retired from the national team. However, she returned to the team in 2009 to lead them to victory at the FIBA Americas Championship. She led the Brazilian team in points per games (12.0, 10th in tournament) and was second in assists per match (3.6, 3rd tournament).

Helen signed with the Washington Mystics as a free agent prior to their 2001 training camp. Over three seasons she averaged 13.4 minutes per match, often playing off the bench as a 3-point specialist. Her enthusiasm and unselfish play were a favorite of fans. The MCI Center would echo with “Luz!” whenever she stood up to go towards the scorer’s table. According to the Washington Post, she thought she was being booed at first. She ended her WNBA career with a respectable.377 3-point shooting rate –.500 in four playoff matches.

Helen Luz Net Worth

Helen Luz is one of the richest Basketball Player from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Helen Luz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Helen was part of the Brazilian women’s team that competed at the Olympics in Barcelona, Sydney and Athens in 2000. Her South American champions were in 1991, 1993. 1997. 1999. 2005. 2006. She was the Copa America MVP in 2001 in Brazil and Paraguay 2005.

Helen was a member of the Brazil Pro League between 1994 and 2002. Her clubs won several championships. She was a member of the Russian Pro League in 2004 with Novosibirsk. She played in the Spanish Pro League from 2003 to 2010. She won a championship with Barcelona in 2004-5, Supercopa in 2005, and then moved to Cadi in 2007. In 2008 she was transferred to Hondarribia Irun in 2008.

Since retiring, Helen has become a commentator on Sportv, opened (with her sisters) a social project for teaching basketball to children in Louveira, and begun a regular blog. [1] In addition, she told interviewers that she hoped to become a mother, and on November 21, 2012, she and her husband Octavio welcomed into the world their son Pedro Lafiaccola Luz. Most recently she has become vice president of the Liga Basquete Feminino (the Women’s Basketball League of Brazil), and has been invited to join the Commission for Women in Sport set up by the Brazilian Olympic Committee.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Helen Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Helen Luz celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.