Kansas State University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Sanchez, Gisela
Jersey Number 30
Gisela Sanchez
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Barcelona, Spain
- High School:
- Segle XXI
- Prev School:
- Arizona
Bio
• Second player in program history from Spain
• Member of Spain’s 2023 FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship team in Lithuania (3rd place)
• Member of Spain’s 2022 FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship team in Sopron, Hungary
SANCHEZ'S TROPHY CASE
• Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2024 & 2025)
JUNIOR (2024-25)
Played in 27 games with 417 minutes of action (15.4 mpg)... Recorded 113 points (4.2 ppg)... Notched a field goal percentage of .348 (46-of-132) including a .250 three-point percentage (12-of-48)... Shot .529 (9-of-17) from the foul line... Scored in double figures twice... Hauled in 83 rebounds (3.1 rpg)... Tallied eight games with five or more rebounds... Dished out 34 assists (1.3 apg)... Blocked nine shots and pocketed seven assists... Tallied eight points and three rebounds against Green Bay (11/4)... Notched seven points, six rebounds and two assists against Belmomnt (11/7)... Carded seven rebounds and five points against Little Rock (11/18)... Registered 10 points, five rebounds and a career-high seven assists against Milwaukee (11/20)... Tallied six points, five rebounds, three assists and a block at Cincinnati (2/12)... Registered eight points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal against UCF (2/15)... Tallied 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting including 2-of-4 from long range against Kansas (2/22).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Established career season-highs in every statistical category... Played in 33 games with six starts... Tallied 530 minutes (16.1 mpg)... Carded 180 points (5.5 ppg)... Scored in double figures in six games... Shot .378 (73-193) from the field... Shot .259 (15-58) from 3-point range... Made two or more 3-pointers in four games... Shot .731 (19-26) from the free throw line... Pulled in 125 rebounds (3.8 rpg)... Hauled in five or more rebounds in 13 games... Dished out 46 assists (1.4 apg)... Pocketed 15 steals (0.5 spg)... Blocked 13 shots (0.4 bpg)... Made K-State debut off the bench against Presbyterian (11/6) and tallied 22 minutes of action with six points, four rebounds and a blocked shot... Notched seven points, a rebound and a steal in 14 minutes off the bench at Little Rock (11/11)... Tallied four points and equaled her career-highs for rebounds (5) and assists (2) at Iowa (11/16)... In three games at the Gulf Coast Showcase (11/24-26), averaged 8.3 points and 6.7 rebounds... Carded 15 points and five rebounds against North Carolina (11/25) including four free throws in the final 30 seconds... Registered a career-high 10 rebounds with five points and two steals against Iowa (11/26)... Tallied 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc, eight rebounds, four blocks, two assists and a steal in 21 minutes against McNeese State (12/6)... Against Missouri (12.9) in the Bill Snyder Classic, she tallied eight points, nine rebounds, four assists, a steal and a blocked shot in 20 minutes... Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Oral Roberts (12/18)... Made first collegiate start against Kansas (1/20)... Achieved a career-high with 18 points on a career-best 7-of-12 shooting including 3-of-5 from 3-point range with three rebounds and two assists against BYU (1/27)... Equaled career-high with 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting including 3-of-8 from long range and nine rebounds at Oklahoma (1/31)... Registered 10 points, six rebounds and two assists at Iowa State (2/14)... Tallied seven points, five rebounds and three assists at Texas Tech (3/2).
SUMMER 2023-24
Helped Spain to a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA U20 Euro Championships in Lithuania this summer... Averaged 8.3 points, shooting 41.7 percent from the field including 47.1 percent from 3-point range with 3.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.7 steals in 15.8 minutes of play.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Missed the 2022-23 season due to a knee injury suffered at the 2022 FIBA U20 Euro Championships in Sopron, Hungary and expected to return for the 2023-24 season.
ARIZONA (2021-22)
Appeared in 20 games as a true freshman while averaging 7.2 minutes per game… Averaged 2.9 points (58 points) on a .439 field goal percentage (25-of-57)... Shot 43.8 percent (7 of 16) from deep... Hauled in 1.4 rebounds per game (28 rebounds)... Dished out seven assists and pocketed three steals... Erupted for season-high 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting and four rebounds in win over Rutgers… Season high in rebounding was five in win at Washington.
BEFORE ARIZONA
Played for Segle XXI in Spain... Averaged 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game during the 2020-21 season... In the summer of 2021, played for Spain in the 2021 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Hungary... Averaged 6.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists... Notched 10 points, two rebounds and a block in 11 minutes against South Korea in the opening game of the group stage... She carded 13 points and three assists in 25 minutes against the United States in the quarterfinals... Capped her play in the event with 10 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 22 minutes against Russia... Averaged 7.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game at the 2019 U16 European Championships and helped Spain win the bronze medal.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jose Sanchez and Miriam Iznajar... Has one sibling: Mireia Sanchez Iznajar... Major is psychology.
• Member of Spain’s 2023 FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship team in Lithuania (3rd place)
• Member of Spain’s 2022 FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship team in Sopron, Hungary
SANCHEZ'S TROPHY CASE
• Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2024 & 2025)
JUNIOR (2024-25)
Played in 27 games with 417 minutes of action (15.4 mpg)... Recorded 113 points (4.2 ppg)... Notched a field goal percentage of .348 (46-of-132) including a .250 three-point percentage (12-of-48)... Shot .529 (9-of-17) from the foul line... Scored in double figures twice... Hauled in 83 rebounds (3.1 rpg)... Tallied eight games with five or more rebounds... Dished out 34 assists (1.3 apg)... Blocked nine shots and pocketed seven assists... Tallied eight points and three rebounds against Green Bay (11/4)... Notched seven points, six rebounds and two assists against Belmomnt (11/7)... Carded seven rebounds and five points against Little Rock (11/18)... Registered 10 points, five rebounds and a career-high seven assists against Milwaukee (11/20)... Tallied six points, five rebounds, three assists and a block at Cincinnati (2/12)... Registered eight points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal against UCF (2/15)... Tallied 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting including 2-of-4 from long range against Kansas (2/22).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Established career season-highs in every statistical category... Played in 33 games with six starts... Tallied 530 minutes (16.1 mpg)... Carded 180 points (5.5 ppg)... Scored in double figures in six games... Shot .378 (73-193) from the field... Shot .259 (15-58) from 3-point range... Made two or more 3-pointers in four games... Shot .731 (19-26) from the free throw line... Pulled in 125 rebounds (3.8 rpg)... Hauled in five or more rebounds in 13 games... Dished out 46 assists (1.4 apg)... Pocketed 15 steals (0.5 spg)... Blocked 13 shots (0.4 bpg)... Made K-State debut off the bench against Presbyterian (11/6) and tallied 22 minutes of action with six points, four rebounds and a blocked shot... Notched seven points, a rebound and a steal in 14 minutes off the bench at Little Rock (11/11)... Tallied four points and equaled her career-highs for rebounds (5) and assists (2) at Iowa (11/16)... In three games at the Gulf Coast Showcase (11/24-26), averaged 8.3 points and 6.7 rebounds... Carded 15 points and five rebounds against North Carolina (11/25) including four free throws in the final 30 seconds... Registered a career-high 10 rebounds with five points and two steals against Iowa (11/26)... Tallied 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc, eight rebounds, four blocks, two assists and a steal in 21 minutes against McNeese State (12/6)... Against Missouri (12.9) in the Bill Snyder Classic, she tallied eight points, nine rebounds, four assists, a steal and a blocked shot in 20 minutes... Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Oral Roberts (12/18)... Made first collegiate start against Kansas (1/20)... Achieved a career-high with 18 points on a career-best 7-of-12 shooting including 3-of-5 from 3-point range with three rebounds and two assists against BYU (1/27)... Equaled career-high with 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting including 3-of-8 from long range and nine rebounds at Oklahoma (1/31)... Registered 10 points, six rebounds and two assists at Iowa State (2/14)... Tallied seven points, five rebounds and three assists at Texas Tech (3/2).
SUMMER 2023-24
Helped Spain to a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA U20 Euro Championships in Lithuania this summer... Averaged 8.3 points, shooting 41.7 percent from the field including 47.1 percent from 3-point range with 3.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.7 steals in 15.8 minutes of play.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Missed the 2022-23 season due to a knee injury suffered at the 2022 FIBA U20 Euro Championships in Sopron, Hungary and expected to return for the 2023-24 season.
ARIZONA (2021-22)
Appeared in 20 games as a true freshman while averaging 7.2 minutes per game… Averaged 2.9 points (58 points) on a .439 field goal percentage (25-of-57)... Shot 43.8 percent (7 of 16) from deep... Hauled in 1.4 rebounds per game (28 rebounds)... Dished out seven assists and pocketed three steals... Erupted for season-high 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting and four rebounds in win over Rutgers… Season high in rebounding was five in win at Washington.
BEFORE ARIZONA
Played for Segle XXI in Spain... Averaged 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game during the 2020-21 season... In the summer of 2021, played for Spain in the 2021 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Hungary... Averaged 6.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists... Notched 10 points, two rebounds and a block in 11 minutes against South Korea in the opening game of the group stage... She carded 13 points and three assists in 25 minutes against the United States in the quarterfinals... Capped her play in the event with 10 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 22 minutes against Russia... Averaged 7.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game at the 2019 U16 European Championships and helped Spain win the bronze medal.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jose Sanchez and Miriam Iznajar... Has one sibling: Mireia Sanchez Iznajar... Major is psychology.
K-State WBB | Feeding the Band
Wednesday, September 10
K-State WBB | Postgame Press Conference vs USC (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
Saturday, March 29
K-State WBB | Postgame Highlights vs USC (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
Saturday, March 29
K-State WBB | Player Press Conference (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen - USC Preview)
Friday, March 28
