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2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Zach Bolinger
Peter Wang
Peter Wang
Brent Smith
Brent Smith
Brent Smith
Peter Wang
Brent Smith
Brent Smith
Brent Smith

10 Naira Caceres

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)
  • Highschool C.B. Islas Canarias
  • Prev School Maine

Biography

2020-21 Season: Opted out due to COVID-19 concerns... Played in two games before opting out… Scored eight points, grabbed five rebounds added three assists and three steals vs. Providence (12/5)… Scored four points, added four rebounds, and three steals vs. Creighton (12/6).

2019-20 Junior Season: Appeared in all 30 games, making nine starts… Scored 182 points, averaging 6.1 per game… Shot 39 percent from the field (75-190) and 30 percent from 3-point range (18-59)… Made 14 of her 20 free throw attempts (70%)… Pulled down 129 total rebounds; 30 offensive and 99 defensive… Averaged 4.3 rebounds per game… Recorded 37 assists… Ranked second on the team with 20 blocked shots… Registered 33 steals… Averaged 22.4 minutes of playing time per contest… Scored a season-high 23 points in a win at Xavier (1/4)… Hit double figures in the scoring column in five games… Scored 14 points and pulled down eight rebounds vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/17)… Scored six points and recorded a season-high nine rebounds at DePaul (2/14)… Went 4-for-4 from 3-point range at Creighton to score 14 points (1/26)… Dished out a season-high five assists in that game against the Bluejays… Blocked four shots in Butler’s home win over Marquette (1/17)... Led Butler in blocks five times.

2018-19 Sophomore Season: Appeared in all 33 games, making one start… Scored 157 points, averaging 4.8 per game… Pulled down 115 rebounds, averaging 3.5 per game… Ended the year with 33 assists, 32 steals and seven blocked shots… Averaged 18.5 minutes of playing time per game… Shot 41.9 percent from the field and 19.2 percent from 3-point range… Hit 10 3-point field goals… Shot 54.8 percent from the free throw line (23-42)… Scored seven points in her Butler debut vs. Eastern Illinois (11/9)… Scored a season-high 14 points in Butler’s win over Indiana State (12/17)… Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds vs. Providence (2/17)… Recorded three steals at Creighton (1/20)… Lone start came against Murray State in the second game of the regular season (11/13)… Scored 10 points at DePaul in 23 minutes of action (2/24).

2017-18: Redshirt - NCAA Transfer Rule

2016-17 Freshman Season at Maine: Blue Star Europe five-star recruit… Played in 34 games as a Maine Black Bear… Made eight starts as a true freshman… Averaged 19.4 minutes of playing time per contest… Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Stony Brook… Averaged 3.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game... Season-high rebound total was recorded against Harvard when she pulled down 10 boards.
 
High School/Club: Helped her club team win three Spanish Championships (13-14, 14-15, 15-16)... Member of Spain's bronze medal winning FIBA 3x3 team at the World Championships… Averaged 14.0 points and 12.0 rebounds for her club team during her senior year… Averages when playing for the U18 National team included 7.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest... Helped guide Spain to a U18 gold medal and a runner-up finish in the U17 World Championships… Tabbed "Max Rebounder of Spain" for three-straight seasons from 2013-16… Two-time MVP of the Spanish Championships… Member of the All-5 Team of the U18 European Championships… Scored 35 points, and pulled down 19 rebounds against EM Pielagos during the 2013-14 season… Added a 32 point, 13 rebound game vs. Adareva in 2015-16…. Approached a triple-double in 2015-16 when playing against Plasencia Montesolar when she went off for 28 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists.
 
Personal: Daughter of Joaquin Caceres Moreno and Elena Martell Hernandez… Has one sibling; Yaiza Caceres Martell… Majoring in business.
 
Caceres on Choosing Butler: I chose Butler because I really love their basketball style and the family atmosphere between the coaches and the players. The talent level of the BIG EAST Conference is very high and competing against good teams will help me to grow as a player. Academically, Butler University is a great place to continue my business studies. I can't wait to be part of the Bulldog family!

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    10
  • 10

    2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'1"
    10
  • 10

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'1"
    10
  • 10

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'1"
    10
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