Spain announces 12 for Rio; Lyttle expected to miss rest of WNBA season

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As reported on the FIBA website, the Spanish national basketball team has finalized its roster for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in Brazil.

Members of the roster are Anna Cruz, Silvia Dominguez, Laura Gil, Sancho Lyttle, Laura Nicholls, Laia Palau, Lucila Pascua, Laura Quevedo, Leonor Rodriguez, Leticia Romero, Alba Torrens, and Marta Xargay.

Spain is making its fifth appearance at the Olympics and the first since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

All players in the line-up, with the exception of Quevedo, participated in the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women where Spain won silver.

In addition, Torrens, Nicholls, Pascua, and Palau all have played in the Beijing Olympics.

Spain is in Group B of the Olympic basketball tournament alongside Canada, Senegal, Serbia, China, and the United States.

Lyttle expected to miss rest of WNBA season

However, Spain's main center, Lyttle, suffered a foot injury which will likely prevent her from playing in Rio. Lyttle, who also plays for the Atlanta Dream, is expected to be out for the remainder of the WNBA season.

Per Kris Willis of Peachtree Hoops:

"Lyttle left Friday’s game in Indiana with what was called an ankle injury late in the second quarter and did not return. The team announced on Sunday that Lyttle suffered a break of the fifth metatarsal in her right foot. She is out indefinitely and is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season."

Lyttle, 32, is an integral part of the Spanish national team's success in the international scene. She averaged 18.2 PPG and 11.5 RPG in the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women where she was also named part of the All-Star Five.