Bio

Former Spartan standout Elena de Alfredo rejoined the Spartan coaching staff prior to the 2022-23 season, as she previously spent two seasons on the coaching staff following a highly successful career as a student-athlete for Tampa.

She previously spent the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons as an assistant coach on Tom Jessee's staff, with the Spartans going 22-9 with an NCAA tournament appearance in the 2018-19 campaign.

As a player for the Spartans from 2015-17, deAlfredo had a stellar senior season, where she was honored as a first-team All-Sunshine State Conference selection. She was also recognized as a second-team D2CCA All-South Region selection. She also excelled in the classroom, being named to the CoSIDA Academic All District team. Averaging 14.9 points per game in 2016-17, she started all 28 games as the point guard. She was honored as the SSC Player of the Week on January 23. de Alfredo would finish the season with a 46.9 percent clip from 3-point range, 44.4 from the field, and 87.5 from the free throw line.

She joined the Spartans for the 2015-16 season after playing two seasons at the University of Toledo. In her first season at Tampa, she was recognized as a member of the SSC All-Newcomer Team, as she averaged 11.7 points per game. Starting all 31 games, she tallied 16 points in the NCAA South Regional opening round against No. 9 Union. She also picked up two double-doubles on the season, coming in SSC contests against Rollins and Barry.

A former Spanish National Team basketball player, de Alfredo was a 2009 and 2013 European Champions Gold Medalist and 2011 European Bronze Medalist. She eepresented Spain in 5 European Championships, 2 World Championships, BAM International Tournament and 1 Youth Olympic Games. She is also a former Professional Basketball Player at Movistar Estudiantes, where she represented Movistar Estudiantes for eight years and played professionally in the first league for four years.

Prior to her collegiate career, de Alfredo averaged 12.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.0 steals for Spain’s U-18 national team that placed fifth at the 2012 European Championship. She shot 48.8% from the field, including 22-45 from 3-point land in nine games. de Alfredo scored in double figures in six games, and ranked third in the tournament in field goal percentage while also totaling 18 points in a game against Turkey.

A native of Madrid, Spain, de Alfredo received her degree from the University of Tampa in communications. She would later earn a Master's Degree in Instructional Design and Technology in 2019 from UT.