Carla Cortijo

Carla Cortijo (born July 21, 1987) is a Puerto Rican basketball player and the starting point guard for the University of Texas women's basketball team and the Puerto Rico national team. Cortijo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Angel Cortijo and Lourdes Sanchez. She grew up in the city of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cortijo first earned widespread fame for her basketball skills during two seasons of play for Maria Auxiliadora High School, which went undefeated and won the Puerto Rico commonwealth championship both years. Cortijo was named Puerto Rico's High School Basketball Player of the Year for 2002. After Cortijo's sophomore season, her family moved to the Houston area. Cortijo attracted national attention as a star point guard for...