Chamique Holdsclaw helped make Ros Casares one of the most feared teams in Europe last year and now the forward's back to help the club again after signing a contract with the Valencia team for the remainder of the campaign.

A USA international, Holdsclaw averaged 18.8 points and 8.6 rebounds in 13 EuroLeague Women games for the Valencia outfit in 2004-05 and though the team was knocked out of Europe in the eighth-finals this year, there is still a major prize to play for - the Liga Femenina title in Spain.

		“	I feel pretty good considering I haven't played for a season	„
		Chamique Holdsclaw

"I come here truly motivated to win a league title with Ros Casares Valencia this year and do everything possible to achieve this aim," Holdclaw said.

"It is a club with great tradition in Spanish basketball and always aspires to greatness.

"I received a call from the club and I was very happy because I was  happy with my previous experience at Ros Casares. This opportunity arose and I couldn't let it go."

Ros Casares are in fourth place in the Liga Femenina with 15 wins and six defeats.

Holdsclaw, a 1.88m forward who played collegiately at Tennessee and has had a strong career in the WNBA and with Team USA - she won gold at the FIBA World Championship for Women in Berlin eight years ago - should provide a spark, although there are questions about her game fitness as she has taken the last year off from the game.

"I feel pretty good considering I haven't played for a season," she said.

"Now I have to work hard and learn as quickly as possible the tactics of the team. The coach will decided whether I play this weekend (March 11) or not."