11-for-20 overall from the field and 6-for-10 from beyond the three-point arc in that game which saw her team lost to former Duck teammate Satou Sabally's Dallas Wings. "I just felt comfortable," Ionescu told Stein in the interview. Draft: New York Liberty, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 2020 Draft.

College: Oregon. College: Ionescu joins the New York Liberty after one of the most decorated careers in the history of college basketball…Throughout her four seasons at Oregon, she amassed 2,562 points, 1,040 rebounds and 1,091 assists, which was the first time any player has done so in NCAA history– male or female…Sabrina also holds the NCAA record for most career triple-doubles with 26…In her senior year (2019-20), she led Oregon to its third-straight Pac-12 Conference Championship while averaging 17.5 points, 9.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game…Ionescu received the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy for national player of the year…Unanimously voted the 2020 AP Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, which is the second-time ever in history…Awarded the 2019-20 Wade Trophy for national player of the year for the second-straight season…Also named the Wooden Award Winner for most outstanding player in women’s college basketball for the second-straight year…Earned both her third Nancy Lieberman Award (nation’s top point guard) as well as her third Pac-12 Player of the Year honor…Co-recipient of the 2020 AAU James E. Sullivan Award for the nation’s most outstanding amateur athlete…In 2019, as a junior, Ionescu helped Oregon to its first-ever Final Four appearance in program history…Also led the Ducks to back-to-back Elite Eight finishes as a freshman and sophomore, which was the first-time ever for the program…In her sophomore and junior campaigns, (2017-18, 2018-19), Ionescu garnered a combined nine First-Team All-American nods from WBCA, AP, USBWA, ESPNW, and USA Today…In her rookie campaign for the Ducks (2016-17), she was given Freshmen of the Year honors from ESPNW, USBWA, and the Pac-12 Conference.

We present them here for purely educational purposes. She did so in just 12 minutes of play. The team Liberty finished the season in dead least with a 2-20 record without Ionescu in the lineup. A January 2019 mock draft by ESPN, incorporating input from WNBA personnel and ESPN women's basketball analysts, concluded that Ionescu was a possible top pick should she declare.

Ionescu suffered a scary injury during Friday's game against the Dream and had to be helped off the court. Sabrina Ionescu could spend a considerable amount of time, if she wished, dwelling on everything that was snatched away from her in what was scripted to …

[7], Ionescu was four-year varsity basketball letter winner at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California under head coach Kelly Sopak.[8]. On November 6, 2018, Ionescu recorded her 11th triple-double in a victory against Alaska-Fairbanks. She did so in just 12 minutes of play. Draft", "07/29/20: New York Liberty @ Dallas Wings", "New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu leaves game after ankle injury", "What Sabrina Ionescu's injury means for her rookie season and the New York Liberty", "Oregon Ducks Take USA Basketball Women's 3x3 National Championship Title", "Sabrina Ionescu leads Oregon to USA 3-on-3 national championship", "Oregon players to represent U.S. in FIBA 3x3 World Cup", "Don't call them kids - they just swept their pool at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018", "Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu wins PAC-12 Player of the Year while playing for Christ", "Sabrina Ionescu: 5 Facts About Superstar Picked No. [23] Since that game on December 20, 2018, Ionescu has added five more triple-doubles for a season total of eight, and has broken the Oregon women's basketball assist record (formerly 608 assists) in a Pac-12 conference game against USC. While some rolled ankles cost players a week or two, maybe even less, the top pick in April's WNBA Draft was forced to sit out the final six weeks of her inaugural season. Oregon Ducks basketball star Sabrina Ionescu had a challenging Monday, but she rose to the occasion and ended up making history. Sabrina Ionescu could spend a considerable amount of time, if she wished, dwelling on everything that was snatched away from her in what was scripted to … It’s not necessarily for my health or my ankle, but just due to Covid-19 and everything going on. Join our linker program. [20] On December 20, 2018, Ionescu recorded her 13th triple-double in a game against Air Force and broke the NCAA triple-double record for both men and women basketball. [10] Ionescu also made a first half buzzer beating shot from half court.

Sabrina Ionescu on how her rehab The New York Liberty rookie suffered the injury in the Liberty’s third game of the WNBA’s shortened season back on July 31. December 6, 1997 As the 2020 WNBA’s semifinal series continue in Bradenton, Florida it’s been a good time for teams who are no longer in the playoffs to reflect. [39] However, Ionescu announced in an open letter published in The Players' Tribune on April 6, 2019, the day after Oregon's loss to Baylor in the Final Four and four days before the draft, that she would return to Oregon for her senior season. Additionally, she would receive her bachelor's degree that June. Do you have a blog? Ionescu entered draft day a presumed lock to claim the top spot in the draft. The WNBA star has taken it all in stride, though.