Sabrina Ionescu is an American personality who is a professional basketball player and a member of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) playing for the New York Liberty. She previously played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. She is a multi-award winning personality who has earned the honor of being named the all-time NCAA leader in career triple-doubles. Despite starting her career with the WNBA, she has developed into a prominent national team player. She went on to win the FIBA Americas U16 Championship with a gold medal and has earned two other gold medals for her performance at the FIBA U17 World Cup and Pan American Games.
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Sabrina Ionescu early life
Sabrina Ionescu was born on December 6, 1997 and grew up in Walnut Creek, California, with her Romanian-American parents. Her father’s name is Dan Ionescu, who fled communist Romania around the time of the 1989 revolution. At that time, her father’s wife was Liliana Blaj, who lived separately from her only husband. During the revolution, Dan thought his then wife would join him in the US after a few months, but she was not able to move to the US until 1995. Until then, Dan moved to the areas of Northern California and settled there. in the private limousine service, where he had several extended relatives. Sabrina was only three years old when she chose basketball for her free time. She was born to her twin brother named Edward aka Eddy who was born just 18 minutes after Sabrina was born. Edward has also developed into a basketball player who works for several national teams. Sabrina had to go to high school where there was no girls’ team for the basketball games. She refused to play with the boys and instead was told to play with dolls. But since Sabrina was mature enough at the time, she responded to recruit the girls and allow the school team to play.
Career Sabrina Ionescu
In December 2019, Sabrina Ionescu turned 22 years old, making her eligible to declare her presence for the WNBA draw. Although she was named one of the potential top picks by the analysts and 2019 mock draft by ESPN, Sabrina stated via an open letter that she would rather return to Oregon for her senior season. The letter was published in The Players’ Tribune in April 2019. On April 17, 2020, Sabrina was selected by New York Liberty in the 2020 WNBA Draft. While campaigning for Liberty, Sabrina made her debut on July 25. She later played her second game with Liberty on July 29, against the Dallas Wings, where she made the record of 33 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds in 34 minutes of play. In August 2020, Sabrina injured her left ankle while playing the second quarter against the Atlanta Dream. The next day she was diagnosed with a grade 3 sprain and was initially announced that she would rather miss her entire month for recovery. But in the end, she didn’t play the entire first professional season. At the start of the following season in May 2021, Sabrina made a record of her first professional triple-double. During the game, she earned 26 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, becoming the youngest WNBA player to make history with a record double-triple.
Sabrina Ionescu Biography |
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| Real name | Sabrina Elaine Ionescuc |
| Date of birth | Dec 6, 1997 |
| Age (from 2022) | 24 years |
| Birthplace | Walnut Creek, California, United States |
| Profession | Basketball player |
| Secondary school | University of Oregon |
| Qualification | To graduate |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 11” – in Centimeters – 180 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 75kg- in pounds – 165 pounds |
| Hair colour | Light brown |
| eye color | Light brown |
Family |
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| Father | Dan Ionescu |
| Mother | Liliana Blaj |
| Sister | † |
| Brother | Two (Edward & Andrei Ionescu) |
Relationship status |
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| Marital status | In a relationship |
| Affair | Yes |
| Friend | Hroniss Grasuz |
Private life
In August 2021, Sabrina shocked her fans by sharing the photos of a “boy” on the occasion of his birthday on her Instagram account. After the publication of these photos, fans of Sabrina started speculating whether Sabrina is dating someone or not and if so, who is that person. Posting or sharing the photo of the man, she captioned it as “30. Happy birthday to my person! Always smiling with you. #HG.” Over time, people started looking for Sabrina’s better half, whom she referred to in the post and it turned out to be the football player Hroniss Grasu, who played as a free agent at the time and had a career history with many professional teams including the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers.
Sabrina Ionescu Net worth
Sabrina Ionescu has just started her regular matches with the WNBA in May 2021. It is the first step she has taken by selecting in the WNBA and scoring for the big other records. It is certain that she belongs to a well-regulated and moderate family and has developed herself into a dynamic person. She still has a lot to accomplish in her career with more than $1 million in earnings.