Born With a Rare Bone Condition, Unravelling Lesser Known Facts About Liberty?s Superstar Sabrina Ionescu

Every person is so much more once we get to know them. The same can be said about the New York Liberty’s point guard, Sabrina Ionescu. The Liberty was a finalist in the 2023 WNBA championship, thanks to the Triple-Double Queen. While had a congenital bone condition, called Congenital Vertical Talis or CVT, Sab knows how to win in life, both on and off the court.

There is no denying that this great personality has so much inside her.

Less known facts about Sabrina Ionescu’s Basketball Career

Time and again Sabrina has shown the basketball world about her exemplary balling skills. However, many people do not know her achievements in total. The Romanian-American hooper has been playing basketball since her childhood. She has won four consecutive North Coast section championships with two state championships. Moreover, she was also a four-time All-State selection as a high-schooler at Miramonte in Orinda, California. Further, she was crowned as the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2016.

As a freshman, Ionescu led her team to create a record of 27?3 and become a Northern California Section Division II runner-up. She has had one of the most impressive NCAA careers as well. She was a four-time All-American. With such a bright career, she has also recorded 2000 points, 1000 rebounds, and 1000 assists.

These make her the first player in NCAA history to ever achieve such stats. Her nickname — the Triple-Double Queen — comes from the fact that she has set a record for 26 triple-doubles in her NCAA Division I career. If this wasn’t enough, she has also been a two-time PAC-12 Player of the Year.

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In addition to her basketball skills, Sabrina has many talents off-court.

Sabrina facts off the court

Sabrina is undoubtedly on her road to becoming a legend in the basketball world. However, she is no short of off-court skills either. Apart from being more than excellent in hooping, Sabrina is also a fantastic musician and singer. The Triple-Double Queen is also a stellar student. She has graduated with a degree in Human Physiology. Following this, Sab is active in research related to sport medicine, nutrition, and exercise science.

One of the most surprising facts about Ionescu is that basketball was not the only one of her career choices. She has also played competitive soccer, which was her alternate career option. Ionescu loves soccer and is a fan of the Women’s National Soccer Team of the United States. She is even engaged to her long-time boyfriend and a former Oregon footballer Hroniss Grasu.

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Apart from these, Sabrina is an animal lover. Additionally, she proactively supports gender equality in sports and social justice. She is not simply a dedicated player, but an impressive all-rounder. Do you know any more facts about our Triple-Double Queen? Let us know in the comments below.