Sabrina Ionescu is an American personality who is a professional basketball player and is committed to the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) playing for the New York Liberty. Previously, she played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. She is a multi-award-winning personality who has earned the honor of being called the NCAA all-time leader in career triple-doubles. Despite beginning her career in WNBA, she has developed herself into a prominent national team player. She went on to achieve the FIBA Americas U16 Championship with a gold medal and has earned two other gold medals for her appearance at FIBA U17 World Cup and Pan American Games.
Early Life
Sabrina Ionescu was born on 6th December 1997 and grew up in Walnut Creek, California, to her Romanian-American parents. Her father’s name is Dan Ionescu who fled Communist Romania around the time of the 1989 revolution. During that time, her father’s wife was Liliana Blaj, who was living apart from her only husband. During the time of the revolution, Dan thought that his then-wife would join him in the US after a few months but she could not move to the US until 1995. Till that time, Dan moved into the areas of Northern California and got settled in the self-owned limousine service, where he had various extended family members.
Sabrina was only three years old when she picked basketball for her leisure time. She was born with her twin brother named Edward also called Eddy, who was born only 18 minutes after the birth of Sabrina. Edward has also developed himself into a basketball player committed to various national teams. Sabrina had to go to middle school where there was no girls’ team for the basketball games. She refused to play with the boys and instead she was told to play with dolls. But, Sabrina being mature enough at that time, responded to recruit the girls and enable the school team to play.
Sabrina Ionescu Career
Back in December 2019, Sabrina Ionescu turned to be 22 years old and thereby became eligible to declare her presence for the WNBA draft. Although she was declared to be one of the possible top picks by the analysts and 2019 mock draft by ESPN, Sabrina declared through 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 17th April 2020, Sabrina was picked in the overall pick by New York Liberty in the WNBA Draft 2020. While being committed to Liberty, Sabrina had her debut on 25th July. Later, she had her second game with Liberty on 29th July while standing against Dallas Wings, where she made the record of 33 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds in 34 minutes of play.
Back 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 announced initially that she would rather miss her whole month for recovery. In the end, though, she did not play for the whole first professional season. At the beginning of the next 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 and thereby became the youngest player in WNBA to make history with a record of double-triple.
Sabrina Ionescu Biography |
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| Real Name | Sabrina Elaine Ionescu |
| Birth Date | 6 December 1997 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 24 Years |
| Birth Place | Walnut Creek, California, United States |
| Profession | Basketball Player |
| College | University of Oregon |
| Qualification | Graduate |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 11” – in Centimeters – 180 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 75 kg – in Pounds – 165 lbs |
| Hair Color | Light Brown |
| Eye Color | Light Brown |
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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 Relation |
| Affair | Yes |
| Boyfriend | Hroniss Grasu |
Personal Life
Back in August 2021, Sabrina shocked her fans by sharing the pictures of a “boy” on the occasion of his birthday on her Instagram account. Following the publications of these pics, fans of Sabrina started speculating whether Sabrina is dating anyone or not and if yes then who is that person. While posting or sharing the picture of the man, she captioned it as “30. Happy Birthday to my person! Always smiling with you. #HG.” During the time, people began searching for the better half of Sabrina whom she was referring to in the post and it came out to be the football player Hroniss Grasu, who was at that time playing as a free agent 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 begun her regular games with WNBA in May 2021. It is the first step that she has taken by selecting in the WNBA and scoring for the major other records. It is sure that she belongs to a well-settled and moderate family and has herself developed into a dynamic individual, she is yet to achieve much in her career with more earnings above $1 million.
