About Sabrina Ionescu
Sabrina Elaine Ionescu ( yə-NESS-kew; born December 6, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is widely considered one of the greatest three-point shooters in WNBA history. Ionescu played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks, where she twice won the John R. Wooden Award and Wade Trophy, earning consensus national player of the year honors as a senior. She led Oregon to its first Final Four appearance in her junior season. Ionescu set the Division I career triple-doubles record and is the Pac-12 Conference all-time leader in assists. She holds program all-time records in points, assists, and three-pointers. Regarded as one of the greatest collegiate players in history, Ionescu was selected first overall by the New York Liberty in the 2020 WNBA draft. In 2023, she broke the WNBA single-season record in three-pointers and the WNBA Three-Point Contest record. She led the Liberty to their first league championship in the following year. Ionescu is a four-time WNBA All-Star and All-WNBA Team selection. She has won gold medals with the United States women's national basketball team at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2022 FIBA World Cup. Off the court, Ionescu is among the highest-paid women's basketball players in the world due to several endorsement deals. She is the first female player to launch a unisex signature shoe with Nike, with her shoes being among the most-worn in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is a part-owner of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team Bay FC. She gained global acclaim after competing against Stephen Curry in the first NBA vs. WNBA three-point contest at 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend.
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