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Ionescu Named ESPNW National Freshman of the Year
03/09/17 | Women's Basketball
Ionescu is the first player in program history to earn a national freshman of the year honor.
After posting more triple-doubles than any freshman in NCAA history, guard Sabrina Ionescu has been named the ESPNW national freshman of the year, the outlet announced on Thursday.
Ionescu was also named the Pac-12's freshman of the year by both the league's coaches and media. She is the first player in program history to earn a national freshman of the year honor.
Ionescu tallied four triple-double this year, tied for the third-most in NCAA single-season history and the most of any freshman. Only Stanford's Nicole Powell (5, 2002) and Youngstown State's Danielle Carson (6, 1986) had more. Oregon legend Bev Smith previously owned the Oregon career triple-doubles mark with three before Ionescu tallied four this season.
Ionescu hit game-winning shots for the Ducks against both No. 20 California and No. 11 Washington this season as she averaged 14.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. Ionescu ranks 11th in the Pac-12 in scoring, 11th in rebounding and fourth in assists. She's also sixth in free throw percentage (81.9%), seventh in three-point percentage (41.6%), sixth in three-pointers made (2.21 per game), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.95), sixth in defensive rebounds (5.21 per game) and 10th in minutes played (31.17).
In addition to her four triple-doubles, Ionescu posted seven double-doubles and was national player of the week after helping the Ducks defeat No. 15 UCLA and USC at home in the same weekend.
Ionescu was also named the Pac-12's freshman of the year by both the league's coaches and media. She is the first player in program history to earn a national freshman of the year honor.
Ionescu tallied four triple-double this year, tied for the third-most in NCAA single-season history and the most of any freshman. Only Stanford's Nicole Powell (5, 2002) and Youngstown State's Danielle Carson (6, 1986) had more. Oregon legend Bev Smith previously owned the Oregon career triple-doubles mark with three before Ionescu tallied four this season.
Ionescu hit game-winning shots for the Ducks against both No. 20 California and No. 11 Washington this season as she averaged 14.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. Ionescu ranks 11th in the Pac-12 in scoring, 11th in rebounding and fourth in assists. She's also sixth in free throw percentage (81.9%), seventh in three-point percentage (41.6%), sixth in three-pointers made (2.21 per game), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.95), sixth in defensive rebounds (5.21 per game) and 10th in minutes played (31.17).
In addition to her four triple-doubles, Ionescu posted seven double-doubles and was national player of the week after helping the Ducks defeat No. 15 UCLA and USC at home in the same weekend.
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