| Ana Ferariu | |
| Height Cm: | 177 |
| Nationality: | Romanian |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Brașov, Romania |
| Highschool: | Johannes Honterus (Brașov, Romania) |
| College: | Drexel (2016–2020) |
| Career Start: | 2012 |
| Career End: | 2020 |
| Career Position: | Guard |
| Years1: | 2012–2016 |
| Team1: | Olimpia CSU Brașov |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Team2: | Olimpia CSU Brașov |
Ana Ferariu (born 23 July 1997) is a Romanian former basketball player. She played in the Romanian Liga Națională with CSU Brașov and later college basketball for Drexel University.[1] One of Romania's most promising players in her youth,[2] she was a member its junior and senior national teams and once recorded a quadruple-double in an U16 game.
Ferariu started her career with Olimpia CSU Brașov in 2012 in the Liga Națională and played there until 2016[3] when she joined to the Drexel University where she played for the Drexel Dragons.[3] On 19–20 December 2016, she was named the Rookie of the Week by the Colonial Athletic Association[4] and the National Freshman of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association[5] after scoring 18 points in just 13 minutes in a victory against Saint Joseph's.[6]
After graduating in 2020, she rejoined Olimpia CSU Brașov while continuing her education.[7]
Ferariu was a member of the Romanian U16, U18, U20 and senior national teams.[3] [2] In August 2013, she recorded a quadruple-double in an U16 game against Ireland in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division B.[8] In the game she had 23 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals.[9] In 2014, she participated at the Youth Olympics as a member of the Romanian 3x3 basketball team.[10]
Her younger sister, Maria, also played basketball at Drexel University.[3] Her grandfather Gheorghe Fieraru participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics and took 4th place with the Romanian volleyball team.[11]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Drexel | 27 | 133 | 47.4% | 42.9% | 75.6% | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.9 | |
| 2017-18 | Drexel | 34 | 100 | 39.6% | 15.0% | 58.6% | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 | |
| 2018-19 | Drexel | 33 | 96 | 37.6% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.9 | |
| 2019-20 | Drexel | 26 | 44 | 39.5% | 16.7% | 81.8% | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | |
| Career | 120 | 373 | 41.4% | 23.2% | 70.3% | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 |