Sonia Citron Explained

Sonia Citron
Number:11
Position:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
League:Atlantic Coast Conference
Team:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Birth Date:22 October 2003
Birth Place:White Plains, New York, U.S.
High School:The Ursuline School
(New Rochelle, New York)
College:Notre Dame (2021–present)
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Sonia Citron (born October 22, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Early life and high school career

Citron was born in White Plains, New York to Yolanda and William Citron. Her father played college basketball for Bradley,[1] and her brother, Will, has played college soccer for Cornell and Virginia. She grew up playing soccer and began focusing on basketball in eighth grade, modeling her game after Sabrina Ionescu.[2] Citron played basketball for The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, New York and the Philadelphia Belles.[3] As a junior, she averaged 23.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.3 steals and 3.1 assists per game, and was named New York Gatorade Player of the Year, New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA Player of the Year and The Journal News Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year.[4] She led Ursuline to the Section 1 Class AA title and a 24–0 record, before the state tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

In her senior season, Citron averaged 26.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, five assists and three steals per game,[6] leading Ursuline to the Southern Westchester Group 1 championship and a 14–0 record.[7] She was named Miss New York Basketball as the top player in the state,[8] while repeating as New York Gatorade Player of the Year and Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year.[6] [9] Citron was selected to the rosters for the McDonald's All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic.[10] Rated a four-star recruit and one of the top guards in her class by ESPN,[11] she committed to play college basketball for Notre Dame over offers from Oregon, Stanford and Ohio State, among others.[12]

College career

On December 2, 2021, Citron scored a career-high 29 points in a 76–71 win over Michigan State.[13] As a freshman, she averaged 11.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, earning Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Rookie of the Year.[14] She was a six-time ACC Freshman of the Week, matching the program record held by Brianna Turner.[15] Citron averaged 14.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a sophomore and was named first-team All-ACC.[16]

National team career

Citron won a gold medal with the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Chile. She was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 13.3 points per game, second on her team.[17] Citron helped the United States win another gold medal at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary. She averaged 13.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, earning all-tournament team honors.[18]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2021–22| style="text-align:left;" | Notre Dame|33||16||30.5||44.9||34.1||84.3||6.6||2.2||1.6||0.4||2.1||11.8|-| style="text-align:left;" | 2022–23| style="text-align:left;" | Notre Dame|33||33||33.5||47.6||40.0||76.4||5.5||2.5||1.7||0.6||2.5||14.7 |-| style="text-align:left;" | 2023–24| style="text-align:left;" | Notre Dame|26||26||35.8||46.0||35.9||91.2||5.5||2.7||1.8||0.6||2.4||17.3 |-| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career|92||75||33.1||46.2||37.0||83.2||5.9||2.5||1.7||0.5||2.3||14.4|- class="sortbottom"|style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sonia Citron . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226214009/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/womens/c/citron-sonia.aspx . dead . December 26, 2022 . . December 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: Powell . Jackie . All Of The Lights: Sonia Citron Is Ready to Shine At Notre Dame . . December 25, 2022 . May 19, 2020.
  3. Web site: Belles Earn All-America & Post-Season Honors . Philadelphia Belles . November 11, 2023.
  4. Web site: Dougherty . Mike . Girls basketball: Sonia Citron adds Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year to long résumé . . December 25, 2022 . March 30, 2020.
  5. Web site: Dougherty . Mike . With the season on hold, ND recruit Sonia Citron is going next level . . December 25, 2022 . December 5, 2020.
  6. Web site: Dougherty . Mike . Girls basketball: Sonia Citron repeats as Gatorade New York Player of the Year . . December 25, 2022 . May 27, 2021.
  7. Web site: Dougherty . Mike . Girls basketball: Ursuline sends Sonia Citron and Alexa Mustafaj off with one last win . . December 24, 2022 . March 13, 2021.
  8. Web site: Citron Named Ms. New York Basketball . NYCHoops . December 26, 2022 . May 10, 2021.
  9. Web site: Dougherty . Mike . Girls basketball: Ursuline's Sonia Citron repeats as Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year . . December 26, 2022 . April 21, 2021.
  10. Web site: Citron/Miles Named to 2021 Jordan Brand Classic . Notre Dame Fighting Irish . December 24, 2022 . May 24, 2021.
  11. Web site: Sonia Citron 2021 High School Girls' Basketball Profile . . December 24, 2022.
  12. Web site: Hansen . Eric . Another top 20 recruit, guard Sonia Citron, adds to Niele Ivey's recruiting roll at Notre Dame . . December 24, 2022 . April 26, 2020.
  13. Web site: Anderson . Anthony . Women's basketball: Big night for Citron as No. 24 Irish down Michigan State . Notre Dame Insider . December 26, 2022 . December 2, 2021.
  14. Web site: Anderson . Anthony . Notre Dame women's basketball has lots of potential — and they know it . Notre Dame Insider . December 26, 2022 . October 11, 2022.
  15. Web site: Citron a Six-Time ACC Freshman of the Week . Notre Dame Fighting Irish . December 26, 2022 . February 14, 2022.
  16. Web site: Coolican . Liam . Citron steps into leadership role as Irish make tournament run . . September 27, 2023 . March 24, 2023.
  17. Web site: Szkolar . Adrian . Girls basketball: Ursuline's Sonia Citron ranked a five-star recruit by ESPN . . December 24, 2022 . December 7, 2019.
  18. Web site: Sonia Citron shines in FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup . . December 24, 2022 . August 16, 2021.
  19. Web site: Sonia Citron College Stats. Sports-Reference. April 11, 2024.