Ștefan Grasu is a Romanian professional

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player.

Early life

Ștefan was born to

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and

Costel Grasu Costel Grasu (born 5 June 1967 in Fetești, Ialomița) is a Romanian discus thrower. He is perhaps best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, without reaching the final. Other ...

, both discus throwers for Romania at the

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.„Salut! Sunt Ștefan. Am 12 ani, 1,92 m și…”
Andru Nenciu (

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), 30 October 2015. Accessed 22 July 2022. He went to school in Vatra Luminoasă (Northeast Bucharest). When he was 9 years old, he was already a champion in his age group in discus throw. Yet, soon thereafter he started basketball.

Club career

At age 12, he scored 75 points in a youth game, an unmatched record in Romanian basketball. As a youth player he was with

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. In 2019, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca. In April 2022, Grasu played at the national U-20 tournament in the

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. He played alongside Toma Lungoci, Luca Colceag, David Lăpuște and Alexandu Pașca who all have capped for Cluj’s senior team. U-BT Cluj-Napoca became the tournament champion after beating

88-76 in the final.U-BT Cluj-Napoca, noua campioană la U-20. Ștefan Grasu a făcut un meci colosal în finală
Tibi Demeter (

Monitorul de Cluj ''Monitorul de Cluj'' is a Romanian language Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. As a minority ...

), 6 April 2022. Accessed 22 July 2022. Ștefan Grasu was named MVP of the final match where he scored 31 points and recorded 15 rebounds.

National team

Stefan Grasu played for Romania's under-16 national team on several occasions.

Player profile

Ever since his childhood, Grasu was noticed not only for his immense size and wingspan but also for his shooting, dribbling and ball-handling ability.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com ProfileFIBA.com profileScout Basketball GM Profile
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