Sonia Citron (born October 22, 2003) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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(ACC).

Early life and high school career

Citron was born in

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to Yolanda and William Citron. Her father played college basketball for

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, and her brother, Will, has played college

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for

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and

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. She grew up playing soccer and began focusing on basketball in eighth grade, modeling her game after

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. Citron played basketball for

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and the Philadelphia Belles. 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

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, New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA Player of the Year and ''

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'' Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year. She led Ursuline to the Section 1 Class AA title and a 24–0 record, before the state tournament was canceled due to the

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. In her senior season, Citron averaged 26.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, five assists and three steals per game, leading Ursuline to the

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Group 1 championship and a 14–0 record. She was named Miss New York Basketball as the top player in the state, while repeating as New York Gatorade Player of the Year and Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year. Citron was selected to the rosters for the

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and Jordan Brand Classic. Rated a four-star recruit and one of the top guards in her class by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for Notre Dame over offers from Oregon, Stanford and Ohio State, among others.

College career

On December 2, 2021, Citron scored a career-high 29 points in a 76–71 win over

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. As a freshman, she averaged 11.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, earning

(ACC) Rookie of the Year. She was a six-time ACC Freshman of the Week, matching the program record held by

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. Citron averaged 14.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a sophomore and was named first-team All-ACC.

National team career

Citron won a gold medal with the United States at the

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in Chile. She was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 13.3 points per game, second on her team. Citron helped the United States win another gold medal at the

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in Hungary. She averaged 13.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, earning all-tournament team honors.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bioUSA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Citron, Sonia 2003 births Living people American women's basketball players Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball players Guards (basketball) McDonald's High School All-Americans Sportspeople from White Plains, New York Basketball players from Westchester County, New York