The college basketball player became the first male or female player to reach to reach 2,000 points, 1,000 assists, and 1,000 rebounds
After speaking at the memorial for her late mentor, 22-year-old Ionescu became the first male or female Division I college basketball playerduring the Oregon Ducks’ game against the Stanford Cardinals.
While Ionescu reached 2,000 points and 1,000 assists during a previous game this season, when she hit nine rebounds in the third quarter in Monday night’s game, she reached that final mark, surpassing it with a tenth rebound in the fourth quarter, ESPNNot only did Ionescu reach the milestone after an emotional morning, she was also so sick on Monday that she threw up ahead of the game, and didn’t warm up with the team, ESPN reported.
“That one was for him,” she told the outlet. “To do it on 2-24-20 is huge. We talked about it in the pre-season. I can’t really put it into words. He’s looking down and really proud of me and just really happy for this moment with my team.”
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