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Sonia Citron

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Sonia Citron
Citron with the Washington Mystics in 2025
No. 22 – Washington Mystics
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-10-22) October 22, 2003 (age 21)
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolThe Ursuline School (New Rochelle, New York)
CollegeNotre Dame (2021–2025)
WNBA draft2025: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted byWashington Mystics
Playing career2025–present
Career history
2025–presentWashington Mystics
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hungary Team
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chile Team

Sonia Elizabeth Citron (born October 22, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Citron was selected third overall by the Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft.

Early life and high school career

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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

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

Professional career

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Washington Mystics (2025–present)

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On April 14, 2025, Citron was selected third overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft.[17] She made her professional debut on May 16, in a game against the Atlanta Dream, where she scored 19 points in 6-7 shooting from the field in 24 minutes.[18] On June 22, in an overtime game against the Dallas Wings, she scored 27 points and got 11 rebounds, becoming the first Mystics rookie to get 25-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in a game.[19]

National team career

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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.[20] 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.[21]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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Stats current as of game on May 18, 2025

WNBA regular season statistics[22]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2025 Washington 2 2 23.5 .647 .400 .833 1.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 17.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 2 2 23.5 .647 .400 .833 1.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 17.0
All-Star 1 0 20.8 .364 .375 — 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 11.0

College

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NCAA statistics[23]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021–22 Notre Dame 33 16 30.5 44.9 34.1 84.3 6.6 2.2 1.6 0.4 2.1 11.8
2022–23 Notre Dame 33 33 33.5 47.6 40.0 76.4 5.5 2.5 1.7 0.6 2.5 14.7
2023–24 Notre Dame 26 26 35.8 46.0 35.9 91.2 5.5 2.7 1.8 0.6 2.4 17.3
2024–25 Notre Dame 32 32 34.0 48.4 37.2 89.0 5.4 2.7 1.9 0.9 1.8 14.1
Career 124 107 33.3 46.8 37.0 84.3 5.8 2.5 1.8 0.6 2.2 14.3

References

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  1. ^ "Sonia Citron". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Powell, Jackie (May 19, 2020). "All Of The Lights: Sonia Citron Is Ready to Shine At Notre Dame". Slam. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Belles Earn All-America & Post-Season Honors". Philadelphia Belles. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Dougherty, Mike (March 30, 2020). "Girls basketball: Sonia Citron adds Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year to long résumé". The Journal News. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Dougherty, Mike (December 5, 2020). "With the season on hold, ND recruit Sonia Citron is going next level". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Dougherty, Mike (May 27, 2021). "Girls basketball: Sonia Citron repeats as Gatorade New York Player of the Year". The Journal News. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Dougherty, Mike (March 13, 2021). "Girls basketball: Ursuline sends Sonia Citron and Alexa Mustafaj off with one last win". The Journal News. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "Citron Named Ms. New York Basketball". NYCHoops. May 10, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Dougherty, Mike (April 21, 2021). "Girls basketball: Ursuline's Sonia Citron repeats as Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year". The Journal News. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Citron/Miles Named to 2021 Jordan Brand Classic". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. May 24, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Sonia Citron 2021 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Hansen, Eric (April 26, 2020). "Another top 20 recruit, guard Sonia Citron, adds to Niele Ivey's recruiting roll at Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Anderson, Anthony (October 11, 2022). "Notre Dame women's basketball has lots of potential — and they know it". Notre Dame Insider. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "Citron a Six-Time ACC Freshman of the Week". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. February 14, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  15. ^ Coolican, Liam (March 24, 2023). "Citron steps into leadership role as Irish make tournament run". The Observer. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  16. ^ Anderson, Anthony (December 2, 2021). "Women's basketball: Big night for Citron as No. 24 Irish down Michigan State". Notre Dame Insider. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  17. ^ Hall, Meghan L. "Washington Mystics select Notre Dame's Sonia Citron with No. 3 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  18. ^ Young, Grant (May 16, 2025). "WNBA Fans Wowed by Rookie Sonia Citron's Debut Mystics Performance vs Dream". si.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  19. ^ Copeland, Kareem (June 22, 2025). "Sonia Citron outshines Paige Bueckers as the Mystics clip the Wings in OT". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  20. ^ Szkolar, Adrian (December 7, 2019). "Girls basketball: Ursuline's Sonia Citron ranked a five-star recruit by ESPN". The Journal News. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "Sonia Citron shines in FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup". FIBA. August 16, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  22. ^ "Sonia Citron WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  23. ^ "Sonia Citron College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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