Sabrina Ionescu is unquestionably the best player in college basketball right now.
The No. 3 Oregon Ducks guard looks unstoppable as she leads one of the best teams in women’s basketball, averaging 17.2 points, 8.7 assists and 8.2 rebounds per game. And with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in her team’s 85-52 win over No. 12 Arizona on Friday, she recorded her 24th (!!!) career triple-double. It was also her 51st career double-double.
Last season, Ionescu set the NCAA record for most career triple-doubles in men’s and women’s basketball with 13, and the 5-foot-11 senior hasn’t slowed down in her final season with the Ducks, as she tries to lead them to their first national championship.
BYU’s Kyle Collinsworth has the next most NCAA career triple-doubles with 12 between the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Continuing to break her own NCAA record, Friday’s win over the Wildcats marked Ionescu’s sixth triple-double this season. She had eight as a junior last season, and six and four in her sophomore and freshman seasons, respectively.
As ESPN noted, Ionescu scored 20 or more points in eight triple-double performances and notched 29 points twice. In her career, she is now just eight assists and 41 rebounds from being the first men’s or women’s Division I player with 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds. She hit the 2,000-point mark in November.
On Monday, Oregon dealt No. 4 UConn its worst home loss since 2005 with a 74-56 win. Ionescu finished with 10 points, nine assists and nine boards.
