Sonia Citron

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Sonia Citron
Sonia Citron 2025 Mystics.jpg
Citron with the Washington Mystics in 2025
No. 22–Washington Mystics
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-10-22) October 22, 2003 (age 22)
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school The Ursuline School (New Rochelle, New York)
College Notre Dame (2021–2025)
WNBA draft 2025: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted by Washington Mystics
Playing career2025–present
Career history
2025–present Washington Mystics
2026–present Hive BC
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Hungary Team
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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) and for the Hive of Unrivaled. 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.

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Early life and high school career

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

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

WNBA

Washington Mystics (2025–present)

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]

Unrivaled

On November 5, 2025, it was announced that Citron had been drafted by Hive BC for the 2026 Unrivaled season. [20]

National team career

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. [21] 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. [22]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Stats current through end of 2025 season

WNBA regular season statistics [23]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2025 Washington 44°44°32.3.470.445°.8724.02.41.30.42.114.9
Career1 year, 1 team444432.3.470.445.8724.02.41.30.42.114.9
All-Star1020.8.364.375—2.02.01.00.01.011.0

College

NCAA statistics [24]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2021–22 Notre Dame 331630.544.934.184.36.62.21.60.42.111.8
2022–23 Notre Dame 333333.547.640.076.45.52.51.70.62.514.7
2023–24 Notre Dame 262635.846.035.991.25.52.71.80.62.417.3
2024–25 Notre Dame 323234.048.437.289.05.42.71.90.91.814.1
Career12410733.346.837.084.35.82.51.80.62.214.3

References

  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. 1 2 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. ↑ Andrews, Kendra (November 5, 2025). "Rosters set for Unrivaled second season after internal draft". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ "Sonia Citron shines in FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup". FIBA. August 16, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Sonia Citron WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  24. ↑ "Sonia Citron College Stats". Sports-Reference . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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