Ana Ferariu

Ana Ferariu
Personal information
Born (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27)
Brașov, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Listed height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
High schoolJohannes Honterus
(Brașov, Romania)
CollegeDrexel (2016–2020)
Playing career2012–2020
PositionGuard
Career history
2012–2016Olimpia CSU Brașov
2020Olimpia CSU Brașov

Ana Ferariu (born 23 July 1997) is a Romanian former basketball player. She played in the Romanian Liga Națională with CSU Brașov and later college basketball for Drexel University.[1] One of Romania's most promising players in her youth,[2] she was a member its junior and senior national teams and once recorded a quadruple-double in an U16 game.[3][4]

Playing career

Ferariu started her career with Olimpia CSU Brașov in 2012 in the Liga Națională and played there until 2016[4] when she joined to the Drexel University where she played for the Drexel Dragons.[4] On 19–20 December 2016, she was named the Rookie of the Week by the Colonial Athletic Association[5] and the National Freshman of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association[6] after scoring 18 points in just 13 minutes in a victory against Saint Joseph's.[7]

After graduating in 2020, she rejoined Olimpia CSU Brașov while continuing her education.[8]

National team career

Ferariu was a member of the Romanian U16, U18, U20 and senior national teams.[4][2] In August 2013, she recorded a quadruple-double in an U16 game against Ireland in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division B.[3] In the game she had 23 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals.[9] In 2014, she participated at the Youth Olympics as a member of the Romanian 3x3 basketball team.[10]

Personal life

Her younger sister, Maria, also played basketball at Drexel University.[4] Her grandfather Gheorghe Fieraru participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics and took 4th place with the Romanian volleyball team.[11]

Statistics

College statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016-17 Drexel 27 133 47.4% 42.9% 75.6% 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.2 4.9
2017-18 Drexel 34 100 39.6% 15.0% 58.6% 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.1 2.9
2018-19 Drexel 33 96 37.6% 0.0% 70.0% 2.3 1.3 0.5 0.2 2.9
2019-20 Drexel 26 44 39.5% 16.7% 81.8% 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.7
Career 120 373 41.4% 23.2% 70.3% 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 3.1

References

  1. ^ Andru Nenciu (20 December 2016). "Ana, pe urmele Gabrielei Mărginean. O tânără baschetbalistă din România este debutanta săptămânii în America!". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Paul Olar (21 November 2015). "Ana Ferariu, tânărul pariu al naționalei noastre". Baschet.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b Adina Oșan (8 August 2013). "De doar patru ori s-a întâmplat asta în istoria NBA! Performanță rară: o româncă a reușit "quadruple-double"". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e Iulian Cuibar (30 September 2020). "Surorile Ferariu se întorc acasă". bzb.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "CAA Names Ferariu its Rookie of the Week". Drexel Dragons. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Drexel's Ferariu Named National Freshman of the Week". Colonial Athletic Association. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ Graham Hays (21 December 2016). "Gonzaga Bulldogs take over top spot in espnW mid-major ranking". ESPN. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Dublă lovitură pentru Olimpia CSU Brașov. Surorile Ana și Maria Ferariu revin la Brașov!" (in Romanian). Monitorul Expres. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Performanţă rară în baschetul mondial: Junioara Ana Ferariu a reuşit "quadruple-double" la CE under 16". B1 TV (in Romanian). 8 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. ^ "2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing Shi, Jiangsu, China". FIBA. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. ^ Mike Jensen (29 October 2019). "Drexel's Ana and Maria Ferariu look to make their mark a long way from Romania | College basketball preview". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 15 October 2021.


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