Mia Mastrov

Mia Mastrov
Personal information
Born (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21)[1]
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolMiramonte High School (Orinda, California)
CollegeCalifornia (2021–2024)
PositionGuard
Number21

Mia Mastrov (born April 1, 2003) is an American former college basketball player for the California Golden Bears of the Pac-12 Conference. She was one of the NCAA's highest-paid athletes for her name, image, and likeness (NIL) during her college career.

Early life and high school career

Mastrov grew up in Lafayette, California, and attended Miramonte High School.[2] She averaged 12.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.9 steals per game in high school and was named all-state three times.[2] She played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for the Cal Stars of Orinda, California.[3] She committed to the University of California, Berkeley, in August 2020.[4] She graduated from high school early in January 2021.[5]

College career

Mastrov debuted for the California Golden Bears off the bench on February 5, 2021, scoring a career-high 20 points including four made threes in a 51–62 loss to Utah. She was California's highest-ever debutante scorer and the team's top single-game scorer against a Pac-12 opponent at that point in the 2021–21 season.[6] She started the last five games of her freshman season, averaging 7.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.[2] She scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a 67–55 win over Arizona State on February 21, 2021.[2]

Mastrov played a backup guard role the following three seasons.[7] She scored 9 points in a 102–60 win over McNeese on December 11, 2021, which was California's first 100-point game under head coach Charmin Smith.[2][8] She shot 4-for-7 for a season-high 11 points in an 88–52 win over Florida A&M on December 18, 2022.[9] She scored 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in a 61–49 loss to Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament on March 1, 2023.[2] She scored 14 points shooting 6-for-8 with two threes in a season-opening 89–56 win over CSU Bakersfield on November 6, 2023.[2] She averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game for her career.[2]

Career statistics

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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020–21 California 6 5 32.2 24.2 17.6 100.0 4.3 1.0 0.5 0.7 3.3 7.0
2021–22 California 24 2 11.9 31.3 25.0 76.5 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 2.6
2022–23 California 28 0 12.0 26.7 24.5 81.3 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.6
2023–24 California 30 0 13.0 31.5 25.7 83.3 1.4 0.5 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.7
Career 88 7 13.7 28.6 23.3 82.5 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.0 3.0
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[10]

Off the court

Mastrov's father, Mark Mastrov, is the founder of fitness center chain 24 Hour Fitness.[3] Her grandfather, Bert Mastrov, played college basketball as part of the first California team under coach Pete Newell.[4]

Mastrov was one of the NCAA's most-followed women's basketball players on social media, with 1.2 million followers across TikTok and Instagram as of March 2024, and one of its highest name, image, and likeness (NIL) earners.[11][7] Her social media posts include lip syncs, basketball photos, swimsuit photos, and NIL brand partnerships.[3][12] She is a close friend of Stanford basketball star Cameron Brink, with whom she played AAU youth basketball.[3] She has been a professional model.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mastrov, Mia [@miamastrov] (April 1, 2024). "it's only fitting... thank you for all the birthday wishes" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Mia Mastrov". Cal Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Letourneau, Connor (November 26, 2021). "How Cal and Stanford athletes are raking in NIL deals without superstar status". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Faraudo, Jeff. "Cal Basketball: Mia Mastrov, Who Plays at Sabrina Ionescu's HS, Commits to Bears". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  5. ^ McCauley, Janie (February 19, 2021). "Cal women's basketball team stays together amid challenges". Associated Press. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Curtis, Jake (February 7, 2021). "Cal Women's Basketball: Bears Lose, but New Freshman Shines". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Ingemi, Marisa (March 9, 2023). "For women in NIL, beauty standards and social-media noise can take a toll". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Bears Race Past McNeese, 102-60". California Golden Bears. December 11, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Cal Handles Florida A&M 88-58". California Golden Bears. December 18, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Mia Mastrov College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Ehrlich, Michael (March 15, 2024). "Cal's Mastrov Signs NIL Partnership with Accelerator Active Energy". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  12. ^ Rooney, Kate (March 15, 2023). "Cal basketball player finds success off-court as 'influencer'". KRON4. Retrieved April 14, 2024.