Sabrina Ionescu: Rising Basketball Star

by Matt Chandler

Overview

Around three years old, Sabrina Ionescu picked up a basketball. While she had natural talent, Ionescu worked hard. In middle school there weren’t enough players for a girls’ basketball team. Ionescu wasn’t allowed on the boys’ team, but she didn’t give up. Instead, she recruited enough girls to make a team. Learn about how Ionescu became the first overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and the player she is today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666323382
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Sports Illustrated Kids Stars of Sports
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Matt Chandler is a newspaper editor and freelance journalist from New York. Matt grew up in a family of hunters and developed his love of the outdoors early in life as a Boy Scout. Matt has been writing professionally since 1996. The New York Press Association named him an award-winning writer in 2007 and 2010.

Table of Contents

Record Setter 4

Chapter 1 California Twin 6

Chapter 2 A Girl Without a Team 10

Chapter 3 High School Star 14

Chapter 4 College Baller 20

Chapter 5 WNBA Rookie 26

Timeline 29

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

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