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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - New York

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sonia Citron

Guard/forward
THE URSULINE SCHOOL
NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

26.3

Points per Game

11.2

Rebounds per Game

5

Assists per Game

3

Steals per Game
“Sonia Citron is the complete package. She’s 6-2, can handle like a guard and can score inside or from deep range. She’s super athletic and a top-notch defender and rebounder as well. Her team likely would have won state championships last year and this year, if they’d been held.”
Al Viani
Head Coach head coach at Our Lady of Lourdes High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2 senior guard and forward led the Koalas to a 14-0 record this past season, averaging 26.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game. The state’s returning Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Citron has been named to the 2021 USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team. A McDonald’s All-American, she was also selected to the WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America team. Citron is ranked as the nation’s No. 16 prospect in the Class of 2021 by ESPN.

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Academic Achievement

Citron has maintained a weighted 4.86 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Citron has volunteered locally on behalf of Warm Hands, Warm Hearts, which provides meals for needy families.