Sonia Citron
Sonia Elizabeth Citron is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association and for the Hive of Unrivaled. She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Citron was selected third overall by the Mystics in the 2025 WNBA draft.
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, 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. Citron played basketball for The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, New York and the Philadelphia Belles. 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. 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.In her senior season, Citron averaged 26.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, five assists and three steals per game, leading Ursuline to the Southern Westchester Group 1 championship and a 14–0 record. She was named Miss New York Basketball as the top player in the state, while repeating as New York Gatorade Player of the Year and Westchester/Putnam Player of the Year. Citron was selected to the rosters for the McDonald's All-American Game and Jordan Brand Classic. Rated a four-star recruit and one of the top guards in her class by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for Notre Dame over offers from Oregon, Stanford and Ohio State, among others.