Ana Ferariu

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| nationality = Romanian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brașov, Romania

| highschool = Johannes Honterus
(Brașov, Romania)

| college = Drexel (2016–2020)

| career_start = 2012

| career_end = 2020

| career_position = Guard

| years1 = 2012–2016 | team1 = Olimpia CSU Brașov

| years2 = 2020 | team2 = Olimpia CSU Brașov

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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.{{cite news |author1=Andru Nenciu |title=Ana, pe urmele Gabrielei Mărginean. O tânără baschetbalistă din România este debutanta săptămânii în America! |url=https://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/baschet/special-ana-pe-urmele-gabrielei-marginean-o-tanara-baschetbalista-din-romania-este-debutanta-saptamanii-in-america-16035048 |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=ProSport |date=20 December 2016 |language=ro}} One of Romania's most promising players in her youth,{{cite news |author1=Paul Olar |title=Ana Ferariu, tânărul pariu al naționalei noastre |url=https://baschet.ro/vulturi/stiri/ana-ferariu-tanarul-pariu-al-nationalei-noastre |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=Baschet.ro |date=21 November 2015 |language=ro}} she was a member its junior and senior national teams and once recorded a quadruple-double in an U16 game.

Playing career

Ferariu started her career with Olimpia CSU Brașov in 2012 in the Liga Națională and played there until 2016{{cite news |author1=Iulian Cuibar |title=Surorile Ferariu se întorc acasă |url=https://bzb.ro/stire/surorile-ferariu-se-intorc-acasa-a155307 |access-date=4 February 2022 |work=bzb.ro |date=30 September 2020 |language=ro}} when she joined to the Drexel University where she played for the Drexel Dragons. On 19–20 December 2016, she was named the Rookie of the Week by the Colonial Athletic Association{{cite news |title=CAA Names Ferariu its Rookie of the Week |url=https://drexeldragons.com/news/2016/12/19/womens-basketball-caa-names-ferariu-its-rookie-of-the-week.aspx |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=Drexel Dragons |date=19 December 2016}} and the National Freshman of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association{{cite news |title=Drexel's Ferariu Named National Freshman of the Week |url=https://caasports.com/news/2016/12/20/WBB_1220163902.aspx |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=Colonial Athletic Association |date=20 December 2016}} after scoring 18 points in just 13 minutes in a victory against Saint Joseph's.{{cite news |author1=Graham Hays |title=Gonzaga Bulldogs take over top spot in espnW mid-major ranking |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/18325123/gonzaga-bulldogs-take-top-spot-espnw-mid-major-rankings |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=ESPN |date=21 December 2016}}

National team career

Ferariu was a member of the Romanian U16, U18, U20 and senior national teams. 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.{{cite news |author1=Adina Oșan |title=De doar patru ori s-a întâmplat asta în istoria NBA! Performanță rară: o româncă a reușit "quadruple-double" |url=https://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/baschet/de-doar-patru-ori-s-a-intamplat-asta-in-istoria-nba-performanta-rara-o-romanca-a-reusit-quadruple-double-11231591 |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=ProSport |date=8 August 2013 |language=ro}} In the game she had 23 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals.{{cite news |title=Performanţă rară în baschetul mondial: Junioara Ana Ferariu a reuşit "quadruple-double" la CE under 16 |url=https://www.b1tv.ro/politica/performanta-rara-in-baschetul-mondial-junioara-ana-ferariu-a-reusit-quadruple-double-la-ce-under-16-62854.html |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=B1 TV |date=8 August 2013 |language=ro}} The only other basketball player to ever do a quadruple-double at this age (male or female) is Ricky Ricky Rubio.

In 2014, Ana participated at the Youth Olympics as a member of the Romanian 3x3 basketball team.{{cite web |title=2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing Shi, Jiangsu, China |url=https://play.fiba3x3.basketball/categories/a78357fe-54b6-4e14-9a7b-951c7df86123/teams |publisher=FIBA |access-date=15 October 2021}}

Personal life

Her younger sister, Maria, also played basketball at Drexel University. Her grandfather Gheorghe Ferariu participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics and took 4th place with the Romanian volleyball team.{{cite news |author1=Mike Jensen |title=Drexel’s Ana and Maria Ferariu look to make their mark a long way from Romania {{!}} College basketball preview|url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/drexel/ana-maria-ferariu-drexel-womens-basketball-romania-20191029.html|publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=29 October 2019|access-date=15 October 2021}}

Ana holds a Master's degree in Statistics and is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Sciences with a focus on Cognitive Behavior at Drexel University.

Statistics

=College statistics=

class="wikitable"

!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

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[https://drexeldragons.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ana-ferariu/7344 Ana Ferariu] at Drexel Dragons
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Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:Romanian women's basketball players

Category:Sportspeople from Brașov

Category:Guards (basketball)

Category:Drexel Dragons women's basketball players

Category:Basketball players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Category:Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade

Category:21st-century Romanian sportswomen