Ana Ferariu

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.^[1] One of Romania's most promising players in her youth,^[2] she was a member its junior and senior national teams and once recorded a quadruple-double in an U16 game.^[3][4]

Ana Ferariu

Personal information
Born	(1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 28) Brașov, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Listed height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
High school	Johannes Honterus (Brașov, Romania)
College	Drexel (2016–2020)
Playing career	2012–2020
Position	Guard
Career history
2012–2016	Olimpia CSU Brașov
2020	Olimpia CSU Brașov

Playing career

Ferariu started her career with Olimpia CSU Brașov in 2012 in the Liga Națională and played there until 2016^[4] when she joined to the Drexel University where she played for the Drexel Dragons.^[4] On 19–20 December 2016, she was named the Rookie of the Week by the Colonial Athletic Association^[5] and the National Freshman of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association^[6] after scoring 18 points in just 13 minutes in a victory against Saint Joseph's.^[7]

National team career

Ferariu was a member of the Romanian U16, U18, U20 and senior national teams.^[4][2] 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.^[3] In the game she had 23 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals.^[8] 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.^[9]

Personal life

Her younger sister, Maria, also played basketball at Drexel University.^[4] Her grandfather Gheorghe Ferariu participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics and took 4th place with the Romanian volleyball team.^[10]

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

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

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