PORTLAND, Ore. – With the spotlight on her growing ever brighter, Sabrina Ionescu is aware she's becoming her own brand.
One of the most decorated players in women's college basketball, Ionescu is about to go pro with the WNBA draft coming up Friday.
She's widely expected to be selected No. 1 by the New York Liberty. She's also being courted by shoe companies for what could be an unprecedented endorsement deal.
On top of it all, she's finishing her master's degree, fittingly in advertising and brand responsibility. Ionescu said Oregon has prepared her to understand how much impact she can have in the community and on women's basketball. “It’s going to be a learning process of just going into a bigger market with so many things going on.