Hours after honoring Kobe and Gianna Bryant, Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu makes NCAA history

STANFORD, Calif. – Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu became the first player, man or woman, to reach 2,000 points, 1,000 assists and 1,000 rebounds in NCAA Division I basketball history.hours after speaking at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service

, leading No. 3 Oregon past fourth-ranked Stanford 74-66 on Monday night. She hit the milestone on a defensive rebound with 1:47 remaining in the third quarter and finished with 21 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds in her first triple-double against a top-10 opponent and eighth overall this season to help Oregon clinch at least a share of its third straight Pac-12 regular-season title.

Ionescu got to 1,000 assists in a win at UCLA on Feb. 14. She had her NCAA-record 25th career triple-double at California on Friday night – also most in the men’s or women’s game. She came into Monday’s game needing nine rebounds for the 1,000 mark. She now has 2,467, 1,041 assists and 1,003 rebounds, helping Oregon secure Monday at least 15 conference wins for a third consecutive season.

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry sat on the baseline supporting Ionescu and women’s basketball for the second straight game she played in Northern California after he was in Berkeley with his two daughters Friday night. He watched Oregon run its winning streak to 14 in a row and nine straight on the road.

Heartfelt tributes from female athletes today on such a sad occasion. 😭😭

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