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Projected No. 1 pick Ionescu returning to Ducks

TAMPA, Fla. -- Sabrina Ionescu, who led Oregon to its first-ever appearance in the Final Four, is staying for her senior season.

The 5-foot-11 junior guard announced via The Players' Tribune on Saturday night that she will not declare for the WNBA draft. Her return means the Ducks, who won the Pac-12 regular-season title, will bring back four of their five starters next season.

Ionescu already holds the NCAA career record for triple-doubles with 18.

She wrote in the piece: "I came to the University of Oregon as a freshman in 2016-2017. We made the Elite Eight (and lost big).