WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu is back at full strength and looking to soar under new Liberty coach

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New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu opened the season strong on Saturday night, scoring 25 points to lead her team to an 81-79 win over the Connecticut Suns. Feeling fully recovered from a long-term ankle injury, and with a new head coach on the bench, Ionescu is just getting started.

"I’ve been training tirelessly, honestly, since the season ended last year," Ionescu told Fox News Digital in an interview this week. "So it’s been a really long offseason of just weightlifting, rehabbing on the basketball court, doing yoga, continuing to do recovery and figuring out ways to continue to get better."

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The former Oregon standout was the No.1 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft after becoming the NCAA all-time leader in career triple-doubles. But after suffering a serious ankle injury toward the end of her rookie season, Ionescu would miss the remainder of the year. 

Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty drives against the Connecticut Sun on May 7, 2022, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.  (Steven Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Her injury would continue to plague her during the 2021 season but Ionescu told Fox News Digital, she feels like she’s finally playing at full strength again. 

"Yea, I do," she said. "It’s definitely been a longer injury than I thought it would be with it being at two years, but I’m finally back feeling healthy, being able to play at the level that I wanna play at.

"I’m really excited for where my health is at, and I’m just excited to continue to get better and learn from this season."

Ionescu is also hoping to achieve new heights