First choice of the selection, Ionescu, returning to the Ducks

TAMPA, Florida – Sabrina Ionescu, who led Oregon to her very first appearance in the Final Four, will remain in her senior season.

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

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

She writes in the article: "I arrived at the University of Oregon as a freshman in 2016-17. We manufactured the Elite Eight ( and lost big.) I came back to the University of Oregon in sophomore in 2017-2018.Is the elite eight (and lost by) .I came back to the school. University of Oregon as a junior in 2018-2019.We did the Final Four.And now, I could not be more pleased to announce that I come back to the University of Oregon. for the 2019-2020 basketball season, I will not predict exactly where we're going to go … but I'll just say this, we have unfinished business. "

Because she will be 22 years later this year, Ionescu is eligible for this year's WNBA project. She was to be the first choice of the model of London.

About "the unfinished business" of Oregon – the Ducks lost 72-67 against Baylor on Friday – Ionescu wrote: "And I say it from the bottom of my heart My teammates and I, our coaches , our fans, this program – We do not do any of these things where, like, a team appears unexpectedly, in the back of some good players, and then makes a little noise during a season or two before we go back to the ground.Now that's not it.We are building something here in Eugene.We are building something together that will last a long time after we have all graduated. "

The draft WNBA is Wednesday in New York.