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Sofía Roma
Personal information
Born (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 30)
Richmond Hill, New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
High schoolNazareth Regional
(Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeWagner
Duke
Playing career2019–present
PositionPower forward / Center
Number11
Career history
2022Södertälje BBK
2023–presentMontañeras de Morovis
Career highlights and awards

Sofía Roma (born 21 November 1996) is an Puerto Rican basketball player who represents Puerto Rico in international play. Roma played college basketball at Wagner College and later Duke.

Early life

An Italian-Puerto Rican, Roma was born on 21 November 1996 in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of New York City, New York.[1][2] A center, Roma played high school basketball at Nazareth Regional.[3]

College career

Roma played college basketball for the Wagner Seahawks, which represent Wagner College. In her freshman season, she was noted for her rebounding and shot-blocking, averaging 5.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in 29 games played.[3] She then averaged 10.0 rebounds per game in her sophomore year.[4] Following the season, she transferred to Duke University, where she played for the Blue Devils.[4] Due to the NCAA's transfer rules, she sat out the 2016–17 season.[4] She graduated from Duke with a bachelor's degree in politic science and a masters in management studies.[5]

Professional career

Roma has played professional club basketball in Sweden, Italy, Spain, and Puerto Rico.[5] After finishing her college career at Duke, she played for the Cangrejeras de Santurce in 2019 and 2020.[6] In June 2020, she signed with the Italian club Della Fiore Broni of the Lega Basket Femminile (LBF).[6] She later played for Södertälje BBK in Sweden.[7] She later played for Montañeras de Morovis in Puerto Rico.[8]

National team career

Roma represents Puerto Rico in international tournament play as a power forward and center.[1][8] She was on the women's national junior team in 2011 at the FIBA Under-16 Women's AmeriCup in Mexico.[4] Roma made her debut for the senior team in 2015, at the 2015 Pan American Games.[3] She was later on Puerto Rico's roster at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima.[6] Roma also represented Puerto Rico at three AmeriCup tournaments (2015, 2019, and 2023).[1] She also played for Puerto Rico at the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, where the team lost in the quater-finals.[1] The team recorded two wins in group play, which were Puerto Rico's first wins in either World Cup or Olympic play.[1]

Roma helped Puerto Rico qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, being on the team's roster in the qualifying tournament held in Xi'an.[8] After being named to a 15-woman preliminary roster for Puerto Rico's Olympic play,[9] Roma was named to Puerto Rico's final 12-woman roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10]

Outside of basketball

Roma is the Head of Sports Desk for The Field Team, a Soethby's-affiliated real estate company in New York.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "ROMA Sofia". olympics.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Sofia Roma Basketball Profile". Eurobasket. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Sofia Roma". Wagner Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Blue Devils Add 6-2 Transfer Sofia Roma from Wagner". goduke.com. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Meet Sofia". The Field Team. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Broni signs Sofia Roma, ex Santurce". Eurobasket. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Sofia Roma (PUR)'s profile - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022". FIBA. 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Sofia Roma". FIBA. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ^ "París 2024: la Selección Nacional de baloncesto femenino corta dos jugadoras y prepara su salida a Europa para partidos de fogueo". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ^ @FIBA (20 July 2024). "The Ultimate 12 to rep Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 at #Paris2024 🤩" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via Twitter.
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