Ștefan Grasu is a Romanian professional basketball player.
 Grasu with U-BT Cluj-Napoca in April 2022 | |
| CS Dinamo București | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward/center |
| League | Liga Națională |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 February 2003 Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | CS Dinamo București |
| 2019–2022 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
| 2022-present | CS Dinamo București |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life edit
Ștefan was born to Nicoleta and Costel Grasu, both discus throwers for Romania at the Summer Olympics.[1]
He went to school in Vatra Luminoasă (Northeast Bucharest).[1]
When he was 9 years old, he was already a champion in his age group in discus throw. Yet, soon thereafter he started basketball.[1]
Club career edit
At age 12, he scored 75 points in a youth game, an unmatched record in Romanian basketball.[1]
As a youth player he was with CS Dinamo București. In 2019, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca.
In April 2022, Grasu played at the national U-20 tournament in the BTarena. He played alongside Toma Lungoci, Luca Colceag, David Lăpuște and Alexandu Pașca who all have capped for Cluj’s senior team. U-BT Cluj-Napoca became the tournament champion after beating CS Dinamo București 88-76 in the final.[2] Ștefan Grasu was named MVP of the final match where he scored 31 points and recorded 15 rebounds.[2]
National team edit
Stefan Grasu played for Romania's under-16 national team on several occasions.
Player profile edit
Ever since his childhood, Grasu was noticed not only for his immense size and wingspan but also for his shooting, dribbling and ball-handling ability.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e „Salut! Sunt Ștefan. Am 12 ani, 1,92 m și…” Andru Nenciu (ProSport), 30 October 2015. Accessed 22 July 2022.(in Romanian)
- ^ a b U-BT Cluj-Napoca, noua campioană la U-20. Ștefan Grasu a făcut un meci colosal în finală Tibi Demeter (Monitorul de Cluj), 6 April 2022. Accessed 22 July 2022.(in Romanian)