How WNBA Draftee Sonia Citron Earned Her "Secret Assassin" Nickname

How WNBA Draftee Sonia Citron Earned Her "Secret Assassin" Nickname

Ariela Basson/Bustle; Getty ImagesDuring her four years at Notre Dame, Sonia Citron — this year’s No. 3 WNBA overall draft pick — earned a reputation as “The Silent Assassin” for the calm, quiet air that belies her powerful performance: “If you hear anything,” the saying goes, “it’s already too late.”The nickname sounds intense, but the reason for Citron’s even-keeled demeanor is anything but. “I don’t like to give people the power to disturb my…

Locked On WBB: Sonia Raman talks winding road to the WNBA

On the latest episode of Locked On Women’s basketball, the New York Liberty’s newest assistant coach Sonia Raman joins host Howard Megdal to chat about her atypical path to joining the WNBA. Having previously played at Tufts University, before coaching at MIT and with the Memphis Grizzlies, Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello added Raman to her staff for the 2025 season. Raman and Megdal discuss the ways basketball and analytics have evolved toge…