Ștefan Grasu

Ștefan Grasu
Grasu with U-BT Cluj-Napoca in April 2022
No. 11 – CS Dinamo București
PositionPower forward/center
LeagueLiga Națională
Personal information
Born (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)
Bucharest, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019CS Dinamo București
2019–2022U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2022–presentCS Dinamo București
Career highlights and awards

Ștefan Grasu is a Romanian professional basketball player for Dinamo București of the Liga Națională.

Early life

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

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

Stefan Grasu played for Romania's under-16 national team on several occasions.

Player profile

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

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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)