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Sofía Roma
Sofía Roma (born 21 November 1996) is a Puerto Rican and Italian basketball player who represents Puerto Rico in international play. Roma played college basketball at Wagner College and later Duke. Early lifeAn 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 careerRoma 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 made her debut with Duke on 25 January 2018, against Boston College.[5] She dealt with knee issues, causing her to have limited playing time while at Duke.[5] Professional careerRoma has played professional club basketball in Sweden, Italy, Spain, and Puerto Rico.[6] After finishing her college career at Duke, she played for the Cangrejeras de Santurce of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF) league in 2019 and 2020.[7] In June 2020, she signed with the Italian club Della Fiore Broni of the Lega Basket Femminile (LBF).[7] In August 2021, Roma signed with Grupo Hafesa Raca Granada of the Liga Femenina Challenge.[8] She later played for Södertälje BBK in Sweden.[9] In January 2023, she signed with A.S. Vicenza.[10] In 2023, Roma returned to the BSNF to play for the Montañeras de Morovis.[11] National team careerHolding both Puerto Rican and Italian nationality,[12] Roma represents Puerto Rico in international tournament play as a power forward and center.[1][11] She was on the women's national junior team in 2011 at the FIBA Under-16 Women's AmeriCup in Mexico.[4] She also played at Women's U17 Centrobasket tournament in 2013.[13] 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, with the team winning bronze.[7] 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 quarter-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 played for Puerto Rico at the 2022 Centrobasket Women tournament, helping the team win the championship.[2][14] 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.[11] In May, she played in an exhibition game between the Puerto Rico women's national team and the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[15] After being named to a 15-woman preliminary roster for Puerto Rico's Olympic play,[16] Roma was named to Puerto Rico's final 12-woman roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17] Off the courtShe graduated from Duke in May 2018 with a bachelor's degree in politic science and later from the Fuqua School of Business with a masters in management studies.[5][6] Roma is the Head of Sports Desk for The Field Team, a Soethby's-affiliated real estate company in New York.[6] Career statistics
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