Ionescu Demands Focused Mindset As Ducks Prepare For Postseason

Turns out Sabrina Ionescu dishes out advice as well as she does assists.

Ionescu, who entered this week third in the NCAA with 8.1 assists per game, was in the huddle with the rest of her teammates and UO coach Kelly Graves after practice Wednesday. The Ducks were about to embark for Las Vegas and the Pac-12 Tournament, the first step in a postseason that could eventually include two home games to open the NCAA Tournament, then a weekend of Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight play in Portland, followed by the Final Four.

All of that was a lot for the Ducks' young minds to consider. So Ionescu spoke up, and cut to the chase — all Oregon needed to worry about was its opening game Friday in the Pac-12…