Irina Parau

Photo by: Parker Waters

Photo by: PARKER_WATERS

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Nicolae Balcescu
Hometown:
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

As a Redshirt Junior (2022-23): 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Appeared in all 32 games making 17 starts averaging 3.8 points and 4.7 rebounds… Tallied 14 points, nine rebounds, and three assists against Alabama (Nov. 10)… Scored 11 points and pulled in three rebounds against Northern Iowa in the Cancun Challenge (Nov. 24)… Recorded a career-high 13 rebounds at home against Tougaloo (Dec. 28)… Logged seven points and matched a career best with 13 boards in the win at UCF (Jan. 14)… Posted her first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a victory at Tulsa (Feb. 12)… Tallied at least five rebounds in nine games and registered at least five points in 12 games.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021-22): Appeared in 30 games averaging 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds... Recorded seven rebounds in 19 minutes of action in the season-opener against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9)... Tallied five points, one rebound, one block and one steal in a win over South Alabama (Nov. 20)... Logged six points, two rebounds and one block against Wyoming (Nov. 26)... Scored 10 points in 19 minutes in the victory against Troy (Dec. 8)... Posted four points and five rebounds at UCF (Jan. 26)... Registered a career-high nine rebounds while adding a season-best 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the win over Tougaloo (Feb. 2)... Scored five points and added two rebounds in the road win against South Florida (Feb. 6)... Recorded six points on 3-of-3 shooting, one rebound, one assist and one block in the win over Cincinnati (Feb. 13)... Tallied three points and four rebounds in 13 minutes in the victory over SMU (Feb. 23)... Logged eight rebounds while adding two points, two assists and one block in the first round of the WNIT against Jacksonville State (March 17).

As a Sophomore (2020-21): Appeared in 26 games, starting four...Opened the season with six points, four rebounds, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes in the win over Nicholls State (Nov. 25)...Finished with two points, two rebounds, two steals and one assist in the win at South Alabama (Dec. 1)...Logged two points, three rebounds and one assist at Georgia Tech (Dec. 3)...Scored a season-high 11 points on 4-5 shooting from the floor and 3-3 from three, while adding five rebounds and one block in the win at Middle Tennessee State (Dec. 9)...Grabbed a season-high six rebounds in the win over Southeastern (Dec. 19)...Logged two points and four rebounds at East Carolina (Dec. 22)...Recorded four points and one rebound in the win at Tulsa (Jan. 16)...Registered tow points, five rebounds and one assist in the first win over Temple (Jan. 30)...Logged three points, two rebounds and one block in the win over Wichita State (Feb. 13)...Snagged four rebounds, dished out two assists and grabbed one block and one steal against UCF (Feb. 17)...Registered four points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in the win over Temple in the American Athletic Conference Championship quarterfinals (March 9)...Logged three points, four rebounds and one block in the first round of the WNIT against Illinois State (March 19).

As a Freshman (2019-20): Appeared in all 31 games and made eight starts in her first season... Averaged 4.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 17.5 minutes per game... Shot a team-best 75.0 percent from the free throw line (15-20)... Scored a season-high 13 points on a season-best five made field goals against Texas Southern (December 20)... Snagged a season-high eight rebounds and added 12 points at Washington (November 10)... Logged 12 points in a season-high 35 minutes against Colorado (December 21)... Collected seven games with five or more rebounds.

Before Tulane: At age 18, was the youngest member of the Romanian National Team...Also played on Romania's Under-18 and Under-20 national teams in 2018...Averaged a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds on the U18 squad...Scored 10 points and added eight rebounds per game with the U20 team...Has been a part of the Romanian Under-22 3-on-3 team, competing in China at a tournament with that group...Played basketball for Cluj Napoca...Averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for Cluj Napoca.