What’s better than a fan‑favorite 6‑foot guard lighting up the league? Yep, two of them. Remember how Sonia Citron became the only guard besides Caitlin Clark this season to notch multiple 20-point double-doubles? By absolutely crushing the Dallas Wings. On court, they’re eerily alike. Off it, they are practically twins, and a fan recently mistook one for another. It all started on 2025 draft night.
When Sonia Citron walked onto the stage in April, she had everyone doing a double-take. The 6‑foot‑1 Notre Dame guard strolled out in New York with her long, loose hair flowing, a calm smile for the cameras. She had a sharp, composed stride that instantly turned heads. Within seconds, fans both in the arena and watching at home collectively froze with the same thought: “Wait… did Caitlin Clark just walk the stage again?”
For a split second, it felt like the league’s biggest star had been cloned. And it wasn’t just the clean-cut look, it was the entire vibe. So when a fan mistook Citron for Caitlin Clark months later, we really couldn’t blame him.
“I would say something weird happened when I got recognized, because it wasn’t me,” Sonia Citron laughed when an interviewer asked about her strangest recognition moment. She shared, “I was at a restaurant with my two best friends from Notre Dame, in South Bend, and this guy came up to me, and was super excited, and was like, ‘Oh my goodness, are you Caitlin Clark?’ And he asked me if I can get a signature, a picture, and I was like, ‘It’s just, it’s not me.’” In the fan’s defense, the two stars even share the same middle name, “Elizabeth.”
Now, Sonia might not be Caitlin Clark, but people surely admire her just as much, and Caitlin does, too. That’s why, when Captain Clark had the chance to draft her All‑Star squad, she didn’t hesitate to grab Citron. The reigning ROTY made it crystal clear why she has been a fan of the rookie guard for years.
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“I was at a restaurant with my two friends from Notre Dame in South Bend and this guy came up to me and he was super excited. And he was like omg are you Caitlin Clark?…I’m like it’s not me.” pic.twitter.com/TPdqQLHogN
— correlation (@nosyone4) July 23, 2025
She said, “I’m gonna take Citron. Big fan of her game, been a big fan of her since she’s been in college. And I’ve been telling everybody I thought she would be a tremendous player when she got into the league and she hasn’t let me down, so.” And Caitlin Clark is spot on with her analysis.
The 21‑year‑old Sonia Citron has been in stellar form for the Washington Mystics. She is averaging 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game while hitting 38% from deep. Also, during the All-Star weekend, she got to be the only rookie participating in the 3-point contest. All of it while being on the floor, playing for team Clark. Moreover, thanks to her striking resemblance to the Fever star, Sonia softened the sting of CC’s on-court absence due to a groin injury. Although the two didn’t share the court that night, Citron has teamed with Clark before.
Caitlin Clark and Citron’s First Team-Up
On Between the Lines with Lisa Leslie, she said, “Yeah, I’m excited. I think we’re young, we got a bunch of shooters, a little bit of everything. Just really excited to play with Caitlin, with Sabrina, with all the people on our team…” Sadly that wish of hers couldn’t be fulfilled. However, she shared, “I have played with Caitlin before… we both made the U19 World Cup team.”
The connection stretches back to the 2021 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup. There, Caitlin Clark led Team USA as the tournament’s top scorer (14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists per game) and earned MVP honors. Sonia Citron wasn’t far behind. She was averaging 13.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game to join Clark in the tournament. It’s no wonder the Indiana Fever already had their eyes on Citron well before draft night.
She came into the league as no. 3 overall pick by the Mystics. But even the Fever, holding the No. 8 pick, debated whether to draft for need (a tall, floor‑stretching wing) or simply grab the best talent on the board. Finally, they went with trading the No. 8 pick to Phoenix in a four-team deal that brought in veteran guard Sophie Cunningham. But it’s noteworthy that Sonia Citron’s name kept coming up, even though Caitlin Clark was already cemented as their franchise cornerstone.
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