Monika Czinano

Monika Czinano (/sɪˈnɒnoʊ/; si-NON-oh;[1] born January 20, 2000) is an American professional basketball player.

Czinano, who hails from Watertown, Minnesota, joined the Hawkeye women’s basketball program in 2018.

As a freshman, she played behind former Hawkeye Megan Gustafson in the 2018–19 season, and took over the starting center position in 2019–20.

[3] She achieved a major milestone during her senior season at Iowa, becoming the fifth Hawkeye to surpass 2,000 career points and the 38th all-time in Big Ten Conference history.

[5] For the 2023/24 season, Czinano played for TFSE-MTK Budapest in Eurobasket's Hungary-A Division.