Sydney Carter (basketball)

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Sydney Carter
Personal information
Born (1990-11-18) November 18, 1990 (age 33)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Career information
High school DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)
College Texas A&M (2008–2012)
WNBA draft 2012: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career2012–2015
Position Guard
Career history
2012 Chicago Sky
2013 Connecticut Sun
2014 Indiana Fever
2015 Atlanta Dream
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Sydney Carter (born November 18, 1990) is a retired professional basketball player. She played college basketball at Texas A&M University, where she played along Sydney Colson and San Antonio Stars center Danielle Adams and helped the Aggies win the NCAA title during her junior year. She was an Assistant Coach in the 2021-2022 season at Texas A&M and is now the Director of Player Development for women’s basketball at The University of Texas. [1]

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NCAA

While playing college basketball for Texas A&M University, Carter was a three-time team captain and defensive anchor for the A&M defense, which earned her a spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team in 2011 and 2012. Carter also won her team's Miss Defense Award three times, in 2010, 2011 and 2012. She also won the Miss Aggie Award at the end of her senior season. [2]

Texas A&M statistics

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008-09Texas A&M3414741.2%37.3%79.5%0.91.61.10.14.3
2009-10Texas A&M3426033.9%35.3%77.8%2.93.41.20.47.6
2010-11Texas A&M3839838.4%38.9%86.3%3.33.01.60.510.5
2011-12Texas A&M3437231.2%21.6%81.9%3.33.11.90.410.9
Career140117735.0%32.5%82.0%2.62.81.50.48.4
Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Source [3]

WNBA career

Sidney Carter was selected in the third round of the 2012 WNBA draft (28th overall) by the Chicago Sky. [4]
On March 18, 2013, Carter signed a training camp contract with the Atlanta Dream, [5] but was cut before the start of the regular season. [5]
On June 10, 2013, Carter signed with the Connecticut Sun. [6]

Overseas career

In the 2014 season, Carter began playing overseas in Latvia, where she became a three-time Latvian/Estonian Champion in 2014, 2016 and 2017, as well as an Eastern European League champ in 2016. She also had a short stint playing in Israel, in an overseas career spanning seven years. [7]

In 2018, she would then suffer a meniscus tear that marked the end of her playing career. [8]

Coaching career

In July 2020, Carter was recruited into the coaching staff of the Texas A&M Women's Basketball team, as the Video Coordinator, by head coach Gary Blair. [9]

In April 2022, she was hired for the position of director of player development for the University of Texas Women's Basketball team. [10]

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