Sydney Carter (basketball)
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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.
Infobox
2012
Chicago Sky
2013
Connecticut Sun
2014
Indiana Fever
2015
Atlanta Dream
Born
(1990-11-18) November 18, 1990 Dallas, Texas, U .
Listed height
5 ft 6 in (1 m)
High school
DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)
College
Texas A&M (2008–2012)
WNBA draft
2012: 3rd round, 27th overall pick
Drafted by
Chicago Sky
Playing career
2012–2015
Position
Guard
Tables
· Career statistics
| Denotes season(s) in which Carter won an NCAA Championship |
WNBA regular season statistics · Career statistics › WNBA › Regular season
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
Chicago
GP
1
GS
0
MPG
9
FG%
33
3P%
0
FT%
—
RPG
0
APG
0
SPG
1
BPG
0
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
Connecticut
GP
15
GS
1
MPG
17
FG%
35
3P%
21
FT%
80
RPG
1
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
0
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
Indiana
GP
23
GS
0
MPG
12
FG%
28
3P%
16
FT%
74
RPG
0
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
0
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
Atlanta
GP
26
GS
7
MPG
11
FG%
20
3P%
16
FT%
80
RPG
0
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
4 year, 4 teams
GP
65
GS
8
MPG
13
FG%
28
3P%
17
FT%
77
RPG
1
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
0
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 2012 | Chicago | 1 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Connecticut | 15 | 1 | 17 | 35 | 21 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Indiana | 23 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Atlanta | 26 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 year, 4 teams | 65 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
WNBA playoff statistics · Career statistics › WNBA › Playoffs
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
Indiana
GP
1
GS
0
MPG
5
FG%
0
3P%
—
FT%
—
RPG
1
APG
0
SPG
0
BPG
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
1 year, 1 team
GP
1
GS
0
MPG
5
FG%
0
3P%
—
FT%
—
RPG
1
APG
0
SPG
0
BPG
0
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 2014 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NCAA statistics · Career statistics › College
2008-09
2008-09
Year
2008-09
Team
Texas A&M
GP
34
Points
147
FG%
41 %
3P%
37 %
FT%
79 %
RPG
0
APG
1
SPG
1
BPG
0
PPG
4
2009-10
2009-10
Year
2009-10
Team
34
GP
260
Points
33 %
FG%
35 %
3P%
77 %
FT%
2
RPG
3
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
7
2010-11 *
2010-11 *
Year
2010-11 *
Team
38
GP
398
Points
38 %
FG%
38 %
3P%
86 %
FT%
3
RPG
3
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
10
2011-12
2011-12
Year
2011-12
Team
34
GP
372
Points
31 %
FG%
21 %
3P%
81 %
FT%
3
RPG
3
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
10
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
140
GP
1177
Points
35 %
FG%
32 %
3P%
82 %
FT%
2
RPG
2
APG
1
SPG
0
BPG
8
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2008-09 | Texas A&M | 34 | 147 | 41 % | 37 % | 79 % | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | 34 | 260 | 33 % | 35 % | 77 % | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2010-11 * | 38 | 398 | 38 % | 38 % | 86 % | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2011-12 | 34 | 372 | 31 % | 21 % | 81 % | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Career | 140 | 1177 | 35 % | 32 % | 82 % | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
References
- ESPNhttps://web.archive.org/web/20210516172753/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/310950245
- texassportshttps://texassports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/staff/sydney-carter/91
- http://www.wnba.com/draft/2012/profiles/prospect_carter_sydney.html 2012 WNBA Draft Prospecthttp://www.wnba.com/draft/2012/profiles/prospect_carter_sydney.html
- Atlanta Dreamhttps://dream.wnba.com/news/
- wwwhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130613171614/http://www.wnba.com/sun/sun_make_roster_moves_2013_06_10.html
- wwwhttps://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/texas-am-sydney-carter-women-history-month/
- thebatthttps://www.thebatt.com/sports/sydney-carter-s-homecoming/article_cf5104ce-bf5f-11eb-8b16-13f8bb60dbf8.html
- 12thmanhttps://12thman.com/news/2020/7/31/sydney-carter-joins-womens-basketball-staff.aspx
- texassportshttps://texassports.com/news/2022/4/22/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-announces-sydney-carter-as-director-of-player-development.aspx
- Basketball Referencehttps://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/c/cartesy01w.html
- web1http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer