Sydney Colson
Houston, Texas
Competed in the 2019 WNBA Finals
Playing for The Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation (opens in new tab)
Personal: Chairperson of Athletes Unlimited Player Executive Committee ... aspires to become a sports commentator after playing career is finished ... hobbies include collecting quarters from every state ... served as an assistant coach at Rice University from 2015-17, leading the Owls to 2016-17 WBI title.
2022 Season: Closed inaugural season in 12th place on the leaderboard with 4,162 points ... authored 400 or more points in a game five times, including season-high 481 points against Team Cloud on Feb. 11 … earned three game MVP awards, including a pair of MVP 1 commendations … ranked second in the league with 104 assists, including three games with 10 or more assists … led her team in assists in 10-of-15 appearances ... fashioned seven or more assists in 7-of-15 games … ninth in the league with 456 minutes played while starting all 15 games ... also finished 10th in the league with 146 field goal attempts and 62 three-point field goal attempts … registered 10 double-digit scoring efforts, including two games with 20 or more points … set season high with 20 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the field on Feb. 11 against Team Cloud ... also dished out nine assists … led Team Hawkins to Feb. 18 victory over Team Cloud ... matched season high with 20 points, including game-winning three-pointer from beyond midcourt in overtime ... shot 6-for-9 from the field in the win while converting all six free throws in 38 minutes … finished season with a flourish, by authoring a double-double in last two games ... scored 13 points with 10 assists against Team Harrison on Feb. 25 before a 13-point, 10-assist effort in triple-overtime victory against Team Cloud … opened season with back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts ... netted 15 points in season opener against Team Carrington before contributing 16 points in victory over Team Sims.
Other Professional Experience: Eight-year WNBA veteran who has played in 182 career games ... drafted with No. 16 overall selection by Connecticut Sun in 2011 WNBA Draft ... has spent time with five different teams (Connecticut, New York, San Antonio, Las Vegas, Minnesota) ... enjoyed best season in 2016 when she averaged 5.1 points per game in 34 contests for San Antonio … helped Las Vegas Aces win 2022 WNBA title after appearing in 18 regular season games … averaged 1.6 points per contest during regular season, including pair of five-point performances … has also played professionally in Poland and Israel … led Sleza Wroclaw to Polish EBLK semifinals in 2018-19 after scoring in double figures 14 times … earned Eurobasket.com All-Israeli League Honorable Mention distinction in 2017-18 with H.R. Le-Zion … recorded 11 double-figure scoring efforts during 2012-13 campaign while helping Lider Pruszkow reach Polish Cup semifinals.
College Experience: Three-time team captain for Texas A&M who led Aggies to pair of Big 12 Tournament titles ... played in 138 career games, fifth-most in program history ... started 86 games ... honorable mention Associated Press All-America and All-Big 12 Conference selection in 2010-11 ... fifth in Texas A&M history with 504 career assists ... fourth on Aggies’ all-time list with 255 steals ... dished out 15 assists against Nebraska on Mar. 5, 2011, which ranks fifth in school history ... led Aggies with .377 three-point field goal percentage as a senior ... paced Texas A&M in assists three straight years ... finished career with 853 points (6.2 ppg).
