Sydney Carter (born November 18, 1990) is a retired professional basketball player. She played college basketball at

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

, where she played along Sydney Colson and

San Antonio Stars The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before th ...

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.

College career

Carter played four years of college basketball at

. She 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 won her team's Miss Defense Award three times, in 2010, 2011 and 2012, as well as the Miss Aggie Award at the end of her senior season.

WNBA career

Sidney Carter was selected in the third round of the 2012 WNBA draft (28th overall) by the

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.http://www.wnba.com/draft/2012/profiles/prospect_carter_sydney.html 2012 WNBA Draft Prospect
On March 18, 2013, Carter signed a training camp contract with the

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, but was cut before the start of the regular season.
On June 10, 2013, Carter signed with the

Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Sun compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team i ...

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

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. In April 2022, she was hired for the position of director of player development for the University of Texas women's basketball team.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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College

References

External links

Sydney Carter Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Sydney 1990 births Living people American women's basketball players Atlanta Dream players Basketball players from Dallas Chicago Sky draft picks Chicago Sky players Connecticut Sun players Indiana Fever players Point guards Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball players 21st-century American sportswomen