Sydney Colson
Sydney Justine Colson (born August 6, 1989) is an American basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] She played college basketball at Texas A&M University, where she helped the Aggies win the NCAA title during her senior year.[2] She has previously played for the New York Liberty, San Antonio Stars, Minnesota Lynx, and Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA.
![]() Colson in 2019 | |
| No. 51 – Las Vegas Aces | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 6, 1989 Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Listed weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westside (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Texas A&M (2007–2011) |
| WNBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
| Playing career | 2011–2020 |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | New York Liberty |
| 2015–2017 | San Antonio Stars |
| 2018 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2020 | Chicago Sky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Career
WNBA
Colson was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (16th overall) by the Connecticut Sun.[3] She was then traded to New York.
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | ° | League leader | ||||
College
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Texas A&M | 37 | 117 | 33.9 | 21.8 | 61.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| 2008–09 | Texas A&M | 35 | 229 | 38.9 | 33.0 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 6.5 |
| 2009–10 | Texas A&M | 30 | 219 | 44.9 | 37.7 | 64.8 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 7.3 |
| 2010–11 | Texas A&M | 36 | 287 | 39.8 | 30.1 | 73.0 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| Career | Texas A&M | 138 | 852 | 39.8 | 31.2 | 68.7 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
Source[4]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | New York | 16 | 0 | 5.4 | .350 | .429 | .833 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 2015 | San Antonio | 34 | 5 | 15.9 | .411 | .318 | .686 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | San Antonio | 34 | 0 | 16.9 | .431 | .192 | .831 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | San Antonio | 28 | 4 | 11.6 | .330 | .200 | .688 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .429 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | Las Vegas | 33 | 0 | 11.5 | .440 | .450 | .818 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | Chicago | 17 | 0 | 6.5 | .429 | .333 | .875 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Career | 7 years, 5 teams | 164 | 9 | 12.4 | .404 | .299 | .766 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
References
- "Chicago Sky Sign Guard Sydney Colson". Chicago Sky. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- "Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M - Game Recap - April 5, 2011 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
External links
- Career information and statistics from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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