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. In 2022, Colson became a WNBA Champion with the Las Vegas Aces in their first title in franchise history.

Sydney Colson
Colson in 2019
No. 51 – Las Vegas Aces
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-08-06) August 6, 1989
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestside (Houston, Texas)
CollegeTexas A&M (2007–2011)
WNBA draft2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2011, 2015–2020, 2022–present
Career history
2011New York Liberty
2015–2017San Antonio Stars
2018Minnesota Lynx
2019Las Vegas Aces
2020Chicago Sky
2022–presentLas Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards
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]

WNBA
† Denotes seasons in which Colson won a WNBA championship

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2011 New York 1605.4.350.429.8330.40.60.30.11.11.4
2015 San Antonio 34515.9.411.318.6861.12.80.80.31.23.5
2016 San Antonio 34016.9.431.192.8311.62.61.10.01.55.1
2017 San Antonio 28411.6.330.200.6880.52.00.50.11.02.9
2018 Minnesota 208.5.429.000.5001.02.00.00.52.03.5
2019 Las Vegas 33011.5.440.450.8180.71.80.90.10.83.3
2020 Chicago 1706.5.429.333.8750.40.80.40.00.81.6
2022† Las Vegas 1806.8.313.2731.0000.41.00.10.00.41.6
Career 8 years, 4 teams 182911.8.400.299.7780.91.90.70.11.03.1

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2011 New York 102.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
2019 Las Vegas 502.8.167.000.5000.20.20.00.20.20.6
2020 Chicago 100.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
2022† Las Vegas 404.8.000.000.0001.01.00.00.00.30.0
Career 4 years, 3 teams 702.3.167.000.5000.10.10.00.10.10.4


References
  1. "Chicago Sky Sign Guard Sydney Colson". Chicago Sky. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M - Game Recap - April 5, 2011 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  4. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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