Full Bio: Sydney Colson

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WNBA TRANSACTIONS

Apr. 16, 2011
Selected by the Connecticut Sun in the second round (16thoverall) of the 2011 WNBA Draft

Apr. 16, 2011
Traded to the New York Liberty in exchange for Kalana Greene.

May 16, 2012
Waived by the Liberty

May 14, 2015
Signed a free agent contract with San Antonio

Feb. 12, 2018
Re-signed with San Antonio

Mar. 13, 2018
Re-signed by the Las Vegas Aces

May 17, 2018
Waived by the Las Vegas Aces

Aug. 14, 2018
Signed contract with Minnesota for the rest of the season

May 13, 2019
Signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Aces

Feb. 13, 2020
Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Sky

Mar. 2, 2022
Signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Aces

WNBA CAREER 

Career

2022 & 2023 WNBA Champion

2023 (Las Vegas—34-6, 1st Place)

Posted the highest effective field goal percentage of her career (.556).
Scored a season-high 6 points on Aug. 28

2022 (Las Vegas)

Won WNBA Championship
Scored a season-high 5 points on 2 occasions
Handed out a season-high 5 assists on May 6

2020 (Chicago)

Scored a season-high 6 points vs. Seattle on August 29
Handed out a season-high 6 assists, and picked up a season-high 3 steals vs. Atlanta on August 14

2019 (Las Vegas)

Led or tied for the team lead in assists on 2 occasions.
Scored in double figures on 2 occasions, including a career-high 17 points at Washington on July 13.
Handed out a season-high 5 assists vs. Connecticut on June 2.
Picked up a season-high 4 steals at Washington on July 13.

2018 (Las Vegas)

Scored a season-high 6 points vs Washington July 28.

2017 (San Antonio)

Recorded a season-high 8 assists against Phoenix June 30.
Scored a season-high 9 points against Phoenix June 30.

2016 (San Antonio)

Recorded a season-high 12 points vs New York July 20.
Grabbed a career-high tying 4 rebounds against Washington June 29.

2015 (San Antonio)

Handed out a season-high 7 assists against Chicago August 10
Scored a season-high 11 points against Connecticut July 5.
Grabbed a career-high 4 rebounds on 3 occasions.

2011 (New York)

Scored a season-high 6 points vs. Washington on July 28.

WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER

2023 (Las Vegas—2-0 vs. Chicago, 1st Round; 3-0 vs Dallas, Semifinals; 3-1 vs New York, Finals)

Provided a huge spark off the bench in Game 4 of the Finals

2022 (Las Vegas—2-0 vs. Phoenix, 1st Round; 3-1 vs. Seattle, Semifinals; 3-1 vs. Connecticut, Finals)

Handed out a career playoff-high 4 assists vs. Phoenix on August 20

2020 (Chicago—0-1 vs. Connecticut, 1st Round)

Played 25 seconds in the Sky’s first round loss to Connecticut

2019 (Las Vegas—1-0 vs. Chicago, 2nd Round; 1-3 vs. Washington, Semifinals)

Scored a playoff career-high 3 points at Washington on September 19
Forced the pass in the second round of the WNBA Playoffs which led to the Hamby Heave and a trip to the WNBA Semifinals for the Aces

2011 (New York)

Made her WNBA postseason debut playing one minute vs. Indiana on September 17 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals

SYDNEY COLSON IN THE NEWS

Sydney Colson on A’ja Wilson’s Legacy and the Aces’ Historic Championship Run (Nov. 1, 2023)
Sydney Colson on winning the WNBA championship and giving ‘women space to trash talk’ (Oct. 25, 2023)
WATCH: Sydney Colson on The Daily Show(Oct. 23, 2023)
‘Bench Mob’ helps push Aces across finish line to second-consecutive title (Oct. 20, 2023) – George, Colson, Clark
Aces’ ‘bench mob’ stood up when needed to claim repeat WNBA title (Oct. 19, 2023)
How the Aces’ rarely used bench players stepped up to send Las Vegas to back-to-back titles (Oct. 18, 2023)
Sydney Colson’s off-the-court humor makes Aces reserve guard ‘the face of the league’  (Oct. 16, 2023)
How the Las Vegas Aces receive a spark from this comedic bench player (Oct. 10, 2023)
WNBA Players Cheer On C-Suite Women in Deloitte’s Ad (Sept. 19, 2023)
Deloitte ads wield WNBA star power to cheer for women in business  (Sept. 19, 2023)
Exclusive First Look At ‘The Syd And TP Show,’ Which Aims To Change Who Gets To Tell WNBA Stories  (Sept. 18, 2023)
The Aces’ bench has helped cook up the perfect chemistry (Aug. 4, 2023)
Aces’ Sydney Colson on the key to WNBA longevity (June 4, 2023)

OVERSEAS/”OFFSEASON” CAREER 

2023 [Athletes Unlimited] 

Ranked 28th in the league’s unique point system, and 4th in assists
At season’s conclusion, ranked 2nd in AU history in career assists, 8th in the league’s unique point system, 7th in made three-pointers

2022 [Athletes Unlimited] 

Served on Athletes Unlimited Player Executive Committee
Finished 12th in the league’s unique point system, 12th in scoring, and 2nd in total assists
Handed out 13 assists on February 19, which were the 4th highest in AU history at the time

2018-19 [Sleza Wroclaw—Poland (EBLK)] 

Advanced to the Polish EBLK semifinals.
Scored in double figures in 14 of the 35 game in which she played, including a season-high 16 on 2 occasions.
Handed out a season-high 8 assists on 2 occasions.
Grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds on 2 occasions.
Picked up a season-high 4 steals vs. Artego Bydg. on April 2.

2017-18 [H.R. Le-Zion—Israel (D1)] 

Named EuroBasket.com All-Israeli League Honorable Mention
Scored in double figures in 16 of the 21 games in which she played, and 20 or more points on 8 occasions, including  season-high 25 vs. Bnot Hertzeliya on December 7.
Handed out 10 or more assists on 11 occasions, including a season-high 13 vs. Elitzur Ramla on January 8
Grabbed a season-high 7 rebounds vs. Elitzur Holon on November 20

2012-13 [Lider Pruszkow—Poland (PLKK)] 

Advanced to the Polish Cup Semifinals.
Scored in double figures in 11 of the 21 games in which she played, including a season-high 15 on 4 occasions.
Handed out a season-high 11 assists, and recorder the first point-assist double-double of her professional career with 10 points vs PTK Pabianice on January 12.
Grabbed a season-high 6 reb0unds on 2 occasions.
Picked up a season-high 6 steals vs. Artego Bydg. on October 7.

2011-12 [Lider Pruszkow—Poland (PLKK)] 

Scored in double figures on 12 occasions, and 20 or more points 3 times, including a season-high 21 points vs. BI SSA Gdynia on January 22
Handed out a season-high 9 assists vs. Widzew on January 8.
Grabbed a season-high 5 rebounds on 2 occasions.
Picked up a season-high 4 steals vs. BI SSA Gdynia on March 21

OVERSEAS STATISTICS 

Year
Team
League
G
Min
FG
FGA
FG%
3G
3GA
3G%
FT
FTA
FT%
OR
DR
REB
A
S
B
TO
PF
PTS
Avg

2011-12
Lider Pruszkow
PLKK
28
704
99
252
.393
30
58
.345
53
75
.707
8
63
71
114
36
7
85
70
271
9.7

2012-13
Lider Pruszkow
PLKK
21
589
72
195
.369
4
45
.089
51
59
.864
15
41
56
97
48
2
74
47
199
9.5

2017-18
H.R. Le-Zion
D1
21
708
105
295
.356
26
76
.342
62
80
.775
16
57
73
184
14
4
88
55
318
15.1

2018-19
Sleza Wroclaw
EBLK
35
805
104
251
.414
14
48
.292
77
95
.811
22
54
76
133
55
8
59
67
299
8.5

2022
Athletes Unlimited
AU
15
456
63
146
.432


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