WIESE IN THE NEWS:
Sydney Wiese’s Diary (Gina Mizell – The Oregonian)
Sydney Wiese's path to Oregon State stardom shaped by faith, family and basketball (Gina Mizell – The Oregonian)
Thank You to Sydney Wiese (Steve Gress – Corvallis Gazette Times)
Career Statistics (PDF)
2015-16 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
2014-15 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
2013-14 Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
SENIOR (2016-17):
· Senior CLASS Award winner
· AP Second-Team All-American
· Wooden Award All-American
· USWBA All-American
· WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
· ESPNW Second Team All-American
· One of 14 players all-time to make the All-Pac-12 team all four years of her career
· Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
· Academic All-America Third Team
· Wooden Award Finalist
· Naismith Trophy Semifinalist
· Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
· Started all 36 games on the season, averaging 34.6 minutes per game
· Averaged 15.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game
· Shot 44.2 percent from the floor, 42.6 percent from 3-point range and 85.8 percent from the free-throw line
· Scored 26 points on 7-for-13 shooting vs. Cal in the Pac-12 Tournament
· Scored 22 points and played the full 40 minutes in a win over Stanford (2/24)
· Narrowly missed a triple-double vs. UCLA, going for 10 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists (2/12)
· Tallied 16 points and hit four 3-pointers vs. Arizona State (2/3)
· Scored 23 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, as the Beavers beat Oregon (1/29)
· Hit four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points vs. Oregon (1/27)
· Scored 13 points and dished out nine assists vs. Colorado (1/22)
· Hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points vs. Utah (1/20)
· Scored 26 points, including 13 in overtime, and played 47 minutes vs. Stanford (1/8)
· Scored 26 points on 9-for-16 shooting, and played all 40 minutes vs. Washington (1/1)
· Scored 25 points on 8-for-11 shooting vs. UNLV (12/19)
· Named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Dec. 19
· Posted fourth triple-double in Oregon State history, going for a career-high 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. UC Davis (12/14)
· Scored 19 points and hit all 11 of her free throw attempts against Idaho (12/2)
· Tallied 15 points and 11 assists against Marquette (11/22)
· Scored 17 points and hit on five of her six 3-point attempts in the season-opener vs. Lamar
· Scored 13 points and set a career-high with six steals against Idaho State (11/14).
JUNIOR (2015-16):
· All-Pac-12
· AP All-America Honorable Mention
· Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
· Pac-2 All-Tournament Team
· Dallas All-Regional Team
· Was named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List
· Averaged 12.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game
· Scored 21 points against UCLA (2/21)
· Scored 14 points and recorded nine assists against USC (2/19)
· Dished out 10 assists vs. Utah (2/14)
· Scored 15 points and dished out eight rebounds against Colorado (2/12)
· Scored 16 points and hit four 3-pointers against Washington State (2/7)
· Scored 12 points against Washington (2/5)
· Scored 14 points, pulled down nine rebounds and dished out six assists against Arizona State (2/1)
· Notched her second career double-double against Arizona, finishing with 15 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists (1/29)
· Returned to the Oregon State lineup on Jan. 22 vs. Utah, after missing the prior nine games with a hand injury
· Missed her first career game on Dec. 21, snapping a string of 77-straight starts
· Scored 17 points against Tennessee (12/19)
· Became the 19th player in Oregon State history to reach the 1,000 career-point mark against Idaho (12/12), and also notched her first career double-double in the game
· Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds against Marquette (12/3)
· Set a career-high with 10 rebounds and dished out eight assists against Arkansas (11/28)
· Knocked down seven of her eight shots on her way to 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Hofstra (11/27)
· Hit five 3-pointers, scored 22 points and set a career-high with nine rebounds against UC Riverside (11/22)
· Notched 10 points and nine assists in the season opener vs. Longwood (11/13).
SOPHOMORE (2014-15):
· Earned All-Pac-12 honors (coaches and media)
· Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
· Averaged 12.7 points and 5.6 assists per game, starting all 32 contests
· Ended the year with 204 career 3-pointers, and Oregon State record and sits atop the OSU record book with a .421 3-point percentage
· Her 179 assists was the third-highest single-season total in school history
· Scored a season-high 23 points and matched a career-high with seven 3-pointers against California (2/28)
· Scored 10 points and dished out seven assists against Colorado (2/20)
· Scored 20 points and knocked down six 3-pointers against Arizona (2/15)
· Became Oregon State’s all-time leader in career 3-pointers, as she scored 15 points against No. 12 Arizona State (2/13)
· Recorded 16 points against Washington State (2/8)
· Scored 16 points against Washington (2/6)
· Recorded 13 points, nine assists and four three-pointers against UCLA (2/2)
· Scored 10 points and dished out seven assists against Oregon (1/11)
· Scored 19 points on 6-for-9 shooting, 5-for-7 on 3-pointers against USC (1/5)
· Scored 16 points on 6-for-13 shooting against UCLA (1/3)
· Tallied 19 points and six assists in 39 minutes against Tennessee (12/28)
· Scored 17 points on 6-for-7 shooting and recorded seven assists against Sac State (12/6)
· Scored 26 points on 6-for-11 shooting against Idaho (12/4)
· Scored 11 points on 3-for-8 shooting against BYU (11/29)
· Also tallied six assists and two rebounds in the contest
· Shot 4-for-5 from three-point range on her way to 12 points against Concordia (11/22)
· Dished out five assists and pulled down five rebounds in the contest
· Finished the season opener against Portland with eight points and seven assists
· Put up 15 points and dished out eight assists against Utah State (11/16).
FRESHMAN (2013-14):
· All-Pac-12 (Coaches and Media)
· Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (Coaches and Media)
· Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
· Full Court Freshman Second Team All-American
· Started all 35 games and averaged 14.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest
· Became the fifth OSU freshman to lead her team in scoring [Jamie Weisner (2012-13), Alyssa Martin (2010-11), Tanja Kostic (1992-93), Betty Collings (1977-78)]
· First OSU freshman since Tanja Kostic in 1993 to receive a spot on the All-Pac-12 Team
· Set a school record for 3-point makes, draining 112, a number which is the most for a Pac-12 freshman, second overall in single-season conference history, tied for 20th in NCAA single-season history and tied for fourth among NCAA freshmen all-time
· Made 3.20 3-pointers per game, which was the seventh best clip in the country
· Shot 42.4 percent from 3-point range, 16th in the NCAA, tops among the nation’s freshmen and fourth in OSU history
· Became the Beavers’ 19th 500-point scorer, just the second to do so as a freshman, and first since Casey Bunn in 2006-07
· Handed out 141 assists, an Oregon State freshman record
· Sixteenth in the Pac-12 in scoring, 12th in field goal percentage (.447), fifth in assists, first in 3-point field goal percentage (.424), first in 3-point field goals made (112) and ninth in minutes played (34.2)
· Led the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament win since 1995 with a career and game-high 26 points against Middle Tennessee (3/23)
· Tied for the second-highest point total in school history in the NCAA Tournament and tied the OSU record for 3-point makes in an NCAA Tournament game (6)
· Became just the second Pac-12 player to reach triple digits in 3-pointers when she made her third against Washington State in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament (3/8)
· Named to the All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in Seattle
· Set the Pac-12 freshman 3-point record against No. 20 Arizona State (3/2)
· Became the first OSU freshman to surpass 400 points since 1993 against the Sun Devils
· Earned her second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor after averaging 14.5 points in OSU’s wins over Arizona (2/28) and Arizona State (3/2), going 10-for-21 from the field (.476) and 9-for-17 from long range (.529)
· Moved into the Pac-12’s single-season top 10 in 3-point makes when she hit her 83rd at Washington (2/23)
· Set a new OSU single-season record for 3-point makes against USC (2/16) with her 76th in the second half
· Played all 40 minutes against the Trojans for the second time this season, scoring a game-high 17 points and hitting at least five 3-pointers for the fourth time
· Passed the 100-assist mark with four against Utah (2/10)
· Reached the 20-point plateau for the third time this season against Colorado (2/8), setting career highs in free throws made (8) and attempted (10)
· Put up a 15-point, five-rebound, five-assist, five-steal performance against Washington State (1/26)
· Scored 17 and had a game-high five assists at UCLA (1/20)
· Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds and had a personal best two blocks at USC (1/17)
· Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after a career game at Oregon (1/11) where she set personal bests in assists (9) and 3-point field goals made (7) and scored 24 points
· Averaged 13.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals at the Duel in the Desert
· Tallied a career-high five steals against Creighton (12/19)
· Scored 17 and was a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range against Hawai‘i (12/13)
· Perfect display from distance is an OSU record (min. five attempts) and tied a Pac-12 record
· Shot 60 percent and scored 16 points against the Pilots
· Handed out six assists against Penn State (11/29)
· Scored 15 points, all from behind the arc, in the win over LMU (11/21)
· Dished out six assists in the win over Sac State (11/15)
· Scored a game-high 20 points against Corban (11/8), the third best output for an OSU freshman in her first game.
PINNACLE HIGH SCHOOL:
· Started four years at point guard for head coach Troy Wiese
· Ranked as the 66th best player in the country according to Blue Star Basketball, 56th by the All Star Girls Report and 80th in the 2013 ESPN HoopGurlz listings
· Named 2013 Arizona Big Schools Girls Basketball Player of the Year
· Averaged 18.5 points, 5.2 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game as a senior, leading Pinnacle to a 32-3 record and state runner-up finish
· In addition to earning Player of the Year honors from the Arizona Republic in 2013, was also named section, division and Arizona Basketball Coaches Association (ABCA) Player of the Year
· Broke the 2,000-point mark in her career at Nike (Tournament of Champions) TOC in December 2012, where her team finished third
· Picked for the ABCA Seniors All-Star Game in 2013
· Named Most Outstanding Player at the Highland Thanksgiving Tournament in 2012
· 2012-13 Pinnacle High School Most Valuable Player
· In 2011-12, led her team to a 23-7 record after averaging 24.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.9 steals per game
· That junior season, set a school record with 114 3-pointers made and earned All-Arizona Division I Honorable Mention accolades
· Also set records for points in a game (44) and season (732) in 2011-12
· Owns the school record for 3-pointers made in one game (8)
· Named to the All-Tournament Team at the La Jolla Country Day Tournament and the Nike TOC in 2011-12, where her team were runners up in the Mike Desper Division
· Averaged 17.6 points, 5.7 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game as a sophomore in 2010-11
· That sophomore season, was named First Team All-Region, the Northeast Valley Player of the Year and First Team All-State
· Was also selected as Pinnacle’s co-MVP for a team that finished as state runner-up
· Won the state 3-point competition as a sophomore
· As a freshman, averaged 10.4 points, 3.2 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game
· In 2009-10 was named First Team All-Region, Honorable Mention All-State and First Team All-Northeast Valley
· Selected as Varsity Offensive Player of the Year after Pinnacle’s state runner-up finish in 2009-10.
PERSONAL:
· Born on June 16, 1995
· Daughter of Patti and Troy Wiese
· Mother is a church administrator and father is a sixth-grade teacher and high school girls’ basketball coach
· Has an older sibling, Christian … Cousin, Brock Entner, played basketball at Baker University in Kansas from 2008-10
· Former prep teammates playing Division I basketball include Aley Rohde at UNLV and Kenna McDavis at Boise State
· Lists Steve Nash as her favorite athlete growing up
· Describes setting up her teammate for a game-winning layup after a nearly full-court pass with less than five seconds remaining at the Nike Christmas Tournament as one of her greatest athletic thrills to date
· Deeply involved in her church, where she participated in confirmation classes and senior youth activities and helps with church youth summer camps
· Chose Oregon State because she “loves the academic opportunities, the people and the positive atmosphere.”
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 26 vs. Middle Tennessee (3/23/14)
Rebounds: 8 at USC (1/17/14)
Assists: 12 vs. Washington (1/19/15)
Steals: 5 vs. Creighton (12/19/13)
Blocked Shots: 2, two times, vs. Sacramento State (12/6/14)
FG Made: 8, three times, vs. South Dakota State (3/20/15)
FG Attempted: 19 vs. Utah (3/7/14)
3-PT Made: 7, two times, last vs. California (2/28/15)
3-PT Attempted: 14 at Oregon (1/11/13)
FT Made: 8 vs. Colorado (2/8/14)
FT Attempted: 10 vs. Colorado (2/8/14)
Minutes: 40, seven times, last vs. Gonzaga (3/22/15)