1. Brittney Sykes was born on February 7,1994 and is an American professional basketball player with the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association and Rose BC.
21 Facts About Brittney Sykes
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Brittney Sykes was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft.
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Brittney Sykes is the daughter of Michael and Regina and has two older brothers.
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Brittney Sykes graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in Communications and Rhetorical Studies.
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Brittney Sykes achieved her Master's in instructional design, development, and evaluation in the School of Education.
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Brittney Sykes played guard at University High School in Newark, New Jersey.
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Brittney Sykes graduated with the class of 2012 with the intent of playing for the Syracuse Orange in Syracuse, NY.
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Brittney Sykes only played in four of those seasons due to a knee injury in her third season.
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Brittney Sykes played both the shooting guard and small forward positions in her four seasons.
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Brittney Sykes played a total of 138 games during her college career, averaged 29.5 minutes per game, 1.9 assists per game, 5.9 rebounds, 13.4 points per game, and a total of 1846 career points, 85 blocks, and 266 steals.
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Brittney Sykes ended her college career by becoming the number three ranked SU women's basketball for career points scored and earned All-American honors, and the title of the winningest Syracuse Orange women's basketball player with a total of 101 wins.
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Brittney Sykes tore her ACL the first time on March 22,2014 in the NCAA Tournament in Lexington, KY.
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On January 4,2015, Brittney Sykes tore her ACL again in her third game back against Notre Dame.
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In interviews, Brittney Sykes has stated that she views her injuries as stepping stones to becoming both a stronger player and person.
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Brittney Sykes signed a three-year deal that started with a base salary of $47,738 in the first year, jumps to $48,693 in the second, $53,563 in the third and $60,867 in a fourth-year option.
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Brittney Sykes was named to the 2017 WNBA all rookie team.
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Brittney Sykes averaged 13.9 points per game and her 471 points was a new single-season rookie record for the Atlanta Dream franchise.
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Brittney Sykes played for Hapoel Petah Tikva in the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League in 2017.
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On September 23,2024, it was announced that Brittney Sykes would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, the women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.
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Brittney Sykes's team, Rose BC, won the first ever Unrivaled League Championship, in a game where she sank the winning shot and led the team in scoring.
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Brittney Sykes participated in 2012 USA U18 and 2013 USA U19 National Team trials before the start of her professional career.