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34 Sydne Watts

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • High School Cherokee
  • Hometown Canton, Ga.

Biography

Career Honors
Patriot League Player of the Week (11/28/22)


2022-23 (Junior)
Suited up in 29 games with 24 starts … led the team in scoring with a 12.7 points per game average; averaged 16.0 in non-conference games during the months of November and December … ranked 11th overall in the Patriot League in scoring and eighth in minutes per game (31.3) … surpassed the 20-point plateau four different times, including a career-high 33 points versus Idaho as part of the Navy Classic on Nov. 27 and 28 on that road at William & Mary in the season opener on Nov. 7 … 33 points are tied for ninth-best by a Mid in a single game … selected as Patriot League Player of the Week on Nov. 28 in recognition of her 20.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.3 three-pointers per game and 15-15 showing from the foul line during three games against Monmouth, Northern Illinois and Idaho … named to the All-Navy Classic Team … converted three or more three-pointers on six occasions with a career-best five treys against Maryland Eastern Shore on Dec. 1 … grabbed five or more rebounds eight times with a high of nine boards at Bucknell on Feb. 8 as part of a 15-point, nine-rebound outing … netted 17 points in Navy’s Patriot League Quarterfinal matchup at American on March 4 … totaled a career-best 368 points for a 12.7 scoring average to go along with 108 rebounds (3.7 avg), 26 assists (0.9) over 908 minutes (31.3), while shooting 37.1 percent (143-385) from the field.

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 31 games and made 28 starts ... finished the year with averages of 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 29.9 minutes per game ... after two double-digit scoring efforts in non-conference play, she reached double figures in 12 games versus Patriot League opposition; her conference scoring average was 10.8 points per game versus 7.9 in non-conference action ... twice record 20-point outings: versus Boston Univ. on Jan. 15 and at American on Jan. 29 ... netted then-career-highs of 18 points at Rider on Dec. 12 and later at Bucknell on Jan. 5 ... sank multiple three-pointers in eight contests with a season-high of three at Holy Cross on Feb. 19 ... gathered six or more rebounds in eight different games; season-high was seven (four times) ... blocked a team-high 14 shots ... lead the team at the foul line with a 74.5% shooting percentage ... did not leave the floor and played 40-minute complete games on four separate occasions.

2020-21 (Freshman)
Played in nine games as a freshman with four starts … made first collegiate start in season opener at George Mason on Nov. 29, posted season-highs in that game with 12 points, six rebounds and 37 minutes … tallied eight points against both Richmond on Dec. 2 and American on Jan. 17 ... grabbed five or more rebounds in four different contests … averaged 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds over 18.6 minutes per game.

High School
Lettered in both basketball (4 letters) and track & field (2 – high jump) at Cherokee High School ... played club basketball for Team Elite EYBL; her basketball coaches were Matt Cates at Cherokee and Chad Hubbard at EYBL ... earned All-Cherokee County and All-Region (4-7A) playing honors following each of her four seasons ... named a 2020 All-State Class 7A Honorable Mention after netting her 1,000th career point as a senior; also was selected as Cherokee's Female Athlete of the Year, an inductee into the Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame and a finalist for the Vincent J. Dooley Scholarship in the state of Georgia ... as a program, Cherokee won the 4-7A region three straight seasons from 2018 through 2020 and reached the Georgia GHSA 7A State Final Four in back-to-back years in 2019 and 2020 ... in track, Watts helped Cherokee earn the county championship in 2019.

Personal
Daughter of Erik and Georgy ... both of her parents were collegiate athletes as her mother ran cross country and track at Louisville, while her father was a quarterback on Louisville's football team ... involved with in National Honor Society, the Environmental Action Club and the CFA Student-Athlete Leadership Team ... named Cherokee High School's Most Optimistic Female Student three straight years, 2018-2020

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Freshman

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    6'0"
    34
  • 34

    2021-22Sophomore

    G
    6'0"
    34
  • 34

    2022-23Junior

    G/F
    6'0"
    34
  • 34

    2023-24Senior

    G/F
    6'0"
    34