2016-17: Participated in 13 games during the year...
2015-16: Played in 25 during the season making 16 starts and averaging 13.0 minutes per game...
2014-15: Appeared in eight games in limited action as a freshman.
High School: Named conference Player of the Year and received First-Team All-Conference accolades as a senior … averaged 15.7 points per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field … was also a First-Team All-Conference athlete in track and was a regional winner … received an invitation to play in the Wisconsin All-Star Game
Personal: Daughter of Tim and Kelly Smith … plans to major in Physical Education
Getting to know Sydnei:
Favorite Food: Bacon Cheese Burger W/ Ranch
One thing you cannot live without: I have a ring that my grandma Bonnie gave me. I always have it on. It sits on a necklace, so it’s like she is always there for me.
If you were in a karaoke contest, which song would you choose to sing, and why?: To little to Late by JoJo. In high school, as a basketball team, every home game we sang that song before warmups.
Pre-game rituals or game day superstitions: Sit by myself and listen to music
Favorite college sports team: Three way tie between Duke, Wisconsin and Michigan State (basketball)
Favorite professional sports team: Greenbay Packers
Favorite athlete: Rajon Rondo
If you could meet one person in the entire world, who would it be?: Bruno Mars
Hidden Talent: I can sing, but I get nervous doing it in front of people.
Nickname: My 5th grade through 8th grade always called me Syd Vicious. Or just Syd
Why UWP: During the visit, everything just seemed to fit very well. I also picked it because it was not to close to home, I wanted to be able to figure things out without my parents, to understand the real world better.
