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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

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Nikiah Perry
Sam Simpkins

5 Sydni Harvey

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
  • High School Brentwood Academy
  • Previous School South Florida

Biography

- 2022-23 MVC All-Newcomer Team
- 2022-23 CSC Academic All-District®
- 2022-23 MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
- 2021 AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2021 AAC All-Tournament Team
- 2020-21 All-AAC Third Team
- 2018-19 AAC All-Freshman Team
- 2018 Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team

MVC Player of the Week
- Dec. 27, 2022


AAC Player of the Week
- Feb. 10, 2020


MVC Newcomer of the Week
- Dec. 27, 2022

AAC Freshman of the Week
- Jan. 21, 2019
- Nov. 26, 2018

Career:
Finished with 1,418 career points, 1,142 of which came during her four-year career at South Florida … A part of two NCAA Tournaments and 104 victories … Played in 144 games and made 127 starts … Knocked down 234 three-pointers and a career 78.2 percent free-throw shooter … Averaged 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists … Logged almost 4,000 minutes on the court, averaging 27.7 minutes a game.

Graduate (2022-23): Garnered Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team accolades … Tabbed College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® and named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team … One of only two Bruins to start all 35 games … Third on the team in minutes, averaging 27.1 minutes per contest … Averaged 7.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists … Totaled 276 points, 84 rebounds, 57 assists and 26 steals … Second on the team and among MVC leaders in made three-pointers (55) … Reached double-figure scoring seven times … Knocked down three or more three-pointers on six different occasions … Scored a career-best 33 points in the thrilling overtime win over Troy (Dec. 20), going 10-for-12 from beyond the arc … Her 10 three-pointers versus Troy broke the single-game program record and tied the Curb Event Center record for made triples in a game … Became the first NCAA Division I women's basketball player to hit 10 threes in a contest in 2022-23 as her 10 treys were the second-most ever by a MVC player in a game … Collected MVC Player and Newcomer of the Week honors on Dec. 27 for her historic three-point shooting performance versus Troy … Went 6-for-10 from deep and 9-for-16 overall from the field en route to scoring 24 points against nationally-ranked Villanova (Nov. 25) at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida … Hit three of her four three-point attempts and tallied 15 points versus top-10 ranked Louisville (Nov. 13) … Scored 12 points and went 6-for-6 at the free-throw line in the MVC Tournament semifinals versus third-seeded Northern Iowa (March 11) … Notched 11 points at top-five ranked Iowa (Nov. 20), versus Saint Louis (Nov. 26) at the Gulf Coast Showcase and at Georgia (Dec. 17) … Snagged a season-high six rebounds in the 76th Battle of the Boulevard at Lipscomb (Dec. 6) … Distributed a season-high four assists versus Drake (Feb. 25) and at UIC (March 2) … Came up with a season-high three steals versus Indiana State (Feb. 12) and Northern Iowa (Feb. 23) … Earned her 100th career victory on senior day in the win over Drake (Feb. 25).

Senior at South Florida (2021-22): Played in 32 games with 29 starts in what was her final season with the Bulls … Averaged 7.5 points per game on the year, which was fifth on the team in scoring … Became the 25th player in South Florida history to score 1,000 career points, doing so against defending national champion and No. 7/5-ranked Stanford (Nov. 26) in South Florida’s 57-54 win … She finished her career in the Green and Gold with 1,142 points, good enough for 17th on the school’s all-time scoring list … Scored in double figures in 10 games, including season highs of 22 points against Alabama State (Nov. 11) and No. 9 Oregon (Nov. 22) in the Bulls’ 71-62 win in the third-place game of the inaugural Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis (B4A) … Including Oregon, Harvey had a productive trip to the Bahamas with South Florida, netting 17 points in the B4A first round game against Syracuse (Nov. 20) and scoring 15 points against Stanford, including the game-winning three-point shot with 2.8 seconds left in the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship tournament … Also scored 15 points against Ole Miss (Dec. 21) in the second game of the West Palm Beach Invitational … Dished out a season-high five assists against Tulsa (Jan. 19) and had four assists on three separate occasions, against Temple (Jan. 22), at SMU (Jan. 26) and at Wichita State (Feb. 24) … Recorded a career-high five steals in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals against Houston (March 9).

Junior at South Florida (2020-21): Continued to establish herself as one of the top players in the American Athletic Conference … Named the AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player and selected to the AAC All-Tournament Team … Tabbed All-AAC Third Team … Had another banner season for the Bulls, playing in all 23 games and getting the start in each … One of just three players on the roster to start every game … Averaged 11.7 points per contest on the year and 11.6 points per outing in the American … Finished her junior campaign with 903 career points … Led the Bulls in three-point field goals made with 43, which was also tied for the fourth-most in the conference … Her 1.9 treys made per game was seventh in the AAC … Finished the season second on the team in assists (40) and assists per game (1.7) … Also active on the defensive end, recording 14 steals, good enough for fourth on the team … Scored in double figures in 16 games, including four games of 20-or-more points … Poured in a season-high 23 points against Cincinnati (Feb. 17) on 46.2 percent (6-for-13) shooting from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-of-7) from three-point range, and 8-for-11 (72.7 percent) from the free-throw line … In addition, in the first meeting of the season at Cincinnati (Dec. 22), Harvey dropped in 21 points, with 15 of those 21 points coming from behind the arc … Her five treys against the Bearcats were her second-most made of the season … Netted 22 points in the AAC title game against UCF (March 11) – with 18 coming in the first half – on 6-for-12 (50.0 percent) shooting from the floor, 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) from long range, and 4-for-5 (80.0 percent) from the charity stripe … Averaged 16.0 points per game for the three games in the AAC Tournament en route to her Most Outstanding Player honor … Had a 16-point effort against Tulane (Feb. 20) shooting 50.0 percent (4-for-8) from the field, 60.0 percent (3-for-5) from behind the arc, and 83.3 percent (5-for-6) from the charity stripe … Also netted 14 points, three times, against Jacksonville (Nov. 28), Tulsa (Feb. 13), and Wichita State (March 9) in the AAC Tournament … Dished out a career-high seven assists against Tulsa to go along with her 14 points and five rebounds … Also had three assists in five other games for the Bulls.

Sophomore at South Florida (2019-20): A welcome addition to the hardwood after missing the first 10 games of the season due to a knee injury … Saw her first action of the year against Idaho (Dec. 15) … Ended up playing in 22 games for the Bulls, getting the start in 16 outings … Averaged 11.8 points per game on 35.6 percent (73-for-205) shooting from the field, including 40.2 percent (39-for-97) from the three-point arc, and 84.1 percent (74-for-88) from the free-throw line … Finished the season averaging 14.7 points per game in the last six games … Also grabbed 1.5 rebounds per game and handed out 1.4 assists per contest … Poured in double-figure points in 12 games, including in nine of the last 13, and better than 20 points three times … Dropped a career-high 28 points in the AAC Tournament quarterfinals against Tulane (March 7) on 7-of-14 (50.0 percent) shooting from the field, 4-for-8 (50.0 percent) from behind the arc, and a stellar 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) from the charity stripe … Tied her original career-high earlier in the season, netting 25 points against Temple (Feb. 9) on a near perfect offensive night; 7-for-10 (70.0 percent) from the floor, 7-of-8 (87.5 percent) from long range, and 4-4 from the free-throw line … Set a career-high with her seven treys made against the Owls … For her efforts against Temple, Harvey was tabbed American Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 10 … Also had 20 points at Tulsa (Jan. 12) … Had another solid shooting performance against the Golden Hurricane, shooting 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from the field, 85.7 percent (6-for-7) from three-point range, and a perfect 2-for-2 from the line … Scored 18 points against Cincinnati (Jan. 5) in the game before Tulsa and 19 points at Temple (Jan. 16) in the game after Tulsa … Had a season-high four assists against SMU (Feb. 29) and three handouts on three other occasions.  
 
Freshman at South Florida (2018-19): Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team ... Earned AAC Freshman of the Week honors for her 50-plus-point performance in the Paradise Jam, where she averaged 17.3 points over the three games ... After an 18-point performance against Grambling State (Dec. 15) and a 20-point performance against Vermont (Dec. 17), Harvey was named to the AAC weekly honor roll ... Received her second AAC weekly honor roll nod after a 19-point effort against Temple (Jan. 5) ... Named AAC Freshman of the Week for her 25-point game over Tulane (Jan. 19) ... Scored in double digits 18 times ... Finished second on the team in points (375) and assists (82).

Prior to South Florida: Had a stellar varsity career at nearby Brentwood Academy ... Earned five varsity letters in both basketball and track, ... Completed her prep career as the Eagles' all-time leading scorer with 2,091 points ... Also accumulated 600 rebounds and 363 assists ... Finished just shy of 300 steals (291) ... Named 2017 and 2018 Tennessee Division II Class AA Miss Basketball ... Led Brentwood Academy to four Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II AA state titles in five years (2018, 2016, 2015, 2014) where she was tabbed MVP in each of the four championship games ... Selected to the Tennessee All-Decade Team (2010-19) ... A three-time Region MVP and a TSSAA Miss Basketball runner-up as a freshman and sophomore ... Averaged 18.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a senior ... Netted 15.5, 12.8 and 10.8 points per outing, respectively, during her junior, sophomore and freshman seasons ... Teammates with Belmont guard Blair Schoenwald at Brentwood Academy where the two claimed a pair of state titles together when Schoenwald was in eighth grade (2015-16) and Harvey's senior year (2017-18) ... Earned Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Also collected all-tournament honors at the Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as a senior ... A member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: The daughter of Tim and Doretha Harvey ... Goes by the nickname of 'Syd' ... Comes from an extremely athletic basketball family ... Her father, Tim, played collegiate basketball in the ACC at both Georgia Tech (1982-84) and the University of Miami (1985-87), before a professional career with the Rapid City Thrillers (1987-88) of the Continental Basketball Association and Club Sam Martin in Argentina (1988) ... Her cousins, Paula Fuller (Memphis, women's basketball, 1981-82) and DeMonn Fuller (Memphis, men's basketball, 1995; Lambuth, 1996-00), also played Division I basketball ... Was in the same high school graduating class at Brentwood Academy as Cleveland Cavaliers' guard and NBA first-round draft pick Darius Garland ... Attained her bachelor's degree in marketing from South Florida ... In Belmont's accelerated Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

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