SAN ANTONIO, Texas- Former Texas A&M women's basketball standout Sydney Colson (2007-11) has accepted an invitation to training camp with the WNBA's San Antonio Stars.
Colson, who is currently an assistant coach at Rice, had been on the Aggies' bench as a graduate assistant and video coordinator from January 2014 through the end of the 2014-15 season. She joins former A&M teammate Danielle Adams (2009-11), who has been with San Antonio since 2011, in Stars training camp.
As a player, Colson had her best season during her senior year, the 2010-11 National Championship season. She led the conference and ranked in the top 10 nationally with 6.1 assists per game. She finished the season with 221 assists, which ranks third on A&M's single-season assists chart. She still ranks fifth all-time at A&M in career assists (504) and fourth in career steals (255). She was an honorable mention All-America and all-conference selection her senior year.
Colson, a Houston, Texas native, finished her four-year career with 853 points, 504 assists and 255 steals over 138 games. She posted over 100 assists in each of her final three seasons, which were her three seasons as the Aggies' starting point guard. While playing at A&M, her teams went an astounding 115-29.
Since graduating, Colson has played for the New York Liberty in the WNBA, and played professionally in Poland.