Odyssey Sims
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Odyssey Celeste Sims (born July 13, 1992) is an American professional
High school
Sims was a 2010 graduate of MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. She was rated the number one point guard in the class of 2010, earned the WBCA/State Farm National High School Player of the Year award and had her jersey retired.[4]
College career
Sims attended Baylor University for four seasons. As a freshman, Sims was Named National Freshman of the Year, was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and also to the All-Big 12 first team. In her sophomore season, Sims earned team Co-MVP honors with teammate Brittney Griner, scored in double-digits in 30 of 40 games and won an NCAA Championship after Baylor defeated Notre Dame 80–69 to win their second title in school history after a perfect 40–0 record during the season, making it the first time ever in college basketball history that a team has achieved such a record, they defeated Notre Dame 80–69 in the championship game to win their second title in school history. In her junior year, Sims was earned Co-MVP honors for the second straight year with Griner. In Big 12 statistics, she was ranked number 1 in assist/turnover ratio (2.7), number 3 in steals (2.8), number 4 in assists (5.8), and number 5 in free throw percentage (.832). In her senior year, Sims would statistically have the best season of her college career. She scored a career-high 48 points along with 10 rebounds in a 78–62 victory against West Virginia.[5] She finished the season averaging 28.5 points per game.[4]
Baylor statistics
Source[6]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010–11 | Baylor
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36 | 471 | 47.5 | 45.3 | 75.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 13.1 |
2011–12 | Baylor | 40 | 594 | 44.7 | 39.9 | 83.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 14.9 |
2012–13 | Baylor | 32 | 414 | 47.7 | 33.7 | 83.2 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 12.9 |
2013–14 | Baylor | 37 | 1054 | 44.6 | 39.8 | 80.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 28.5 |
Career | Baylor | 145 | 2533 | 45.7 | 40.3 | 81.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 17.5 |
Professional career
WNBA
Sims was drafted second overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2014 WNBA draft. In her rookie season, Sims immediately entered the starting line-up for the Shock at the shooting guard position. Sims would instantly become a scoring sensation in the league; she scored a career-high 39 points in a 95–93 loss to the San Antonio Stars.[7] She finished her rookie season, averaging a career-high 16.7 points per game along with a career-high 4.2 assists per game in 34 games with 31 starts and was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team. The Shock finished in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 12–22 record, missing out on the playoffs.
In 2015, Sims would have an injury-riddled season, as she missed 10 games with a knee injury. She finished the season with 23 games played along with 19 starts and averaged 16.0 points per game and 3.8 assists per game. The Shock would make the playoffs with the number 3 seed in the Western Conference, posting an 18–16 record, but were eliminated in a two-game sweep by the Phoenix Mercury in the first round.
In 2016, the Tulsa Shock relocated to
In 2017, Sims was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks, along with the number 11 overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft, in exchange for two first-round picks in the 2017 WNBA Draft.[9] She initially came off the bench, but would be inserted into the starting lineup at the shooting guard spot after Essence Carson suffered a right elbow sprain. On August 24, 2017, Sims scored a season-high 28 points along with eight assists and six rebounds as a starter in an 82–67 victory over the Phoenix Mercury.[10] The Sparks would finish with a 26–8 record as the number 2 seed in the league with a double-bye to the semi-finals, following last season's new playoff format. Heading into the playoffs, Sims remained the starting shooting guard for the Sparks. The Sparks would go on to advance to the Finals after defeating the Mercury in a three-game sweep of the semi-finals, making it Sims’s first Finals appearance. Sims tied her playoff career-high of 22 points in Game 3, with the Sparks winning 89–87 to clinch their second consecutive berth to the Finals. However, the Sparks would lose in the Finals to the Minnesota Lynx in five games.
In February 2018, Sims re-signed with the Sparks in free agency.[11] On May 20, 2018, in the Sparks' season opener, Sims scored a season-high 21 points in a 77–76 victory over the Minnesota Lynx.[12] As the season went on, Sims would struggle and eventually would lose her starting position going into the playoffs. The Sparks finished as the number 6 seed in the league with a 19–15 record. In the first round elimination game, the Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx 75–68 to advance. In the second round elimination game, the Sparks would lose 96–64 to the Washington Mystics.
In 2019, Sims again re-signed with the Sparks after they matched an offer sheet made by the Phoenix Mercury.[13] On April 22, 2019, Sims was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Alexis Jones.[14] Sims would be the starting point guard for the Lynx, her role enabled her to average a new career-high in assists. She would also end up being named an All-Star for the first time in her career after being voted into the 2019 WNBA All-Star Game and would make the All-WNBA Second Team. The Lynx finished the season 18–16 with the number 7 seed, but were eliminated by the Seattle Storm in the first round elimination game.
In 2020, the season was delayed and shortened to 22 games in a bubble at
Sims signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Dream for the 2021 season on March 1, 2021.[17] She appeared in 30 games for the Dream, averaging 25.1 minutes and 8.7 points per game. The team went 8-24, missing the playoffs.
On May 3, 2022, Sims re-signed with the Minnesota Lynx on an undisclosed contract.[18] On 13 May 2022, after the Lynx began the season 0-3, Sims left the team via "mutual separation" as one of six roster moves made by the team.[19]
On August 3, 2022, Sims signed a seven-day contract with the Connecticut Sun.[20]
On June 6, 2023, Sims signed back with the Dallas Wings on a hardship contract.[21][22] Sims appeared in four games with the Wings before Crystal Dangerfield was cleared to return for Dallas - forcing them to release Sims from her hardship contract.[23] One June 28, 2023, Sims returned to Dallas on a standard contract for the Wings.[24]
Overseas
In the 2014–15 WNBA off-season, Sims played for
USA Basketball
Sims played on the team representing the US at the
Sims was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the
WNBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2014 | Tulsa | 34 | 31 | 34.4 | .406 | .346 | .839 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 16.7 |
2015 | Tulsa | 23 | 19 | 31.4 | .369 | .207 | .847 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 16.0 |
2016 | Dallas | 34 | 30 | 31.6 | .353 | .280 | .883 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 14.0 |
2017 | Los Angeles | 31 | 14 | 24.3 | .447 | .190 | .886 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
2018 | Los Angeles | 34 | 24 | 25.5 | .388 | .273 | .722 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
2019 | Minnesota | 34 | 34 | 31.9 | .415 | .269 | .795 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 14.5 |
2020 | Minnesota | 13 | 7 | 18.5 | .403 | .333 | .909 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 9.4 |
2021 | Atlanta | 30 | 21 | 25.1 | .370 | .232 | .729 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.7 |
2022 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 27.0 | .304 | .250 | .444 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 9.5 |
2022 | Connecticut | 5 | 0 | 18.2 | .333 | .273 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
2023 | Dallas | 28 | 0 | 12.0 | .304 | .133 | .550 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
Career | 10 years, 5 teams | 268 | 180 | 26.6 | .389 | .268 | .821 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 11.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2015 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 33.6 | .336 | .333 | .786 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
2017 | Los Angeles | 8 | 8 | 34.8 | .442 | .346 | .929 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 15.9 |
2018 | Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 14.4 | .375 | .500 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
2019 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 19.0 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
2020 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 32.8 | .412 | .231 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 15.3 |
2022 | Connecticut | 12 | 0 | 13.8 | .436 | .286 | .875 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
2023 | Dallas | 5 | 2 | 18.6 | .411 | .333 | .600 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
Career | 7 years, 4 teams | 34 | 17 | 23.0 | .411 | .309 | .880 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
Awards and honors
- 2010—WBCA High School Coaches' All-America Team[30]
- 2014—ESPNW First Team All-American[31]
- 2014—USBWA All-American team [32]
- 2014—Nancy Lieberman Award
- 2014—Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award[33]
- 2014—Wade Trophy[34]
- 2014—Dawn Staley Award[35]
References
- ^ "WBB, Notre Dame Battle for NCAA Title – Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "USA Basketball: Odyssey Sims". Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Odyssey Sims 2010 High School Girls' Basketball Profile – ESPNHS". Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ a b "Odyssey Sims – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Women's basketball: Odyssey Sims pours in career-high 48 points as Baylor rolls; UT wins, Tech falls". SportsDay. 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 25 Sep 2015.
- ^ "Shock guard Odyssey Sims named WNBA rookie of the month". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Dallas Wings trade former Baylor star Odyssey Sims to Los Angeles Sparks for first-round pick". SportsDay. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Sparks Acquire Odyssey Sims in Trade with Wings – WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ Staff, Swish Appeal (February 1, 2018). "Sims staying in LA". Swish Appeal.
- ^ "Chelsea Gray's shot lifts Sparks past Lynx 77–76 in WNBA finals rematch | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ "Augustus and Quigley re-sign with Minnesota and Chicago". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ Ellentuck, Matt (April 22, 2019). "The Lynx are replacing retired legend Lindsay Whalen with her nemesis". SBNation.com.
- ^ "Lynx suspend Odyssey Sims for first two games of 2020". Star Tribune.
- ^ Staff, BarDown (August 14, 2020). "Odyssey Sims amazingly returns to the WNBA only four months after having her son – Article". BARDOWN.
- ^ "Odyssey Sims Signs with Atlanta Dream". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Lynx Sign Guard Odyssey Sims". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Lynx Roster Transaction Updates". Minnesota Lynx. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "Connecticut Signs Odyssey Sims".
- ^ @RachGall (June 6, 2023). "Odyssey Sims has signed a hardship waiver with the Dallas Wings and is expected to play tomorrow night against the Mercury, sources tell @winsidr" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Odyssey Sims". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Crystal Dangerfield Cleared to Return to Action". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Odyssey Sims". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "2016–2017 WNBA Overseas Signings – Women's Basketball 24.7". Women's Basketball 24.7. 2016-08-22. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Odyssey Celeste Sims | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com.
- ^ "Odyssey Sims Player Profile, Atlanta Dream, News, Stats – Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Twenty-Seventh World University Games – 2013". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
- ^ "Slideshow: espnW All-Americans". ESPN. Retrieved 14 Mar 2014.
- ^ "USBWA ANNOUNCES 2013–14". U.S. Basketball Writers Association. March 31, 2014. Retrieved 2 Apr 2014.
- ^ "Frances Pomeroy Naismith". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.
- ^ "The Wade Trophy". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.
- ^ Canizales, Nick. "Odyssey Sims Named Dawn Staley Award Winner". www.kcentv.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
External links
- Official Website
- Baylor Lady Bears bio
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com