Introduction
Odyssey Celeste Sims (born July 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball guard for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was an AP and WBCA All-American. Sims was born in Irving, Texas. She graduated from MacArthur High School.
Baylor statistics
Source
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Baylor | 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 |
USA Basketball
Sims played on the team representing the USA at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Sims averaged 6.2 points per game.
Sims was selected to be a member of the team representing the USA at the 2013 Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia. The team, coached by Sherri Coale, won the opening four games easily, scoring in triple digits in each game, and winning by 30 or more points in each case. After winning the quarterfinal game against Sweden, they faced Australia in the semifinal. The USA team opened up as much as a 17 point in the fourth quarter of the game but the Australian team fought back and took a one-point lead in the final minute. Crystal Bradford scored a basket with 134 seconds left ant he game to secure a 79–78 victory. The gold medal opponent was Russia, but the USA team never trailed, and won 90–71 to win the gold medal and the World University games Championship. Sims was the third leading scorer for the team, averaging 12.7 points per game. She led the team in assists with 32, and steals with 12. She was named co-MVP of the tournament, along with Russia's Tatiana Grigoryeva.
Awards and honors
- 2010—WBCA High School Coaches' All-America Team
- 2014—ESPNW First Team All-American
- 2014—USBWA All-American team
- 2014—Nancy Lieberman Award
- 2014—Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
- 2014—Wade Trophy
- 2014—Dawn Staley Award
