Odyssey Sims

Position: Guard
Height:  5-8 • 173 cms
Weight:  155 lbs 70 kgs
School: Baylor University ‘14
Hometown:  Irving, Texas

USA Basketball Notes:

• Named to the 2011 USA World University Games Team on Aug. 3, 2011.

College Honors:

• Full Court Press National Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman first team (2011).
• The Associated Press All-America honorable mention (2011).
• Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America honorable mention (2011) and
• WBCA All-Region 5 (2011).
• All-Big 12 Conference first team (2011).
• Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2011).
• Five-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week (2010-11).

College Notes:

• As a freshman in 2010-11, aided Baylor to a 34-4 record, the Big 12 Tournament and regular season titles and the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
• Started 27 of 36 games played and averaged team second-bests of 13.1 ppg. and 3.1 apg.
• Scored in double digits in 25 of her last 32 games played, including six times producing 20 points or more.

Personal Notes:

• Born in Irving, Texas, on July 13, 1992.
• Daughter of Pamela Thompson and Nathaniel Sims, has two older brothers, Oscar Thompson and Onaye Sims.
• Brothers played college basketball, Oscar Thompson at Weatherford College and Prairie View A&M University, and Onaye Sims at Seminole State College.

The Inside Scoop:

• Has post-basketball ambitions of: becoming an commentator.
• Has held a job as a: grocery-store bagger and cashier.
• Favorite class: English.
• Least favorite class: math.
• If not for basketball, would want to excel at: track & field.
• When she was five, wanted to be: a baketball player.
• If she could live in any city, it would be: San Diego.
• Next big purchase will be: a new pair of Jordans.
• Favorite Twitter account: hers.
• Favorite piece of clothing: shoes.
• Most prized possession: shoes.
• Favorite sport other than basketball: track & field.
• Favorite basketball player of all time: Allen Iverson.
• Best player ever faced: Danielle Robinson.
• Away from the court, enjoys: lying down and listening to music.
• Most people don’t know: she eats a lot of candy.
• First basketball memory: learning how to do layups.
• This left-hander wears No. 0 because: it represents her nickname, “O.”

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