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Top 10 Plays of the Week

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Game Recap: Fever vs. Valkyries (8/31/25)

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Game Recap: Fever vs. Sparks (8/29/25)

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Top Plays of the Day, 8/29/25

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Top Plays of the Day, 08/29/2025

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Odyssey Sims with 21 Points vs. Los Angeles Sparks

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Check out this play by Odyssey Sims!

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Los Angeles Sparks vs. Indiana Fever - Game Highlights

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Odyssey Sims drills the trey

With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, every game takes on added importance when it comes to reaching the postseason and securing playoff position.
We continue our series of players to watch with another mix of superstars and x-factors that will help determine their team’s fate.
Stats, rankings and standings through games played on Aug. 28, 2025
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<h2>1. Minnesota: Alanna Smith &amp; DiJonai Carrington</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202614" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230504475.jpg" alt="Alanna Smith #8 of the Minnesota Lynx looks on during the game against the New York Liberty" width="960" height="640" />
Despite Thursday’s loss to Seattle, the Lynx remain on track to lock up the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs. Napheesa Collier’s return from an ankle injury is huge, as is the play of fellow All-Stars Kayla McBride and Courtney Williams (who we highlighted last week). Two more key players on this deep squad are starting center Alanna Smith and newcomer DiJonai Carrington off the bench. Both were All-Defensive Team selections last season (Smith alongside Collier in Minny, while Carrington was in Connecticut) and have helped the Lynx to a league’s best 97.7 defensive rating. Smith joins Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson as the only players averaging 2+ blocks and 1+ steals this season.
<h2>2. Las Vegas: A’ja Wilson</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202612" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2232442140.jpg" alt="A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces reacts after their 81-75 win over the Atlanta Dream" width="960" height="647" />
The reigning MVP is making a run for her fourth such honor with a post All-Star tear that has coincided with Vegas’ 12-game win streak to race up the standings. Wilson and the Aces are off until next Thursday when they host the Lynx in a clash of the top two teams in the standings and the top two scorers in the league. Wilson is averaging 26.8 points with six 30+ point games during Las Vegas’ win streak, boosting her season average to 23.4 ppg, just 0.2 ppg  behind Collier in the race for the scoring title. Wilson also ranks second in rebounding (10.1), first in blocks (2.2) and eighth in steals (1.6). 
<h2>3. Atlanta: Allisha Gray</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202615" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230332656.jpg" alt="Allisha Gray #15 of the Atlanta Dream shoots a free throw during the game against the Las Vegas Aces" width="960" height="640" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230332656.jpg 5763w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230332656-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230332656-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />
No player in the WNBA has played more total minutes this season than Gray’s 1,337. The ironwoman has appeared in all 38 of Atlanta’s games (after playing all 40 last season). Only two players have splashed more 3-pointers than Gray’s 92 as the 3-time All-Star is averaging a career-best 2.4 triples per game on 38.8% shooting – her highest mark in three seasons with the Dream and second-highest in her nine-year career. She’s on pace to set career-best marks in points (18.7), rebounds (5.4) and assists (3.6) and has Atlanta in contention for a top-four playoff berth.
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<h2>4. Phoenix: Kahleah Copper &amp; Satou Sabally</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202616" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2220323852.jpg" alt="Satou Sabally #0 of the Phoenix Mercury goes around a screen by Kahleah Copper #2" width="960" height="678" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2220323852.jpg 4013w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2220323852-300x212.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2220323852-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2220323852-1536x1085.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />
Copper played only five games in June after missing the first month of the season with a knee injury. She played only five games in July due to a rib injury. In August, she has played 12 games, averaging 16.7 ppg, including Thursday’s 28-point performance against Chicago. As for Sabally, who is averaging a team-high 16.7 ppg – keep an eye on her points column. When she scores over 15 points, the Mercury are 11-4 this season, compared to 9-9 when she scores 15 or less.
<h2>5. New York: Breanna Stewart</h2>
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After missing a month with a bone bruise in her right knee that cost her 13 games, Stewart returned to the court this past week. With a minutes restriction keeping her under 25 minutes in her first two games back, Stewart still averaged 15.5 points and seven rebounds in a pair of New York wins. How will her knee respond to an increase in minutes and an increase in pressure once the Liberty begin their title defense in the postseason? With key members of the roster out – Sabrina Ionescu (toe), Jonquel Jones (illness), Natasha Cloud (nose) and Nyara Sabally – can Stewart and the rest of the Liberty maintain their playoff position over these closing weeks?
<h2>6. Indiana: Aliyah Boston &amp; Odyssey Sims</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202618" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230296917.jpg" alt="Aliyah Boston #7 and Odyssey Sims #1 of the Indiana Fever celebrate a basket" width="960" height="663" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230296917.jpg 8100w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230296917-1024x707.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />
In Tuesday’s win, the Fever got 20+ point games from Boston, Sims and Kelsey Mitchell (who we discussed last week) as Indy avoided a three-game skid. Boston has been a constant for the Fever – a top 20 scorer, a top 10 rebounder and shot blocker – while racking up the 4th most double-doubles in the league (15). Sims, on the other hand, has had to strike fast. Working on her third 7-day contract with a Fever team ravaged by guard injuries, Sims has averaged 9.8 points, 4.2 assists and 38.5% 3-point shooting over six games, with a top-20 assist/turnover ratio (2.48), giving the Fever a veteran presence in the backcourt.
<h2>7. Seattle: Gabby Williams</h2>
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In Thursday’s comeback win over the Lynx, Williams put up 16 points, four rebounds, three assists, two blocks, one steal and four 3-pointers in 30 minutes. It was the type of stuff-the-box-score performance that earned Williams the nickname “French Army Knife” from her head coach Noelle Quinn. The All-Star’s versatility can be seen in her season averages – 12.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.3 apg and 2.3 spg – marks that have only been hit by two other players in WNBA history: Tamika Catchings in 2007 and Angel McCoughtry in 2013. And neither of them averaged Williams’ 1.2 3-pointers per game.
<h2>8. Golden State: Tiffany Hayes &amp; Iliana Rupert</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202619" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230839283.jpg" alt="Tiffany Hayes #15 of the Golden State Valkyries looks on against the Atlanta Dream" width="960" height="640" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230839283.jpg 6000w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2230839283-1024x682.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />
Already wearing a mask to protect a broken nose, Hayes went down with a knee injury during a collision with Phoenix’s Kahleah Copper last week. She’s listed as day-to-day with seven games to play. Her return will be critical as Golden State finds itself in a four-team battle for the final three spots in the playoff picture. With the Valkyries potentially making history as the first WNBA expansion franchise to reach the playoffs, getting Hayes back on court, and continued production and shooting from Rupert will be key. Rupert – a 6-foot-4 center from France, is the WNBA leader in 3-point percentage (31-of-67, 46.3%), giving Golden State a proven stretch five.
<h2>9. Los Angeles: Dearica Hamby &amp; Azurá Stevens</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202620" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2215292233.jpg" alt="Azura Stevens #23, Head Coach Lynne Roberts , and Dearica Hamby #5 of the Los Angeles Sparks " width="960" height="640" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2215292233.jpg 4946w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2215292233-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />
When looking at this year’s season leaders across seven key categories – averages in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, as well as field goal percentage and 3-point percentage – only seven players appear in the top 10 in at least three categories:
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<li style="font-weight: 400">5 Categories: Napheesa Collier</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">4 Categories: A&#8217;ja Wilson, Alyssa Thomas, Dearica Hamby</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">3 Categories: Aliyah Boston, Paige Bueckers, Azurá Stevens</li>
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Two of those seven players – and the only teammates on this list – are Hamby (18,1 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.6 SPG, 57.5 FG%) and Stevens (7.8 RPG, 1.1 BPG, 41.0 3P%) – who have both used their diverse talents to keep the Sparks in the hunt for a playoff berth.
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<h2>10. Washington: Shakira Austin</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202621" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2231845741.jpg" alt="Shakira Austin #0 of the Washington Mystics looks on during the game against the New York Liberty" width="960" height="639" />
On Sunday, Austin put up a career-best 30 points (10-15 FG, 10-10 FT) with five boards and four blocks, but her effort was thwarted by Nneka Ogwumike&#8217;s game-winning buzzer-beater for Seattle. In her fourth season after being selected 3rd overall in 2022, Austin&#8217;s scoring has risen each year, up to this season&#8217;s 12.9 ppg to go with 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks. Can Austin help Washington snap its five-game losing streak and avoid playoff elimination this weekend when the Mystics visit Golden State and Los Angeles?
<h2>11. Connecticut: Tina Charles &amp; Marina Mabrey</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202622" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2231542513.jpg" alt="Tina Charles #31 and Marina Mabrey #3 of the Connecticut Sun play against the Washington Mystics" width="960" height="640" />
Last week, we highlighted a pair of promising rookies for the Sun. This week, it’s time to show some love to the vets. Tina Charles enters the weekend needing 19 field goals to pass Diana Taurasi (3,341) for the most in WNBA history. Averaging 5.9 buckets per game, Charles is on pace to break the record in four games. Meanwhile, Mabrey has been key to Connecticut’s late season resurgence. The Sun are 7-9 since she returned from injury on July 24 after going 3-19 prior.
<h2>12. Chicago: Kamilla Cardoso</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202623" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2231393934.jpg" alt="Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the Chicago Sky looks on against the New York Liberty" width="960" height="640" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2231393934.jpg 4794w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2231393934-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2231393934-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />
After discussing Angel Reese last week, it’s time to add Cardoso to the watch list. I’m particularly intrigued by watching more of Cardoso and Reese sharing the court and playing off one another. So far this season, Cardoso has assisted Reese 18 times, while Reese has returned the favor 23 times. While Chicago has been eliminated from the playoffs, the development of this front line tandem is key to the Sky’s future success.
<h2>13. Dallas: Maddy Siegrist</h2>
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-202624" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2232075735.jpg" alt="Maddy Siegrist #20 of the Dallas Wings shoots the ball against the Golden State Valkyries " width="960" height="623" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2232075735.jpg 7297w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2025/08/GettyImages-2232075735-768x498.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" />
With eight players listed on the injury report ahead of Friday&#8217;s game in Atlanta, Siegrist will have the opportunity to build on her already career-best numbers &#8212; 12.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.6 steals, 0.6 blocks &#8212; when the Wings face the Dream. Siegrist, the third overall pick in the 2023 Draft, is averaging 15.3 points on 56.2% shooting over 10 games in August. Can she close out the month strong as the season winds down?

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Players To Watch Over The Season’s Final Two Weeks

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Odyssey Sims

Odyssey Sims
WNBA CAREER CAPSULE
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<li>WNBA All-Rookie Team (2014)</li>
<li>WNBA All-Star (2019)</li>
<li>All WNBA-Second Team (2019)</li>
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2022 (Minnesota/Connecticut):
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<li>Played two games with the Minnesota Lynx before a mutual separation with the team.</li>
<li>Signed a 7-day hardship contract with the Connecticut Sun on August 3rd, before ultimately signing a rest of season contract on August 10th.</li>
<li>Appeared in five regular season contests for Connecticut.</li>
<li>Finished the 2022 regular season with 48 points, 13 rebounds, 20 assists, eight steals and two blocks.</li>
<li>Tallied a season-high 13 points off the bench in the loss to Chicago on 8/7.</li>
<li>Appeared in all 12 playoff contests for the Sun.</li>
<li>Finished the postseason with 43 points, 18 rebounds, 15 assists and five steals.</li>
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2021 (Atlanta):
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<li>Started in 21 of 30 games played.</li>
<li>Recorded 10 double-figure scoring games, four of which were 20-point performances.</li>
<li>Set a WNBA record with 13 assists off the bench at Las Vegas (7/4), the fourth-most assists recorded by any player in the league this season. She added 10 points on to this for her third career double-double.</li>
<li>Started in the Dream’s first game of the season, leading the team with 14 points and adding 4 rebounds.</li>
<li>Back-to-back 20-point games with 20 points against Washington on 6/13 and 22 points again at Washington on 6/17. She knocked down a season-best 4 three-pointers in the second of those games.</li>
<li>One of four Dream players in 2021 with 4+ steals in multiple games (Bradford, Hayes, McDonald), recording 4 against Seattle (6/9) and again two games later against Washington (6/13).</li>
<li>Recorded a season-high 26 points on a career-high 27 attempted field goals with four made three-pointers at Los Angeles (8/17), adding on 6 assists and 3 rebounds in a season-most 39 minutes (OT).</li>
<li>Reached 1,000 career made field goals against Chicago (8/24).</li>
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2020 (Minnesota): Saw action in 13 games during her seventh WNBA season (second with the Lynx), having been activated from the Pregnancy/Childbirth list on Aug. 6… Served a two-game league suspension (Aug. 9-11) and missed the Aug. 19 contest vs. Dallas due to a sore groin… Averaged 9.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 3.5 apg while logging 18.5 mpg; she shot 40.4% from the floor, 33.3% (8-for-24) from three-point range and 90.9% (30-for-33) from the line… Started the final seven contests (Minnesota went 4-3), boosting those averages to 11.9 ppg (49.2%), 1.9 rpg and 3.4 apg while playing 21.1 mpg in that stretch… Posted season highs in points (17) and minutes (26:37) vs. Washington on Sept. 8… The Sept. 6 contest vs. Seattle was the 200th of her WNBA career… Hauled in a career-high-tying seven 
rebounds vs. Atlanta on Aug. 28; she added 17 points and a season-high nine assists in that contest, one shy of her career best.
2019 (Minnesota): Concluded her first season in Minnesota (sixth in the WNBA) by leading the team in scoring and  assists… Named to the All-WNBA Second Team on Oct. 6, the first such honor of her career… Started all 34 games and ranked 14th in scoring (14.5 ppg), 4th in assists (a career-high 5.4 apg), 12th in steals (1.35 spg) and 7th in minutes (31.9 mpg)… Also grabbed a career-best 3.4 rpg while hitting 41.5% from the field… Finished with 22 points and nine assists (with no TOs) Sept. 6 at Phoenix, her league-best fifth 20+ pt/8+ ast game of the year and her 40th career 20+ point night… Poured in a season-high 30 points Aug. 18 at Seattle, her sixth career 30+ outing; she erupted for 18 points in the 3rd quarter, going 8-for-8 from the floor to tie a WNBA record for most FGs made without a miss in a quarter… Totaled 10 points in the All-Star Game on July 27 in Las Vegas; it&#8217;s the first All-Star nod of her career… Netted 21 points July 6 at Connecticut, adding eight assists to become the third Lynx player to dish 8+ assists in three consecutive games (Noelle Quinn, 2007; Whalen, 2012)… Tallied a game-high 25 points June 25 at Indiana while tying career bests with seven rebounds and five steals… Scored her 2000th career point May 25 vs. Chicago… Acquired from Los Angeles on Apr. 22 in exchange for guard Alexis Jones… Re-signed by L.A. to a three-year contract on Feb. 1, matching an offer sheet from Phoenix.
2018 (Los Angeles): Sims appeared in all 34 games for the Sparks in 2018, starting 24 contests. Scored a season high 21 points in the Sparks opening game at the Minnesota Lynx on May 20. Sims finished the season averaging 8.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg and 2.8 apg.
2017 (Los Angeles): Played 31 games and started in 14 games… Averaged 24.3 mpg, 1.9 rpg, 3.5 apg and 1.2 spg… Fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 9.6 ppg… Scored in double figures in 11 of her last 13 games… Scored a season high 28 points at Phoenix on 8/24… Had a season high 10 assists @ Chicago on 8/18… Led the game with a season-high 12 field goals made, 28 points and season high 6 rebounds @ Phoenix on 8/24… Shot a season high perfect 9-9 from the free-throw line against Minnesota on 8/27.
2016 (Dallas): Appeared in 34 games for the Dallas Wings, starting 30… Averaged 14.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.9 apg and 1.0 spg… Scored the 1,000th point of her career vs. San Antonio on 5/21… Ranked ninth in the WNBA in assists… Led the Wings in scoring and assists… Scored in double figures on 23 occasions, including seven games of 20 or more points.
2015 (Tulsa): Appeared in 24 games for the Tulsa Shock, starting in 19…Missed 10 games after suffering a knee injury on June 9 at home against Seattle…Averaged 16.0 points per game, 3.8 assists per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, 1.1 steals per game, and 31.4 minutes per game…Shot 36.8 percent from the field and 84.7 percent from the free throw line…Led the team in scoring and finished fifth in the WNBA with 16 points per game…Ranked sixth in the WNBA in assists with 3.8 assists per game…Ranked sixth in the league in minutes played averaging 31.4 per game…Scored in double figures in 19 of 23 games…Hit a career-high 15 free throws in New York on August 15…Scored 20 or more points in six games…Averaged 20 points over two games in the Tulsa Shock’s first ever playoff appearance…Also averaged 5 assists in the two playoff games… Named the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the eleventh week of the season.
2014 (Tulsa): Appeared in all 34 games for the Tulsa Shock, starting in 31… Averaged 16.7 ppg, 4.2 apg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 spg and 34.4 mpg… Shot 40.6 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from the three and 83.9 percent from the free throw line… Finished the regular season first amongst rookies in points (sixth in the WNBA) with 16.7 ppg… Ranked first amongst rookies (seventh in the WNBA) in assists per game with 4.2… Finished ranked first amongst rookies (third in the WNBA) in minutes played averaging 34.4 per game… Ranked eighth amongst rookies in field goal percentage (40.6), fourth in three-point percentage (34.6) and second in steals per game (1.3)… Scored in double figures in 27 of 34 games, four of which were 30 plus point performances… Scored a career-high of 39 points in San Antonio on July 22, which is the second highest points in a game scored by a rookie… Hit a career-high of 10 assists vs. Los Angeles on June 28 and earned her first career double-double with 10 assists and 17 points… Named to WNBA All-Rookie Team… Named the Rookie of the Month for July after leading all rookies in points (18.3 ppg) and minutes played (35.7 mpg), while placing third in assists (4.0 apg) and free throw percentage (54-of-62, .871) for games played in July… Named the Rookie of the Month for August after leading the league in scoring (23.5 ppg), minutes played (36.6 mpg), placed seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.410) and tied for ninth in assists (4.0 apg), Sims scored 20 or more points in five out of the six games and 25 or more in three of those contests in games played in August… Finished the season with a total of 569 points, which ranks second in Shock history for the most points scored in a season… Ranks third in Shock history for the best scoring average in a single-season with 16.7… Finished the season with a total of 142 assists, which ranks third in Shock history for the most assists in a 
single-season.
College: Named ESPNW National Player of the Week (Nov. 25, Jan. 6), WBCA All-American (2012, 2013), USBWA All-American (2012, 2013), AP All-American, first team (2013), All Big 12 First Team (2011, 2012, 2013), All Big 12 Defensive Team (2012, 2013) and Lieberman Award Winner (2014)… During her Senior year (2013-2014), career-high 48 points and career-high ten rebounds at West Virginia to record sixth career double-double but first by points and rebounds… Averaged 28.5 points per game, shot 44.6 percent from the field and shot 39.8 percent from the three… During her Junior year (2012-2013), honored with team Co-MVP honors for the second straight year with Brittney Griner… Played in 32 (missed four due to injury) of 36 games this season, starting in 31… In Big 12 statistics, ranked No. 1 in assist/turnover ratio (2.7), No. 3 in steals (2.8), No. 4 in assists (5.8), No. 5 in free throw percentage (.832), No. 13 in field goal percentage (.477) and No. 14 in scoring (12.9)… No. 2 nationally in assist/turnover ratio, No. 25 in assists and No. 36 in steals… Averaged 12.9 points per game, shot 47.7 percent from the field and shot 33.7 percent from the three… During her Sophomore year (2011-2012), earned team Co-MVP honors with Brittney Griner… Scored in double-digits in 30 of 40 games, including eight 20-point outings… In NCAA Championship title game victory vs. No. 4 Notre Dame, recorded 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals… Averaged 14.9 points per game, shot 44.7 percent from the field and shot 39.9 percent from the three… During her Freshman year (2010-2011), came off the bench the first nine games but started last 24… Named National Freshman of the Year (USBWA)… Earned State Farm/WBCA All-America honorable mention status… Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and All-Big 12 first team… Poured in a career-high 37 points, including the go-ahead basket in the closing second, that lifted Baylor past No. 16 Oklahoma in Norman (Feb. 27)… Led the Big 12 Conference in 3-point FG percentage at 45.3 percent (67-148)… Recorded 24 double-digit scoring efforts, including six 20-point games and one 30-point outing… Averaged 13.1 points per game, shot 47.5 percent from the field and 45.3 from the three.
Personal: Nickname is “O”… Has one son, Jaiden &#8230; Daughter of Pamela Thompson of Irving, Texas … Born July 13, 1992, in Irving, Texas… Has two older brothers, Oscar and Onaye… Started four years of varsity basketball at 
Irving’s MacArthur High School… Averaged 22.5 points, 4.6 assists and 4.4 rebounds as a senior… Led MacArthur to a No. 4 national ranking and a No. 1 state ranking… Rated the No. 1 point guard in the class of 2010 and No. 3 player overall… Earned the WBCA/State Farm National High School Player of the Year award… Named a WBCA, Parade magazine and McDonald’s All-American… Naismith High School Player of the Year finalist… Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year nominee… Named to the All-USA Girls Basketball team by USA Today … High school jersey hangs in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame’s Ring of Honor… Led MacArthur HS to a four-year record of 120-25 and was named District 7-5A’s Most Valuable Player all four years… Three-time all-state selection by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and Texas Girls Coaches Association… On May 21, 2010, Sims’ No. 3 jersey was retired, marking the first time that any athletic jersey, boys or girls, had been retired in the 47 year history of the school… Played on the USA Basketball’s 2011 World University Games gold medal winning team in Shenzhen, China… Averaged 6.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 18.2 minutes a game… Earned a World University Games gold medal and was named the tournament’s most valuable player at the 2013 World University games in Russia… Averaged 12.7 points and 5.3 assists per game while leading the team in assists (32) and steals (12)… Majored in speech communication at Baylor.