SEE IT BEav IT: Sydney Wiese
March 29, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Sydney Wiese took Oregon State women's basketball to places it had never been before and left her mark as one of the program's all-time greats in the process.
The Beavers made the NCAA Tournament every year Wiese was in Corvallis, including a run to the 2016 Final Four, and won three Pac-12 regular season titles in her four years. Wiese graduated as the fifth-leading scorer in program history as well as its leader in career assists and three-pointers. Her record for most threes in a career still stands atop the Pac-12.
The native of Pinnacle, Ariz. was named an All-American in 2017 and earned All-Pac-12 honors all four years she was in Corvallis. Wiese was also a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic choice.
"This place has become my home," she said prior to graduating in 2017. "This is family to me. I am so thankful and blessed that this is the foundation for my life going forward."
Wiese is being showcased in conjunction with OSU's SEE IT, BEav IT initiative, marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX. It will focus on celebrating the stories of OSU prominent women's athletes and athletics.
"Title IX set the stage for important growth, and we are grateful to all of the pioneers of women's athletics who helped create opportunities for our current generation of student-athletes," said OSU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes.
"We look forward to sharing the stories of some of our outstanding past and present female student-athletes, coaches and staff members throughout the 2022-23 year."
Wiese traveled from her home in Arizona to Corvallis with the intention of putting Oregon State on the map as a women's basketball power. She and her teammates accomplished that in 2016 when the then-junior scored a team-high 18 points and hit go-ahead free-throws to take down the top-seeded Baylor Bears and advance to the Final Four.
The following season, with diminished expectations after losing key pieces to graduation, Wiese solidified her legacy by leading Oregon State to its third-straight Pac-12 Championship and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. She led the Beavs in scoring and assists en route to the title.
 After her outstanding career in Corvallis, the Los Angeles Sparks drafted Wiese with the 11th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft. She played four seasons in LA, progressively earning more playing time with her shotmaking – Wiese made 50.5% FG and 47.2% 3PT in 2020 - before spending a year with the Washington Mystics and sitting out the most recent season to rehab a knee injury.
While rehabbing, Wiese spent time working on a potential career after he days playing basketball conclude. She appeared as the analyst for Pac-12 Network on three Oregon State basketball games this season, calling the contests at Arizona, Arizona State and Washington.
Wiese was signed by her hometown team, the Phoenix Mercury, ahead of the 2023 WNBA season. The Mercury open the year on May 19 and Wiese returns to the Pacific Northwest on June 24 when Phoenix takes on the Seattle Storm.
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The Beavers made the NCAA Tournament every year Wiese was in Corvallis, including a run to the 2016 Final Four, and won three Pac-12 regular season titles in her four years. Wiese graduated as the fifth-leading scorer in program history as well as its leader in career assists and three-pointers. Her record for most threes in a career still stands atop the Pac-12.
The native of Pinnacle, Ariz. was named an All-American in 2017 and earned All-Pac-12 honors all four years she was in Corvallis. Wiese was also a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic choice.
"This place has become my home," she said prior to graduating in 2017. "This is family to me. I am so thankful and blessed that this is the foundation for my life going forward."
Wiese is being showcased in conjunction with OSU's SEE IT, BEav IT initiative, marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX. It will focus on celebrating the stories of OSU prominent women's athletes and athletics.
"Title IX set the stage for important growth, and we are grateful to all of the pioneers of women's athletics who helped create opportunities for our current generation of student-athletes," said OSU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes.
"We look forward to sharing the stories of some of our outstanding past and present female student-athletes, coaches and staff members throughout the 2022-23 year."
Wiese traveled from her home in Arizona to Corvallis with the intention of putting Oregon State on the map as a women's basketball power. She and her teammates accomplished that in 2016 when the then-junior scored a team-high 18 points and hit go-ahead free-throws to take down the top-seeded Baylor Bears and advance to the Final Four.
The following season, with diminished expectations after losing key pieces to graduation, Wiese solidified her legacy by leading Oregon State to its third-straight Pac-12 Championship and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. She led the Beavs in scoring and assists en route to the title.
 After her outstanding career in Corvallis, the Los Angeles Sparks drafted Wiese with the 11th overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft. She played four seasons in LA, progressively earning more playing time with her shotmaking – Wiese made 50.5% FG and 47.2% 3PT in 2020 - before spending a year with the Washington Mystics and sitting out the most recent season to rehab a knee injury.
While rehabbing, Wiese spent time working on a potential career after he days playing basketball conclude. She appeared as the analyst for Pac-12 Network on three Oregon State basketball games this season, calling the contests at Arizona, Arizona State and Washington.
Wiese was signed by her hometown team, the Phoenix Mercury, ahead of the 2023 WNBA season. The Mercury open the year on May 19 and Wiese returns to the Pacific Northwest on June 24 when Phoenix takes on the Seattle Storm.
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