Sydney Affolter
.jpg) Affolter with Iowa in 2024 | |
| No. 3 – Iowa Hawkeyes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 13, 2003 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Marist (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Iowa (2021–present) |
Sydney Affolter is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.
Early life and high school career
[edit]Affolter is one of two children born to Shellie and Ed Affolter.[1] Her father played college basketball for the University of Illinois Chicago, and her brother, Trey, played for St. Ambrose.[1] She went undefeated in five seasons of grammar school basketball at St. Christina School in Chicago.[2] She played high school basketball for Marist High School in Chicago, winning two regional titles, and was named all-state three times.[1] She committed to Iowa as a junior in January 2020.[3] She went undefeated in 48 games with Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team All Iowa Attack in the summer of 2020.[1][4]
College career
[edit]Affolter began playing for Iowa in 2021–22. She played off the bench as Iowa reached the title game in the 2023 NCAA tournament.[5] She joined the team's starting lineup in the 2024 postseason after an injury to guard Molly Davis.[6] She recorded 11 points and 11 rebounds in Iowa's victory in the 2024 Big Ten title game and was recognized with all-tournament honors.[7][8] In the 2024 NCAA Regional Final, she had 16 points and five rebounds, helping to lead the Hawkeyes to the Final Four and earning a spot on the All-Regional Team.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Iowa | 19 | 0 | 9.4 | 23.7 | 16.7 | 91.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 2022–23 | Iowa | 37 | 0 | 10.3 | 47.9 | 20.8 | 86.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 2023–24 | Iowa | 39 | 12 | 24.8 | 55.2 | 41.4 | 83.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| Career | 95 | 12 | 15.1 | 49.5 | 33.0 | 84.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.9 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[11] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sydney Affolter". University of Iowa Athletics. July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Baranek, Tony (March 18, 2021). "Marist's Sydney Affolter is the 2020–21 Daily Southtown Girls Basketball Player of the Year: 'A player like her comes along once or twice in a lifetime'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Linder, Jeff (January 29, 2020). "Sydney Affolter, a wing from Chicago, commits to Iowa women's basketball". The Gazette. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Baranek, Tony (August 19, 2020). "Baranek: Marist senior Sydney Affolter looks 'ready for the college level' after sensational summer playing in Iowa". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Worth, Cooper (January 16, 2024). "'Chicago Toughness:' Guard Sydney Affolter brings unmatched energy to Iowa women's basketball squad". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Ford, Nathan (March 8, 2024). "Sydney Affolter enters Iowa starting lineup and responds with career-high 18 points". The Gazette. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Leistikow, Chad (March 10, 2024). "Leistikow: How Iowa women's basketball won an all-time Big Ten Tournament championship". HawkCentral. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ Votzmeyer, Colin (March 12, 2024). "No. 2 Iowa women's basketball wins Big Ten Tournament, boasts two players on All-Tournament team". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Sydney Affolter a 'do-it-all player' for Final Four-bound Iowa, Lisa Bluder raves". April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Betts named to Albany 2 All-Regional team in NCAA Tournament alongside Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese". April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Sydney Affolter College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2024.