.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
Affolter is one of two children born to Shellie and Ed Affolter. Her father played college basketball for the University of Illinois Chicago, and her brother, Trey, played for St. Ambrose. She went undefeated in five seasons of grammar school basketball at St. Christina School in Chicago. She played high school basketball for Marist High School in Chicago, winning two regional titles, and was named all-state three times. She committed to Iowa as a junior in January 2020. She went undefeated in 48 games with Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team All Iowa Attack in the summer of 2020.
College career
Affolter began playing for Iowa in 2021–22. She played off the bench as Iowa reached the title game in the 2023 NCAA tournament. She joined the team's starting lineup in the 2024 postseason after an injury to guard Molly Davis. 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. 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.
Career statistics
| 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
| 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. | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "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.