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HIGH SCHOOL: A product of Tucson, Ariz., Dosty comes to Rocky Top after a stellar 2003-04 senior campaign, in which she was dubbed the Gatorade Arizona Women's Basketball Player of the Year...Selected to play in the 2004 adidas All-America game...The honors were numerous for the 6-3 center, as she was an adidas All-American and was also named to the Street and Smith All-America team...Dosty was no stranger to Street and Smith, as she earned All-America Honorable Mention accolades in her first three seasons at Salpointe, 2001-03...Was named the 2004 Player of the Year by both the Tucson Citizen and the Arizona Informant...Was both the Southern Arizona Player of the Year and the Arizona Preps Player of the Year...Attended the Nike All-America Camp in 2001...Was selected Student Sports Junior All-American and was a Freshman All-American for Street and Smith ...Was First Team All-State 2001-2003, earning All-Conference Player of the Year honors in 2002 and 2003...Averaged 27 ppg and grabbed 11.3 rpg in 109 games at the high school level.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Was invited to the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team tryouts, along with Lady Vol teammates Candace Parker and Nicky Anosike... Played for the Arizona Elite Club Traveling team which was ranked fifth in the nation.
PERSONAL: Sybil is currently enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences college...Earned AIA Team Honor Roll accolades...Was a student athletic trainer all through high school, while also volunteering at the Santa Maria Nursing home...Hopes to one day play for the WNBA, in fact, in 1997 went to the WNBA's inaugural Joan Bonvicini Hoop Camp, and when asked by Arizona Wildcat reporter Seth Doria, if she planned to watch the WNBA, 10-year-old camper Sybil Dosty replied, "Yes, and I plan on playing for the WNBA, too"...Chose Tennessee over Arizona, Arizona State and Texas Tech, because Tennessee gave her the "Opportunity to play at the highest platform possible and to be given the ability to reach my highest potential"...Has one sister, Whitney, 16...Sybil Louise Dosty was born on August 28, 1986, in Tucson, Ariz. Her parents are Robbie and Sybil Dosty.
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