20  Sydney Smallbone Class: Sophomore Hometown: Granger, Ind. High School: St. Joeseph's High School Height: 5-10 Position: Guard Birthdate: 04/01/1989

TENNESSEE 2007-08:

Scored seven points against Oral Roberts in her first NCAA Tournament game...Added three rebounds and two assists in 15 minutes against the Golden Eagles...Dished out two assists against Florida in her first SEC Tournament game...Scored nine points and added four rebounds and two assists at Alabama...Dished out a career-high four assists at Ole Miss...Sank both free throws and added a steal in 20 minutes against the Lady Rebels...Against Arkansas, scored a career-high 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point land...Etched her name in the UT record books for the fourth-most three-pointers by a Lady Vol rookie in a single game in school history...Scored four points in just eight minutes at Kentucky...Made both attempts from the charity stripe at South Carolina...Also added her first conference assist and steal against the Gamecocks...Tied her then-career-high in points (9) against Auburn...Added three rebounds in her SEC debut against the Tigers...Sank both free throw attempts in front of her hometown crowd at Notre Dame...She attended high school across the street from the Notre Dame campus...Added two rebounds and as many assists against the Irish...Scored her first points away from Knoxville with a six-point performance at DePaul...Added a rebound and an assist in 19 minutes against the Blue Demons and found herself at the free throw line for the first time in her rookie season...Saw 12 minutes of playing time against Gonzaga in the final home contest of the 2007 calendar year...Poured in a then-personal-best nine points from a trio of three-pointers...Added four rebounds, an assist and two steals in a career-high 24 minutes against Louisiana Tech...Scored seven points and made her first collegiate block against Texas on Nov. 18...Grabbed a rebound and a steal in six minutes of action against Oklahoma...Offered an assist and a steal for the Lady Vols in her first collegiate game on Nov. 11...Drained her first attempted shot in an orange uniform - a three-pointer against the USA National Team...Scored eight points against the red, white and blue and finished a perfect two-for-two from beyond the arc...Scored four points, added an assist and a steal against Carson-Newman on Nov. 6...Earned Vol Scholar accolades for both semesters.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Sydney is the fifth Lady Vol basketball player from the state of Indiana, following in the sharp-shooting footsteps of Abby Conklin (Charlestown), Shyra Ely (Indianapolis), April McDivitt (Connersville) and Shanna Zolman (Syracuse)...Announced her commitment as a junior to attend Tennessee...Great three-point shooter and a heady guard...Tallied 1,711 points, 372 rebounds, 292 assists and 166 steals and started in all 102 games played in four seasons at St. Joseph's...Is the all-time leader in points (1,711), free throw percentage (.860), and three-pointers (246) at SJHS...Recorded career highs of 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists... During her senior year in 2006-07 as team captain, she averaged 23.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg., 3.5 apg and 2.6 spg while leading her SJHS squad to the regional championships and a 23-3 record...Also nailed 89 percent of her senior season charity tosses...As a junior in 2005-06, Sydney averaged 18.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.4 apg and 1.6 spg while leading a 22-3 St. Joseph's squad to the state semifinals...She helped lead her team to a state championship and averaged 13.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 2.2 apg as a sophomore in 2004-05...Appeared in the 2003-04 state semifinals as a freshman and averaged 13.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 2.5 apg...Earned a slew of honors during her prep career: 2007 runner-up for Indiana Miss Basketball, 2007 McDonald's All-American nominee, member of the 2007 Indiana All-Stars, selected as a 2006 adidas Top Ten All-Star...Co-MVP Northern Indiana Conference in 2007...First Team Northern Indiana Conference in 2006...First Team All-State Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association in 2006...Named to the Courier-Journal All-State Second Team in 2006...Tabbed as an Associated Press All-State honorable mention selection in 2005, 2006 and first team in 2007...Honored as a South Bend Tribune All-Metro selection in 2005 and 2006...A Northern Indiana Conference First Team selection in 2006 and 2007 and second team in 2005...Selected to the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association All-State First Team in 2006 and 2007, all-state honorable mention in 2005 and all-conference second team in 2004...Street and Smith's Honorable Mention All-American, 2004, 2005 and 2007.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL:

Was selected as an alternate to the 2006 USA Basketball Women's U18 National Team...Played for the Indiana Elite in AAU competition.

PERSONAL:

Sydney plans to major in business and is considering a career in sports marketing...Was an academic standout and member of the honor roll at SJHS...Also earned a national Silver Award for her academic prowess...She has aspirations of playing in the WNBA... Hails from an extremely athletic family...Her father, Brian, and two uncles, Marty and Steven Smallbone, played football at Central Michigan University, and her father also played basketball during his senior year...Another uncle, Jeffrey Nate, played professional baseball for the Phillies and A's and played two years of football at the University of Michigan; and her cousin, Jenna Stuppy, played softball at Western Michigan University...Sydney Maria Smallbone was born on April 1, 1989, in Berrien Springs, Mich....She has two siblings: a brother Matt, 13, and a sister Shelby, 16...Her parents are Brian and Maria Smallbone.