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Sydney Umeri
Forward
Position
6'1''
Height
Freshman
Class
Acworth, Ga.
Hometown
The Lovett School
High School
11/17/13 Umeri Web Feature | 2/16/15 Umeri Web Feature
AT VIRGINIA
2015-16 SEASON
- Appeared in all 34 games with 29 starts, scoring 78 points with 115 rebounds
- Made her first start since Jan. 5, 2014 (Pitt) in the season opener
- Made her first 4 field goal attempts at Georgia Tech, finishing with 8 pts, 7 reb
- Had a season-high eight rebounds at NC State (1/27)
- Will be graduating in May
2014-15 SEASON
- Appeared in all 31 games
- Had eight rebounds at Xavier
- Had the second double-digit scoring game of her career at Illinois, also matching her career high with eight rebounds
- Averaged 6.5 rebounds in the final two games of the year
- Recipient of the Virginia Athletic Department’s ACC Top VI Award, presented annually to six student-athletes who have given the most in terms of service to the University and Charlottesville communities
2013-14 SEASON
- Appeared in all 31 games with 11 starts, averaging 18.0 minutes per game
- Averaged 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game
- Made her collegiate debut at James Madison, starting the game
- Played 30 minutes, scoring four points in her debut
- Had her first double-digit scoring game at Liberty with 12 points
- Started the first 10 games of the season before coming off the bench at FGCU
- Scored six of her eight points at Wake Forest in a span of 1:42 during the second half
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Ranked No. 29 overall and as the No. 9 forward by ESPN HoopGurlz
- Won a gold medal with the 2011 USA Basketball’s U16 team at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mérida, Mexico
- Helped lead The Lovett School to a 2012 Georgia Region 6AA championship
- Four-time All-Region 6AA team
- Two-time Atlanta Tipoff Club Jackie Bradford All-Metro Girls honorable mention
- 2013 McDonald’s All-America nominee
- Also competed one season (2009) for The Lovett School track team in the long and triple jumps, 400 and 4×400 and 4×100 relays as well as being a middle blocker for two seasons
PERSONAL
- Parents are Bernard and Cathy Umeri
- Has a younger brother, Justin
- Member of UVA’s Second Year Council
- Worked as a summer intern at ESPN’s “Around the Horn” in 2015
UMERI’S CAREER STATS
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