2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

3 Sydni Harvey

  • Position Point Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • High School Brentwood Academy
  • Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
  • Twitter SydniHarvey3
  • Instagram sydni.harvey3

Biography

CAREER HONORS
  • AAC Player of the Week (Nov. 29, 2021)
  • AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 15, 2021)
  • AAC Preseason All-Conference Second Team (2021-22)
  • AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2020-21)
  • AAC All-Tournament Team (2020-21)
  • AAC All-Conference Third Team (2020-21)
  • AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 28, 2020)
  • AAC Player of the Week (Feb. 10, 2020)
  • AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 13, 2020)
  • USF Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
  • AAC All-Freshman Team (2018-2019)
  • AAC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 26, 2018; Jan. 21, 2019)
  • AAC Honor Roll (Dec. 18, 2018; Jan. 7, 2019)
  • Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team 2018
2021-22: Played in 32 games with 29 starts in what was her final season with the Bulls … Averaged 7.5 points per game on the year which was fifth on the team in scoring … Became the 25th player in program history to score 1,000 career points, doing so against defending national champion and No. 7/5-ranked Stanford (Nov. 26) in South Florida’s 57-54 win … She finished her career in the Green and Gold with 1,142 points, good enough for 17th on the school’s all-time scoring list … Scored in double figures in 10 games, including season highs of 22 points against Alabama State (Nov. 11) and No. 9 Oregon (Nov. 22) in the Bulls’ 71-62 win in the third-place game of the inaugural Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis (B4A) … Including Oregon, Harvey had a productive trip to the Bahamas with South Florida, netting 17 points in the B4A first round game against Syracuse (Nov. 20) and followed that up with 15 points against Stanford, including the game-winning three-point shot with 2.8 seconds left in the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Tournament … She also scored 15 points against Ole Miss (Dec. 21) in the second game of the West Palm Beach Invitational … Dished out a season-high five assists against Tulsa (Jan. 19) and had four assists on three separate occasions, against Temple (Jan. 22), at SMU (Jan. 26) and at Wichita State (Feb. 24) … Recorded a career-high five steals in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals against Houston (March 9) after posting a then career-best three against Syracuse.   

2020-21: Continued to establish herself as one of the top players in the American Athletic Conference … Was named the AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player and selected to the All-Tournament Team, and was also named to The American All-Conference Third Team … Had another banner season for the Bulls, playing in all 23 games and getting the start in each … She was one of just three players on the roster to start in every game … Averaged 11.7 points per contest on the year and 11.6 points per outing in The American … Finished her junior campaign with 903 career points … Led the Bulls in three-point field goals made with 43, which was also tied for the fourth most in the conference … In addition, her 1.9 treys made per game was seventh in the AAC … She finished the season second on the team in assists (40) and in assists per game (1.7), and was also active on the defensive end, recording 14 steals, good enough for fourth on the team … Harvey scored in double figures in 16 games, including four games of 20-or-more points … She poured in a season-high 23 points against Cincinnati (Feb. 17) on 46.2 percent (6-for-13) shooting from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-of-7) from three-point range, and 8-for-11 (72.7 percent) from the free-throw line … In addition, in the first meeting of the season at Cincinnati (Dec. 22), Harvey dropped in 21 points, with 15 of those 21 points coming from behind the arc … Her five treys against the Bearcats were her second most made of the season … Harvey netted 22 points in the AAC title game against UCF (March 11) – with 18 coming in the first half – on 6-for-12 (50.0 percent) shooting from the floor, 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) from long range, and 4-for-5 (80.0 percent) from the charity stripe … She averaged 16.0 points per game for the three games in the AAC Tournament en route to her Most Outstanding Player honor … Had a 16-point effort against Tulane (Feb. 20) shooting 50.0 percent (4-for-8) from the field, 60.0 percent (3-for-5) from behind the arc, and 83.3 percent (5-for-6) from the charity stripe … Also netted 14 points, three times, against Jacksonville (Nov. 28), Tulsa (Feb. 13), and Wichita State (March 9) in the AAC Tournament … Harvey dished out a career-high seven assists against Tulsa to go along with her 14 points and five rebounds … She also had three assists in five other games for the Bulls.

2019-20: Was a welcome addition to the hardwood after missing the first 10 games of the season due to a knee injury … Saw her first action of the year against Idaho (Dec. 15) … Ended up playing in 22 games for the Bulls, getting the start in 16 outings … Averaged 11.8 points per game on 35.6 percent (73-for-205) shooting from the field, including 40.2 percent (39-for-97) from the three-point arc, and 84.1 percent (74-for-88) from the free-throw line … Finished the season averaging 14.7 points per game in the last six games … Also grabbed 1.5 rebounds per game and handed out 1.4 assists per contest … Poured in double-figure points in 12 games, including in nine of the last 13, and better than 20 points three times … Dropped a career-high 28 points in the AAC Tournament quarterfinals against Tulane (March 7) on 7-of-14 (50.0 percent) shooting from the field, 4-for-8 (50.0 percent) from behind the arc, and a stellar 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) from the charity stripe … Tied her original career-high earlier in the season, netting 25 points against Temple (Feb. 9) on a near perfect offensive night; 7-for-10 (70.0 percent) from the floor, 7-of-8 (87.5 percent) from long range, and 4-4 from the free-throw line … She set a career-high with her seven treys made against the Owls … For her efforts against Temple, Harvey was tabbed The American Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 10 … Also had 20 points at Tulsa (Jan. 12) … Had another solid shooting performance against the Golden Hurricane, shooting 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from the field, 85.7 percent (6-for-7) from three-point range, and a perfect 2-for-2 from the line … Harvey also scored 18 points against Cincinnati (Jan. 5) in the game before Tulsa, and  19 points at Temple (Jan. 16) in the game after Tulsa … Had a season-high four assists against SMU (Feb. 29) and three handouts on three other occasions.  
 
2018-19: Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team ... Earned American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week honors for her 50-plus-point performance in the Paradise Jam, where she averaged 17.3 points over the three games ... After an 18-point performance against Grambling State (Dec. 15), and a 20-point performance against Vermont (Dec. 17), Harvey was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll ... Received her second American Athletic Conference Honor Roll nod after a 19-point effort against Temple (Jan. 5) ... Named American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week for her 25-point game over Tulane (Jan. 19) ... Scored in double-digits 18 times ... Finished second on the team in points (375) and assists (82).

PREP CAREER: Harvey finished her scholastic career at Brentwood Academy as the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,091 career points ... Harvey also recorded 600 career rebounds, 363 assists, and finished just shy of 300 career steals (291) ... She led her team to four TSSAA Division II AA state titles in five years (2018, 2016, 2015, 2014), earning state championship Most Valuable Player honors in each of the four title games, one of which came while she was in eighth grade ... Was a three-time Region MVP, and was named the Tennessee Division II Class AA Miss Basketball in 2017 and 2018, and was Miss Basketball runner-up as a freshman and sophomore ... Was also selected to the Tennessee All-Decade Team (2010-19) ... Averaged 18.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a senior for the Eagles ... Also netted 15.5, 12.8 and 10.8 points per outing, respectively during her junior, sophomore and freshman seasons ... Earned Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team honors as a sophomore, junior and senior, and All-Tournament honors at the Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as a senior.  
 
PERSONAL: Is the daughter of Tim and Doretha Harvey ... Goes by the nickname of Syd ... Was born in her hometown of Nashville ... Was a member of the National Honor Society while also earning five varsity letters each in basketball and track ... Comes from an extremely athletic basketball family ... Her father, Tim, played his collegiate basketball at Georgia Tech (1982-84) and at the University of Miami (Fla.) (1985-87), before a professional career with the Rapid City Thrillers (1987-88) of the Continental Basketball Association and Club Sam Martin in Argentina (1988) ... In addition, cousins Paula Fuller (Memphis, women's basketball, 1981-82) and DeMonn Fuller (Memphis, men's basketball, 1995; Lambuth, 1996-00) also played Division I basketball ... Was in the same graduating class at Brentwood as Cleveland Cavaliers' guard, and first-round draft pick Darius Garland ... Is currently majoring in Business Analytics and Information Systems at USF.

CAREER HIGHS (Through 2021-22)
Points: 28 vs. Tulane (3/7/20)
Rebounds: 7, 2X, last vs. Wichita State (3/9/21)
Field Goals Made: 9 vs. Tulane (1/19/19)
Field Goals Attempted: 21 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/18)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 7 vs. Temple (2/9/20)
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 11 at Cincinnati (12/22/20)
Free Throws Made: 10 vs. Tulane (3/7/20)
Free Throws Attempted: 12 vs. Tulane (3/7/20)
Assists: 7 vs. Tulsa (2/13/21)
Steals: 5 vs. Houston (3/9/22)
Blocks: 3 vs. Wichita State (2/22/22)
Minutes: 41 vs. Cincinnati (2/17/21)

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2018-19Freshman

    Point Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Sophomore

    Point Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2020-21Junior

    Point Guard
    5'10"
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Junior

    Point Guard
    5'10"
    3