Taryn Sides plays as a guard for the Kansas State Wildcats and is a sophomore in the 2024-2025 season. Sides appeared in all 34 games as a freshman in 2023-2024, playing a total of 458 minutes. She scored 115 points, averaging 3.4 points per game, with a shooting accuracy of 31.3% from the field, 33.3% from the three-pointer range, and 81.0% from the free throw line. Sides also registered 72 rebounds, 2.1 per game, and led the team with 92 assists, with a 2.79 assist-to-turnover ratio, which is the highest in the Wildcats’ history. On the defense, she made 10 steals and two blocks.
Sides played her first collegiate game against Presbyterian, posting four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block. She recorded her career-high 11 points against Kansas on February 25, 2024. Sides also registered her career-high 10 assists against Oral Roberts on December 18, 2023. She had several games with eight or more points, five or more assists, and three or more rebounds. As a sophomore, Sides has averaged a career-high 9.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 33 games (via ESPN).
Taryn Sides' hometown and birthplace
Taryn Sides' hometown is Phillipsburg, Kansas, United States according to her roster on the Kansas State Wildcats website. She attended Phillipsburg High School where she was ranked as the No. 64 player in the nation by Blue Star Basketball and was also nominated for the 2023 McDonald's All-American award. She was named to the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) All-State first team thrice for her remarkable 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 seasons and was also named to the second team as a freshman. Sides earned the Kansas 3A Player of the Year award twice for her 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons. Throughout her career at Phillipsburg, she recorded 2,166 points, 394 assists, 502 steals, and 263 three-pointers. As a senior, Sides posted 44.0% from the three-pointer range and 86.0% from the free-throw line. She averaged 23.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 5.2 steals per game. Sides guided Phillipsburg to third place in the 2023 Kansas 3A State Tournament. She was named the North MVP for scoring a triple-double of 20 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds in the Central Kansas League All-Star Game.
Taryn Sides nationality
Taryn Sides is an American national who was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas, United States.
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