Sykes Becomes First WNBA All-Star in School History

Syracuse alumna and Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes '16, G' 17 has been named a WNBA All-Star for the first time in her career. Sykes becomes the first Syracuse alum in program history to earn a spot on the all-star game roster. Sykes joins Team Clark as a replacement for injured captain Caitlin Clark for Saturday night's game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Sykes is in the midst of one of her best professional seasons averaging 17.1 points per game for the Washington Mystics. In her ninth WNBA season and third in Washington, she leads the Mystics in scoring this season while adding 3.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Her 17.1 ppg are 13th in the league in scoring. The Mystics enter the all-star break 11-11 overall and fourth in the Eastern Conference Standings.

Sykes is a four-time WNBA All-Defensive Team selection and was named to the 2017 WNBA All-Rookie Team. She was drafted seventh overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2017 WNBA Draft, the highest lottery pick in program history.

She earned a silver medal at the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup for Team USA in 2024 and was a gold medalist with USA for the 2019 FIBA AmeriCup. Sykes also won the inaugural Unrivaled league championship in 2025 with Rose BC.

At Syracuse, she guided Syracuse to its only NCAA Championship Game appearance in program history in 2016. She suffered two ACL tears during her five years in the Salt City and graduated as one of the program's most decorated athletes. She played in 138 games with 137 starts and averaged 13.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game. Her 1,846 career points rank third in program history and she completed her 266 career steals rank fifth.

The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game presented by AT&T will be televised live on ABC on Saturday, July 19 at 8:30 p.m.

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Sykes Becomes First WNBA All-Star in School History

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