BIOGRAPHY AND WIKIPEDIA: Texas A&M Female Coach, Sydney Carter, Is Going Viral On Twitter For Her Sexiness And Style Of Dressing

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Texas A&M female coach, Sydney Carter, is going viral on Twitter for her sexiness and style of dressing.

Back in February, Texas A&M women’s basketball player development and assistant recruiting coordinator Sydney Carter woke up to a flood of Twitter notifications and text message alerts from her family’s group chat. The team had just faced off against Kentucky on February 6, and Carter, as she usually does, had posted a photo of her game day fit: a white turtleneck, shiny, vinyl pink pants and a pair of heels. Suddenly, everyone was talking about it. The photos had gone viral across social media platforms, from Twitter to Facebook. Her phone was full of alerts: some were of praise, from “yes queen! Link those pants” to “Black GROWN WOMAN Magic HUNI.” But then there were the insecure haters, criticizing her outfit and sparking internet debates about what type of attire is deemed “appropriate” for a female coach. There were misogynistic comments like, why would you dress in pants that tight to coach?

When we caught up with Carter in March, she kept it real: she wasn’t listening then, and still isn’t listening to what the critics have to say.

“I just think that everybody has to understand somebody is always going to have something to say whether it’s negative or positive,” the former Atlanta Dream guard tells SLAM. “I think they picked the right one when they picked me because I know my worth and I’m very confident. People need to continue to remember that as women, we are strong individuals, and men and or anybody else are always going to feel like their opinion should matter. The people that are on the outside looking in, and people that haven’t taken the time to actually look at the things that I have done in my basketball career and what I’m doing now in my coaching career but decided to criticize my outfits—at the end of the day, that’s never going to matter to me because I don’t do it for them.”

Carter’s love for fashion stems back to her elementary school days. Her mom initially wanted her to go into modeling, and Carter, then in third grade, got her first pair of knee high boots to wear to the gig. She wore those boots every single day, so much so that her teachers ended up nicknaming her “boots.”

“I didn’t realize it then but that’s where my mind goes back to when I [first] think about when I started to kind of get the sass and the confidence that I have,” Carter says.

As she developed a love for the game, her passion for fashion never wavered: in fifth grade, Carter used to rock a pair of sky blue wedge heels to school—even on the blacktop, where she’d shoot hoops with the boys before classes started.

“Obviously, I don’t recommend [that] these days, but I just think that I’ve always had a passion for them both. It just so happens [that] fashion and passion go hand in hand at the end of the day. This whole thing that has happened has never been about me trying to impress somebody or me trying to be put on the map. I never had people come to me giving their opinion about what I had on.

When she first got the job at Texas A&M, Carter started posting her gameday fits because she simply likes to look nice at work. One scroll through her feed will tell you that when it comes to style, Carter has always understood the assignment. It’s never been about impressing, though, but about dressing for success. “As our director of player development, she will be able to impact our kids in so many different ways and help represent our program in a positive manner. We are very blessed to have her on The Forty Acres.”

A rising star in the industry, Carter joins the Longhorns after spending the past two seasons in College Station on the women’s basketball staff under legendary head coach, Gary Blair, at Texas A&M.

Carter was also a standout player for the Aggies from 2008-2012 under Blair and Schaefer. During her time in Aggieland, she helped lead her team to the 2011 National Championship and 2010 Big 12 Tournament Championship.

“I couldn’t be happier to have landed here at the University of Texas with Coach Schaefer,” Carter said. “He played such a pivotal part in my success as one of my coaches and I know he will that same impact on me as a member of his staff.

“I am grateful to have been so warmly welcomed by him, the administration, staff and student-athletes and I am ready to grow and learn in the Burnt Orange and White. Hook ‘Em Horns!”

Most recently, Carter served as the Aggies’ player development coach and assistant recruiting coordinator throughout the 2020-21 season and served as the teams’ video coordinator during the 2020-21 campaign.

In 2020-21, A&M captured the Southeastern Conference Regular Season Championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

As a player, Carter was a three-time team captain and was a defensive anchor for the A&M defense, earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team in 2011 and 2012. Additionally, Carter took home the team’s Miss Defense Award three times (2010, 2011, 2012), and won the squad’s coveted Miss Aggie Award after her senior season. The DeSoto, Texas, native ranks 10th all-time in A&M history in steals (206), is tied for 10th in assists (388) and 17th in points (1,176).

Carter was selected 27th overall in the WNBA draft to the Chicago Sky, and enjoyed a four-year career in the WNBA. During Carter’s seven-year international career, she played in countries such as Latvia and Israel. The Aggie was a three-time Latvian/Estonian Champion (2014, 2016, 2017), and also added an Eastern European League Championship in 2016.

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