In Summary

• Coach Sydney Carter is among the A-list sports personalities who have not only been outstanding in their disciplines but in other areas, including fashion.
• The American retired professional basketball player is now coaching at the University of Texas as their Director of Player Development.
• With 1.3 Million followers on Instagram, Coach Syd never hits a miss with regular photos and videos while attending to her duties during match days.

Sydney Carter, who is now coaching at the University of Texas as their Director of Player Development, stands out as a sports personality who has magnificently balanced her touchline duties and fashion.

Currently, her Instagram account enjoys a following of 1.3 Million and with her style and elegance, Coach Syd never hits a miss with regular photos and videos while attending to her duties during match days.

Carter’s dressing style, walking style, visibly gorgeous waistline, generally charming physique, artistically made fingernails, and shoe game are top-notch, all pointing to a woman keen on her fashion and appearance.

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These are traits that stand out in her photos and videos.

Additionally, a well-done hairstyle, heavenly and angelic smiles, accompanying flawless make-up are some of the striking features that will welcome one to her timelines on social media.

Almost hitting a million followers on TikTok, Coach Carter is also receiving a lot of love for her impressive fashion sense on that platform.

The highly motivating captions accompanying her photos are other aspects that make the former WNBA player a standout sports personality.

From the outlook, Carter loves fashion, and at times she has had to deal with criticism, with some saying she is an unprofessional coach in how she dresses.

“I literally post every [game day] outfit. I just think that people are uncomfortable with a black woman being in a power position. When you see a black woman who is actually confident and embracing herself, I think that’s very intimidating,” she said in a previous interview, defending herself against criticism.

WNBA Career

Sydney Carter’s career in the Women’s National Basketball Association traces back to 2012 when she was selected in the third round of the 2012 WNBA draft (28th overall) by the Chicago Sky.

On March 18, 2013, Carter signed a training camp contract with the Atlanta Dream, but was cut before the start of the regular season. On June 10, 2013, Carter signed with the Connecticut Sun.

Her overseas career took off in the 2014 season, Carter began playing overseas in Latvia, where she became a three-time Latvian/Estonian Champion in 2014, 2016 and 2017, as well as an Eastern European League champ in 2016.

She also had a short stint playing in Israel, in an overseas career spanning seven years.

End of Playing Career

Coach Syd suffered a meniscus tear that marked the end of her playing career in 2018. But all hope was not lost since in July 2020, Carter was recruited into the coaching staff of the Texas A&M Women’s Basketball team, as the Video Coordinator, by head coach Gary Blair.

In April 2022, she was hired for the position of director of player development for the University of Texas Women’s Basketball team.