Sidney Spencer (born March 7, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA.
Born in Hoover, Alabama, Spencer attended the University of Tennessee, and in April 2007 led the team to the national championship.
In addition to basketball, Sidney earned two letters with the volleyball team and served as captain one season.
2003–04: As a rookie, Sidney helped solidify the Lady Vols' interior presence both offensively and defensively with her athleticism and imposing size.
She registered a career-high nine rebounds on three occasions, including Auburn and back-to-back games in the NCAA Tournament against Colgate and DePaul.
Solid in SEC play, Sidney recorded 7.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg while connecting on 51% of her field goal tries and 80% of her charity tosses against the conference foes.
Earned UT Dean's List honors every semester and was selected to the All-SEC Academic Team.
Was a key part of the overtime win at Florida, totaling a season-high 11 points to go along with seven rebounds and a career-high two blocks.
Had a solid all-around effort in the victory at N.C. State, totaling eight points, four rebounds, a career-high four assists and two steals in 19 minutes of play.
She hit all of her first half three-point attempts (4) and finished with a career-high tying 21 points in the SEC Championship game against LSU.
Named the Philips Player of the Game for her efforts against Mississippi after she recorded an SEC career-high 18 points and a then-season-high seven rebounds against the Lady Rebels.
Garnered Lady Vol Athlete of the Week honors on Jan 9 for her efforts against ODU, South Carolina and Connecticut.
Made arguably the game-saving steal with two seconds remaining in the Lady Vol win over Maryland, then sank both free throws to finish with 13 points in the game.
She was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Third Team and earned SEC All-Academic honors for the third straight season.