2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Zambrotta, Sydney

Jersey Number 10
Sydney Zambrotta
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard
- High School:
- Christ the King
- Hometown:
- North Babylon, N.Y.
Bio
Sophomore Year (2017-18):
- 6 points on 2-2 shooting from deep vs. Pitt on 2/25.
- 8 points on 3-4 shooting, 2-3 from 3-pt range, in 12 minutes at Syracuse. Hit three at buzzer to end half to give Cards 40-35 lead.
- Went 2-for-6 from 3-pt range and finished with 6 points at Pitt, ended streak of seven straight games without a 3-pointer (0-14).
- Made first career start at Air Force, played team-high 34 minutes (7 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast).
- Career high 16 points and 4 steals vs. MSU on 11/24.
Freshman Year (2016-17):
- Saw action in 29 games, averaging 2.9 points per game, while shooting 20-of-49 (.408) from 3-point range.
- Played 12 minutes against Wake Forest and scored 10 points. She went 2 of 4 from beyond the arc. Marked her sixth game with multiple 3s.
- Knocked down two 3-pointers against College of Charleston and finished with eight points and one assist.
- Registered double-digit points for the second-consecutive game, tallying 10 against South Dakota State. She connected on a pair of 3-pointers and also dished out two assists.
- Totaled a season-high 15 points - all in the first half - against Western Kentucky. She connected on 5-of-6 3-pointers, hitting her first four treys without a miss.
- Scored seven points in collegiate debut, connecting on a 3-pointer against UT Martin.
High School:
- A four-star recruit, according to both espnW Hoopgurlz and Prospects Nation, from Christ the King High under coach Robert Mackey; tabbed espnW’s 56th-best overall player in the class of 2016, 16th best at the point guard position.
- Was a two-time New York State Sportswriters Association all-state selection, securing fourth-team accolades in 2015 and then first-team status in 2016.
- Surpassed 2,000 career points in senior season after joining the 1,000-point club as a junior.
- Totaled 32 points, six rebounds, and four assists in leading school to the Catholic High School Athletic Association state title as a junior; averaged 23.4 points and was named to the MSG Varsity all-New York City first team that year.
- First earned national attention as an eighth-grade student in 2012 after breaking the Long Island single-game varsity record, dropping 63 points to go with 13 rebounds and 11 steals; fell two points shy of the record earlier that year with a 58-point performance.
- Also starred in soccer and lacrosse.
- Excelled in the classroom, maintaining honor roll all four years of high school.
- Played at the same high school as former Louisville standout Bria Smith and basketball greats Tina Charles, Chamique Holdsclaw, and Sue Bird.
- Invited to the 2014 U.S. Women’s U-17 National Team Trials roster.
- Chose Louisville over Miami (Fla.), Minnesota, Pittsburgh, and South Carolina.
Personal:
- Daughter of Bruce and Robin Zambrotta; has two sisters (Katie, Emma).
- Sister Katie plays lacrosse at Manhattanville College.
- Born on Dec. 1, 1997.
- Majoring in sport administration.
WBB: Head Coach Jeff Walz Press Conference (7/31/25)
Thursday, July 31
Jeff Walz Post Game vs Clemson Press Conference 02.27.25
Friday, May 16
WBB: NCAA 2nd Round Preview Press Conference
Saturday, March 22
WBB: NCAA 1st Round Postgame Press Conference (Nebraska - 3/21/25)
Saturday, March 22