Former Oregon State women’s basketball star Sydney Wiese is coming back to the program as an assistant coach.
Wiese helped lead the Beavers to the 2016 Final Four. Now she will be on coach Scott Rueck’s staff alongside her Final Four teammate Deven Hunter.
“Syd is an Oregon State legend. Her success on the court, endearing qualities to the fan base and the person she was to our community cemented her as one of the best to ever play in our program and we are thrilled that she is choosing to come home. After graduating and being a first round pick in the WNBA Draft, she has been a high-level player in the best basketball leagues all over the world,” Rueck said in a press release Friday announcing the hire. “Sydney thrived at building relationships with teammates, coaches and fans while she was here and there is no doubt her transition to coaching will be seamless in all aspects. She is, once again, the perfect person at the perfect time. I am excited to welcome her back to Oregon State Women’s Basketball.”
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Former Oregon State star Sydney Wiese, seen here interviewing coach Scott Rueck for the Pac-12 Network, has joined Rueck’s staff as an assistant coach.
Wiese’s hire is effective immediately and she will begin recruiting this weekend.
“I could not be more excited to come home as an assistant coach,” Wiese said. “Even as I have been away — playing in different cities, living in different countries- I have never felt more at home than in Corvallis. Through prayer and conviction rooted in deep belief toward this university, it is a privilege to commit to Oregon State a second time —as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program. I love this university. I believe in this program. And there is no support better than Beaver Nation.”
Wiese was an All-American as a senior and left Corvallis as a four-year All-Pac-12 honoree. She is one of only 20 Pac-12 players to earn all-league honors four times and one of two Beavers alongside Tanja Kostic.
In OSU history, Wiese owns the school records for career assists and career and single-season three-pointers. She ranks fifth in career scoring, fourth in three-point percentage. Wiese is one of four players at Oregon State to record a triple-double.
The addition of Wiese fills one of the two coaching vacancies on Rueck’s staff. Longtime assistant Jonas Chatterton left OSU for Oklahoma and Aleah Goodman, also a former Oregon State star, joined the staff at Washington.
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