Decide Memorial Catholic Excessive Faculty’s Teya Sidberry, who has been chosen because the Deseret Information’ 2022 Ms. Basketball, poses for a photograph on the faculty in Salt Lake Metropolis on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information
Decide Memorial claims the 3A women basketball state championships over Richfield at Weber State College in Ogden on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Mengshin Lin, Deseret Information
When Teya Sidberry took the courtroom for the primary time as a highschool basketball participant again in 2018, the freshman recorded a double-double with 25 factors and 13 rebounds in a win over Taylorsville.
Contemplating her giddy, infectious character, Sidberry was understandably over the moon about her accomplishment on the identical Decide Memorial Excessive Faculty flooring she’d watched her older brother play quite a few nice video games a number of years prior.
Absolutely the furthest factor from her thoughts that evening, nevertheless, was a state document. She was too centered on the subsequent sport and juggling the adjustment to highschool pupil life and her different ardour as a dancer.
No one knew it on the time — least of all Sidberry — however that was the evening a 25-year-old state document began to crumble.
Now granted, her 25 factors that evening was a small pittance in comparison with the two,384 profession factors for state document holder Julie Krommenhoek of American Fork, however over the subsequent 4 years evening by evening Sidberry slowly climbed the scoring ladder. This season, the Decide Memorial senior did what appeared not possible, breaking Krommenhoek’s scoring document en path to main the Bulldogs to an ideal season and a 3A state title, and she or he’s been named the 2022 Deseret Information Ms. Basketball recipient after her storied profession.
“Sport evokes sport, and I hope sometime one other woman will break my document,” mentioned Sidberry, who’s signed to play on the College of Utah similar to her scoring document predecessor.
Sidberry completed her profession with 2,534 factors, which is 150 greater than Krommenhoek scored at American Fork from 1990 to 1994. What makes each of their accomplishments so outstanding is that third place is a big distance behind at 1,908.
“Wanting again on my freshman 12 months and the way a lot I’ve improved in my sport is loopy to me. It’s loopy to suppose how I’ve began right here and now I’m a senior going to the U.,” mentioned Sidberry.
Decide Memorial claims the 3A women basketball state championships over Richfield at Weber State College in Ogden on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.
Mengshin Lin, Deseret Information
“My maturity of the sport grew through the years, but additionally my teammates are such laborious employees and that’s why we received the state championship as a result of it does take a workforce.”
Sidberry little doubt benefitted in her document pursuit taking part in in opposition to some unhealthy 3A opponents, however no matter who the opponent was all through her profession Sidberry put up factors. The truth is, it was the video games in opposition to bigger colleges like Inexperienced Canyon, Syracuse, Desert Hills, East and Nook Canyon this season that appeared to carry out the most effective in her as she averaged precisely the identical quantity of factors in opposition to the higher classification colleges as she did the decrease classification colleges.
“I like taking part in greater groups, I believe I play method higher in opposition to higher competitors, like this summer time with my EYBL workforce. I simply really feel like (when) the competitors is best I’m in a position to play at a sooner velocity and sooner tempo. I like that we had been in a position to play these greater groups,” mentioned Sidberry.
It’s what makes her ceiling so excessive as she strikes on to the subsequent degree.
Decide Memorial coach Josh Pike, who coached Sidberry in a number of years of AAU basketball earlier than 4 seasons at Decide, mentioned her improvement in highschool has been outstanding.
“Teya’s development is all her. She’s mentally robust. Identical together with her grades, if she needs to do one thing she places numerous work and energy into undertaking what she needs to perform. I believe all people needs to try this, however the willingness and dedication behind her is a lot stronger than most,” mentioned Pike, who mentioned Sidberry’s membership coaches Anita Rowland and Keith Van Horn performed a significant function in her improvement right into a standout school prospect.
Along with her the brand new profession scoring document, her 868 factors this season shattered the earlier single-season state document of 733 factors, whereas her 33.4 ppg in 2021-22 additionally broke the earlier single-season document of 32.2 ppg. Her 56-point efficiency in opposition to Windfall Corridor can be a brand new single-season state document.
Most of those information will possible by no means be broke as they’ll require the proper mixture of elite expertise, roster alternative and a positive schedule at occasions that enables a participant to basically common 25 factors per sport over 100 profession video games.
Pike mentioned Sidberry’s means on the courtroom will after all be missed, however so will her total presence within the halls of Decide Memorial.
“The college goes to overlook her as a result of she’s a part of SBO, she’s at all times concerned with stuff, the youthful children look as much as her. It’s going to be some huge footwear that we have to fill and it'd take a number of years to seek out any person to fill these footwear,” mentioned Pike.
Maybe as necessary as something, Sidberry is forsaking a championship legacy. Ladies basketball grew to become a sanctioned UHSAA sport in Utah again in 1976, and Decide Memorial had by no means received a state title. That lastly modified final month as Sidberry scored 27 factors within the 3A state championship in opposition to Richfield as her workforce rallied from a halftime deficit to say the state title and an ideal 26-0 document.
Decide performed like a nervous workforce within the first half, solely scoring 13 factors, however Sidberry confronted the adversity head on, scoring 18 of her 27 factors within the second half as her workforce prevailed 43-37.
Sidberry’s expertise taking part in in numerous huge video games each in highschool and membership helped her discover the appropriate steadiness of when to share the ball and when taking up a sport grew to become obligatory.
“She knew when to get her teammates concerned and when to take over. I’m that method with most ladies, you’re not going to construct confidence if you happen to don’t attempt issues,” mentioned Pike.
The ultimate tally on Sidberry’s unbelievable profession: 94 video games, 2,534 factors (26.7 ppg), 1,105 rebounds (11.8 rpg), 140 assists (1.5 apg) and 440 steals (4.7 spg). She completed with 67 double-doubles and three triple-doubles.
This season Decide Memorial performed 10 video games in opposition to upper-classification groups, and Sidberry averaged 33.5 factors and 14.2 rebounds in these numbers.
The gaudy numbers had been by no means what it was about although for Sidberry
“I believe it simply got here and it was enjoyable, however it was extra enjoyable successful and being part of a tremendous group women,” mentioned Sidberry.
28 years of Deseret Information Ms. Basketball recipients
2022 — Teya Sidberry, Decide Memorial
2021 — Emma Calvert, Fremont
2020 — Kennady McQueen, North Summit
2019 — Kemery Martin, Nook Canyon
2018 — Lauren Gustin, Salem Hills
2017 — Taylor Moeaki, American Fork
2016 — Kennedy Redding, Bountiful
2015 — Lindsey Jensen, Sky View
2014 — Shelbee Molen, Fremont
2013 — Malia Nawahine, Springville
2012 — Brittney Martin, Syracuse
2011 — Brittney Martin, Syracuse
2010 — Lexi Eaton, Springville
2009 — Kimberly Parker, Wasatch
2008 — Jenteal Jackson, Skyline
2007 — Tasha Dickey, Brighton
2006 — Michelle Harrison, Mountain View
2005 — Vanessa Hutson, Brighton
2004 — Mallary Gillespie, Mountain View
2003 — Heather Hansen, Mountain View
2002 — Nancy Seljaas, Bountiful
2001 — Danielle Cheesman, Mountain View
2000 — Lana Sitterud, Lone Peak
1999 — Erin Thorn, Mountain View
1998 — Lisa Osguthorpe, Mountain View
1997 — Sarah Pratt, Mountain View
1998 — Megan Jensen, Davis
1997 — Emily Freeze, Timpview