Staff Directory
Sydney Shelton
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
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Sydney Shelton was named assistant coach in July 2022. After spending three years in a Lipscomb uniform, she joined the women's basketball coaching staff and is now entering her fifth year as an assistant coach and second as recruiting coordinator.
At the end of the 2025-26 season, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association recognized Shelton as a WBCA Thirty Under 30 recipient.
Shelton played for Sumski for three years at Lipscomb after playing two years at Butler. She was a three-year leader and a captain who contributed both on and off the court.
While at Butler, she was named to the 2017 Big East All-Freshman Team and finished the season as the top three-point shooter on the team and in the conference, connecting at a 49 percent clip. She played in 11 contests her sophomore year with the Bulldogs before coming to Nashville.
After sitting out the 2019 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Shelton was sidelined due to injury after just three games of the 2020 season after scoring double-digits in two of those outings. Though the injury was thought to be career-ending, Shelton persevered and fought to return to the court.
After returning from her injury, Shelton was a pivotal contributor to the 2020-21 team. She appeared in 16 games and started in 11, scoring 110 points with 20 three-pointers. Shelton earned a spot on the 2021 ASUN All-Academic Team after posting a 4.0 GPA. At the start of conference play, however, she had a similar injury that sidelined her for the remainder of the season.
Yet again, Shelton defied the odds and returned to play her senior season. After playing nearly every 2021-22 season game and averaging 6.9 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game, Shelton was once again named to the 2022 ASUN All-Academic team.
At the end of the 2025-26 season, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association recognized Shelton as a WBCA Thirty Under 30 recipient.
Shelton played for Sumski for three years at Lipscomb after playing two years at Butler. She was a three-year leader and a captain who contributed both on and off the court.
While at Butler, she was named to the 2017 Big East All-Freshman Team and finished the season as the top three-point shooter on the team and in the conference, connecting at a 49 percent clip. She played in 11 contests her sophomore year with the Bulldogs before coming to Nashville.
After sitting out the 2019 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Shelton was sidelined due to injury after just three games of the 2020 season after scoring double-digits in two of those outings. Though the injury was thought to be career-ending, Shelton persevered and fought to return to the court.
After returning from her injury, Shelton was a pivotal contributor to the 2020-21 team. She appeared in 16 games and started in 11, scoring 110 points with 20 three-pointers. Shelton earned a spot on the 2021 ASUN All-Academic Team after posting a 4.0 GPA. At the start of conference play, however, she had a similar injury that sidelined her for the remainder of the season.
Yet again, Shelton defied the odds and returned to play her senior season. After playing nearly every 2021-22 season game and averaging 6.9 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game, Shelton was once again named to the 2022 ASUN All-Academic team.
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