Last Updated on April 16, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here’s a detailed profile of Brittney Sykes:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Brittney Sykes
  • Nationality: American
  • Age: Born February 7, 1994
  • Hometown: Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Height: 5’9″ (1.75 m)
  • Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6’0″
  • Shoe Size: Size 10 US (women’s)
  • Jersey Number: #15
  • Position: Guard
  • High School: University High School (Newark, New Jersey)
  • College: Syracuse University (2012–2017)
  • WNBA Draft: Selected 7th overall in the 2017 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream
  • Teams Played For:
    • Atlanta Dream (2017–2019)
    • Los Angeles Sparks (2020–2022)
    • Washington Mystics (2023–present)
  • Championship Rings: No WNBA championships
  • Children: None publicly known
  • Siblings: She has two brothers, Michael and Darryl.

Player Archetype / Play Style

Brittney Sykes’s player archetype is that of a disruptive two-way slashing guard, a perimeter player whose value starts with pressure defense and extends into aggressive downhill offense. At 5-foot-9, she is not oversized for a wing, but she plays with real burst, toughness, lateral quickness, and the kind of recovery speed that lets her crowd handlers, jump passing lanes, and still recover into plays. Defensively, she operates as a point-of-attack stopper who can hound guards, create steals, and inject chaos into an opponent’s rhythm, which has been the defining trait of her WNBA career. Offensively, she has grown beyond pure energy scoring into a more settled creator who can attack the paint, put pressure on the rim, handle more guard responsibilities, and make plays for others when the ball is in her hands. Her overall play style is intense, athletic, and forceful, built around transition pace, on-ball disruption, and relentless rim pressure rather than finesse scoring. (WNBA)

Sources:

WNBA — Brittney Sykes Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More
WNBA — The Brilliance of Brittney Sykes: Tape Study with Slim
The IX Basketball — How Brittney Sykes is settling in offensively
Winsidr — Are Brittney Sykes and Jordin Canada the Best On-ball Guard Defenders in the League?