No one on the Missouri State Lady Bears knows what it's like to undergo a coaching change quite like Sydney Wilson.
The senior will have her third head coach in her five years with the program. Initially recruited by Kellie Harper out of Overland Park, Kansas, Wilson was a consistent contributor to the Cinderella Sweet 16 team of 2019. The successful run put the Lady Bears back in the national spotlight but it led to Harper being hired away by Tennessee, her alma mater.
Missouri State then hired Amaka Agugua-Hamilton who continued the success. A three-year run with the Lady Bears going 74-15 over the stretch with a pair of NCAA Tournaments, including an additional Sweet 16 appearance, and an additional season that was destined for a deep NCAA Tournament run if it wasn't canceled due to the beginning of the pandemic.