Sydney-Anne Cottrell

Biography

Sydney-Anne Cottrell joined Kristy Curry's first South Florida staff as an assistant coach in April 2026. Cottrell came to South Florida after three seasons as an assistant coach and director of video and creative content for Kristy Curry at Alabama, where she oversaw all filming operations during practices and games, organized video breakdowns and evaluations, and ran analytics. While at Alabama, she helped coach three 2025 WNBA Draft selections: Sarah Ashlee Barker, Aaliyah Nye, and Zaay Green. Prior to Alabama, Cottrell served as director of video scouting and recruiting operations at Elon University for one season under Coach Charlotte Smith. She also served as a graduate assistant and assistant video coordinator at Texas A&M during the 2020-21 season when the Aggies won the SEC Championship and made the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. A prolific shooter, Cottrell played Division I basketball at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for legendary coach Royce Chadwick, beginning as a recruited walk-on and eventually earning a scholarship. She helped the Islanders to their first-ever Southland Conference championship as a senior and was named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. Cottrell holds a pre-med degree from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and earned her master's degree from Texas A&M.