Kansas State University Athletics
2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Sides, Taryn
Jersey Number 11
Taryn Sides
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Phillipsburg, Kan.
- High School:
- Phillipsburg HS
Bio
SIDES'S TROPHY CASE
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII
• 2025 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Big 12 Player of the Week (2/17/25)
• 2023-24 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
CAREER
4th in school history for career 3-pt percentage (.404; min. 2 attempts/game)... Holds school record for career assist-turnover ratio (1.88; min. 100 career assists).
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Career season-highs in points, field goals made and attempted, field goal percentage, 3-point field goals made and attempted, 3-point field goal percentage, rebounds and steals... Played in a career-high 35 games and logged a career-high 858 minutes of action (24.5 mpg)... Registered 323 points (9.2 ppg)... Reached double figures in a career-best 15 games including two games with 20 or more points... Notched a field goal percentage of .452 (114-of-252) including a .433 (84-of-194) effort from beyond the arc... Made four or more 3-pointers in a game 10 times... Ranked 17th in the nation for 3-point field goal percentage... Ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 47th in the nation for 3-point field goals made per game (2.40)... Shot .846 (11-of-13) from the foul line... Dished out 98 assists (2.8 apg)... Tallied an assist-turnover ratio of 1.4... Hauled in 139 rebounds (4.0 rpg)... Pocketed 35 steals and blocked five shots... Achieved one double-double... Tallied eight points, six rebounds and two assists off the bench against Green Bay (11/4)... Carded eight points, five rebounds and two assists off the bench against Creighton (11/7)... Registered 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a career-high 26 minutes against Little Rock (11/18)... Notched 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting including 3-of-6 from long range... Recorded 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, pulled in six rebounds and handed out four assists against DePaul (11/27)... Registered a career-high 15 points on a career-high five connections from long range against Central Arkansas (12/1)... Tallied 12 points, including a 4-of-4 effort from long range, and four rebounds against Eastern Illinois (12/3)... Connected on a career-high seven 3-pointers to register a career-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting with five rebounds and two steals against USC Upstate (12/5)... Registered 19 points, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, seven rebounds and six assists at Texas A&M (12/8)... Carded 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, three rebounds and two assists against Texas Tech (1/4)... Recorded 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting including 4-of-4 from long range, five rebounds, five assists and four assists in 35 minutes against Iowa State (1/30)... Tallied 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting including 4-of-9 from beyond the arc, eight assists and four rebounds at Kansas (2/2)... Registered first career double-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four assists at Cincinnati (2/12)... Carded 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting from long range, six assists, five rebounds and a steal off the bench against Kansas (2/22)... Notched eight points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals against UCF (3/6) in the second round of the Big 12 Championship... Tallied six points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals against West Virginia (3/7) in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship.
FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Played in all 34 games... Logged 458 minutes (13.5 mpg)... Tallied 115 points (3.4 ppg)... Shot .313 (36-115) from the field, including .333 (26-78) from 3-point range... Carded a free throw percentage of .810 (17-21)... Hauled in 72 rebounds (2.1 rpg)... Handed out 92 assists (2.7 apg) and finished with a 2.79 assist/turnover ratio... Set school record for assist/turnover ratio... Pocketed 10 steals (0.3 spg)... Blocked two shots... Made collegiate debut against Presbyterian (11/6), coming off the bench to play 15 minutes with four rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block... Recorded five points and seven assists at Little Rock (11/11)... Tallied eight points, including two free throws with 9 seconds remaining, six rebounds and three assists at Iowa (11/16)... Registered 10 points including three connections from 3-point range and added five rebounds and an assist against Jackson State (12/1)... Carded nine points, eight assists and three rebounds against McNeese State (12/6)... Notched eight points, six assists and four rebounds against Missouri (12/9)... Notched a career-high 10 assists against Oral Roberts (12/18)... Registered 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists against Southern (12/20)... Tallied eight points on 3-of-6 shooting, five assists and two steals against Houston (1/3)... Carded a career-high 11 points with a 3-of-5 effort from beyond the arc at Kansas (2/25).
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated #64 player in the nation by Blue Star Basketball... 2023 McDonald's All-American nominee... Four-time Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) All-State recipient, earning first team honors in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 and second team honors in her freshman year in 2019-20... Claimed Kansas 3A Player of the Year honors in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and was a finalist for the honor in the previous two seasons... Two-time Kansas State High School Athletics Association (KSHSAA) All-State selection including a 2022-23 Top All-Class recipient... Four-time Wichita Eagle All-State First Team recipient and a four-time Class 3A All-State choice by the Topeka Capital Journal... Two-time Sports in Kansas 3A Player of the Year and named a two-time honoree by Sports in Kansas All-Class Top 5... 2023 Clas 3-2-1A Defensive Player of the Year finalist... Four-time All-MCL First Team honoree... Named North MVP in the Central Kansas League All-Star Game with a triple-double of 20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds... Owns school records for career points (2,166), assists (394), steals (502) and three-point field goals made (263)... Also owns the single-season school records for points (640), assists (115), steals (141) and three-point field goals made (75)... Concluded career ranked 15th in Kansas girls basketball history for career points... During her senior season, averaged 23.5 points including a 44.0 percent effort from 3-point range and an 86.0 percent performance at the foul line... Tallied 8.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 5.2 steals per game... Helped Phillipsburg to a third-place finish at the 2023 Kansas 3A State Tournament.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Keith and Robin Sides... Has two siblings: Trey and Ty... Brother, Trey, played basketball at Jacksonville University and Central Missouri... Mother, Robin, played volleyball at Hutchinson CC... Father, Keith, played basketball at Cloud County CC... Major is kinesiology.
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII
• 2025 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Big 12 Player of the Week (2/17/25)
• 2023-24 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
CAREER
4th in school history for career 3-pt percentage (.404; min. 2 attempts/game)... Holds school record for career assist-turnover ratio (1.88; min. 100 career assists).
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Career season-highs in points, field goals made and attempted, field goal percentage, 3-point field goals made and attempted, 3-point field goal percentage, rebounds and steals... Played in a career-high 35 games and logged a career-high 858 minutes of action (24.5 mpg)... Registered 323 points (9.2 ppg)... Reached double figures in a career-best 15 games including two games with 20 or more points... Notched a field goal percentage of .452 (114-of-252) including a .433 (84-of-194) effort from beyond the arc... Made four or more 3-pointers in a game 10 times... Ranked 17th in the nation for 3-point field goal percentage... Ranked eighth in the Big 12 and 47th in the nation for 3-point field goals made per game (2.40)... Shot .846 (11-of-13) from the foul line... Dished out 98 assists (2.8 apg)... Tallied an assist-turnover ratio of 1.4... Hauled in 139 rebounds (4.0 rpg)... Pocketed 35 steals and blocked five shots... Achieved one double-double... Tallied eight points, six rebounds and two assists off the bench against Green Bay (11/4)... Carded eight points, five rebounds and two assists off the bench against Creighton (11/7)... Registered 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a career-high 26 minutes against Little Rock (11/18)... Notched 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting including 3-of-6 from long range... Recorded 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, pulled in six rebounds and handed out four assists against DePaul (11/27)... Registered a career-high 15 points on a career-high five connections from long range against Central Arkansas (12/1)... Tallied 12 points, including a 4-of-4 effort from long range, and four rebounds against Eastern Illinois (12/3)... Connected on a career-high seven 3-pointers to register a career-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting with five rebounds and two steals against USC Upstate (12/5)... Registered 19 points, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, seven rebounds and six assists at Texas A&M (12/8)... Carded 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, three rebounds and two assists against Texas Tech (1/4)... Recorded 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting including 4-of-4 from long range, five rebounds, five assists and four assists in 35 minutes against Iowa State (1/30)... Tallied 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting including 4-of-9 from beyond the arc, eight assists and four rebounds at Kansas (2/2)... Registered first career double-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four assists at Cincinnati (2/12)... Carded 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting from long range, six assists, five rebounds and a steal off the bench against Kansas (2/22)... Notched eight points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals against UCF (3/6) in the second round of the Big 12 Championship... Tallied six points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals against West Virginia (3/7) in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship.
FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Played in all 34 games... Logged 458 minutes (13.5 mpg)... Tallied 115 points (3.4 ppg)... Shot .313 (36-115) from the field, including .333 (26-78) from 3-point range... Carded a free throw percentage of .810 (17-21)... Hauled in 72 rebounds (2.1 rpg)... Handed out 92 assists (2.7 apg) and finished with a 2.79 assist/turnover ratio... Set school record for assist/turnover ratio... Pocketed 10 steals (0.3 spg)... Blocked two shots... Made collegiate debut against Presbyterian (11/6), coming off the bench to play 15 minutes with four rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block... Recorded five points and seven assists at Little Rock (11/11)... Tallied eight points, including two free throws with 9 seconds remaining, six rebounds and three assists at Iowa (11/16)... Registered 10 points including three connections from 3-point range and added five rebounds and an assist against Jackson State (12/1)... Carded nine points, eight assists and three rebounds against McNeese State (12/6)... Notched eight points, six assists and four rebounds against Missouri (12/9)... Notched a career-high 10 assists against Oral Roberts (12/18)... Registered 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists against Southern (12/20)... Tallied eight points on 3-of-6 shooting, five assists and two steals against Houston (1/3)... Carded a career-high 11 points with a 3-of-5 effort from beyond the arc at Kansas (2/25).
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated #64 player in the nation by Blue Star Basketball... 2023 McDonald's All-American nominee... Four-time Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) All-State recipient, earning first team honors in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 and second team honors in her freshman year in 2019-20... Claimed Kansas 3A Player of the Year honors in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and was a finalist for the honor in the previous two seasons... Two-time Kansas State High School Athletics Association (KSHSAA) All-State selection including a 2022-23 Top All-Class recipient... Four-time Wichita Eagle All-State First Team recipient and a four-time Class 3A All-State choice by the Topeka Capital Journal... Two-time Sports in Kansas 3A Player of the Year and named a two-time honoree by Sports in Kansas All-Class Top 5... 2023 Clas 3-2-1A Defensive Player of the Year finalist... Four-time All-MCL First Team honoree... Named North MVP in the Central Kansas League All-Star Game with a triple-double of 20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds... Owns school records for career points (2,166), assists (394), steals (502) and three-point field goals made (263)... Also owns the single-season school records for points (640), assists (115), steals (141) and three-point field goals made (75)... Concluded career ranked 15th in Kansas girls basketball history for career points... During her senior season, averaged 23.5 points including a 44.0 percent effort from 3-point range and an 86.0 percent performance at the foul line... Tallied 8.1 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 5.2 steals per game... Helped Phillipsburg to a third-place finish at the 2023 Kansas 3A State Tournament.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Keith and Robin Sides... Has two siblings: Trey and Ty... Brother, Trey, played basketball at Jacksonville University and Central Missouri... Mother, Robin, played volleyball at Hutchinson CC... Father, Keith, played basketball at Cloud County CC... Major is kinesiology.
K-State WBB | Feeding the Band
Wednesday, September 10
K-State WBB | Postgame Press Conference vs USC (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
Saturday, March 29
K-State WBB | Postgame Highlights vs USC (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
Saturday, March 29
K-State WBB | Player Press Conference (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen - USC Preview)
Friday, March 28
