Sidney Spencer
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Sidney Spencer is an American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player for the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...

 of the WNBA
Women's National Basketball Association
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.

Sidney attended the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
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, and in April 2007 led the team to the national championship. That same month, she was selected in the 2nd round of the WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...

. She got off to an exceptional start in her rookie season, and as a fan favorite quickly worked her way into the team's starting line-up. She is currently playing for KSSSE AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wielkopolski
AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wielkopolski
AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wielkopolski is a Polish women's basketball team, based in Gorzow Wielkopolski, playing in the Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet.In 2004 the team was promoted to the PLKK having won the First League in the 2003/04 season....

 in Poland.

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