PHOENIX a Stepping inside Sydney Wiese's childhood bedroom also means stepping into "controlled chaos."
Posters of icons ranging from former NBA and college stars Steve Nash and Jimmer Fredette to Hollywood heartthrob Robert Pattinson are plastered all over the blue walls and ceiling. Strategically placed motivational messages are handwritten in various colors. At least 20 basketballs, many of them flat after an unfortunate encounter with a cactus, are stuffed under the bed.
It's a time capsule of sorts, since Wiese has not lived here full-time in nearly four years. But it gives a glimpse inside the Oregon State senior point guard's mind and heart while morphing into one of the nation's premier women's basketball players for a team aiming to make another deep NCAA Tournament run.