Sue Bird
Basketball, Basketball Player
1980 –
Who is Sue Bird?
Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird is an American professional women's basketball player for the Seattle Storm and UMMC Ekaterinburg.
In high school, she was the New York State Player of the Year, the New York Daily News Player of the Year, and a WBCA All-American. In her senior year at undefeated UConn in 2002, she won the Wade Trophy and the Naismith Award as College Player of the Year. She finished her UConn career ranked first in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, second in assists and steals, and as a three-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation, while leading her team to a record of 114–4.
The Seattle Storm selected Bird with the first overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft, and she has been a seven-time WNBA All-Star. She is one of 9 women to win an Olympic Gold Medal, an NCAA Championship, and a WNBA Championship. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time.
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- Born
- Oct 16, 1980
Syosset - Also known as
- Suzanne Brigit Bird
- Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird
- Sue
- Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Israel
- Profession
- Education
- University of Connecticut
- Lived in
- Seattle
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on July 23, 2013
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