Sue Bird
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Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American professional women's basketball
player for the Seattle Storm
and WBC Spartak Moscow Region.
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 seven 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 Top 15 players in WNBA history.
, and their original name was "Boorda". In 2006, Bird acquired Israeli citizenship. She still maintains her citizenship in the United States and represents the U.S. in international basketball competitions.
Bird’s role model as a young child was her older sister Jen. To stay active, Jen participated in several recreational sports. Sue’s favorite was basketball, though she also played soccer, tennis, and track. Sue became a very good player and started playing AAU basketball in the sixth grade. While only 11 years old, she played during halftime of a St. John's basketball game; her play was so impressive that a security guard asked for her autograph.
, but wanted more competition. She therefore enrolled at Christ The King Regional High School
in Queens
, New York. Sue spent two seasons at Christ the King, and the Royals went undefeated in both seasons. In the second season her team won the New York state championship, and the national title. Bird won many awards, including the New York State Player of the Year, and the New York Daily News Player of the Year. Bird was named a WBCA
All-American. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored 11 points.
and Vanderbilt
. She considered UConn the favorite, but she began to waiver when Kiersten Walters and Brianne Stepherson, both point guards, announced commitments to UConn. She worried that there might not be room for her to play. However, Stepherson changed her mind, and decided to go to Boston College, making the decision a bit easier, so Bird committed to UConn. In addition, she chose UConn because it was close to home, and the UConn program had a winning tradition like the one at Christ the King. She suffered a torn ACL
eight games into her freshman season. She was not able to redshirt
, because she had played in more than 20% of the team’s games. In her sophomore season (1999–2000) she came back to lead the team to a 36–1 record and won the Big East Championship and the 2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
. The Huskies went 32–3 in her junior season. The last loss was to Big East rival Notre Dame
in the Final Four. That was the last loss of Sue’s college career, as the Huskies went an undefeated 39–0 in her 2002 senior season. In that season, she won the Wade Trophy
and Naismith Award
as College Player of the Year.
During her junior year, Bird played in a game against Notre Dame referred to as "the best women's basketball game ever played". The game was memorialized in a book, Bird at the Buzzer
, in which Bird took the eponymous shot at the buzzer to win the game.
She finished her UConn career on many of the record lists. She currently ranks No. 24 on the 1,000 point list with 1,378 points, No. 2 in assists with 585, and seventh with 243 steals. She ranks number 1 in three point field goal percentage (45.9) and free throw percentage (89.2). She has won two National Championships, three Big East Championships and Big East regular season titles. Bird was the inaugural winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award
in 2000, given to the top point guard in the nation, and won the award in 2001 and 2002. Overall her record at UConn in games she played is a remarkable 114–4. Bird was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.
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The Seattle Storm selected Bird with the first overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft. In her rookie season, Bird started all 32 games for the Storm and averaged 14.4 ppg. She was selected as a starter on the 2002 WNBA Western Conference All-Star team. Bird was the runner-up for the Rookie of the Year award, and one of only two rookies to make the All-WNBA First Team. She also led the Storm to their first playoff appearance. Since her rookie season she has been selected to the Western Conference All Star team. In 2004 Bird helped the Storm win its first WNBA Championship. By winning the WNBA Championship Bird became one of seven women to receive an Olympic Gold Medal, an NCAA Championship, and a WNBA Championship. The others are Ruth Riley
, Sheryl Swoopes
, Cynthia Cooper
, and fellow Huskies Swin Cash
, Kara Wolters
, and Diana Taurasi
.
Bird now has two WNBA championships to go along with her two NCAA championships after the Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream for the 2010 WNBA championship. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen year history of the WNBA.
as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei
.
In the 2003–2004 off-season, Bird was named to the United States 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team
's roster. The USA team would go on to win the gold at the games in Athens
, Greece.
In the 2004–2005 WNBA off-season, she played in Russia, with Storm teammate Kamila Vodichkova
on the Dynamo Moscow. In the 2005–2006 WNBA off-season, she played on the same team, reaching the Russian championship and the Euroleague women’s playoffs.
In the 2006–2007 WNBA off-season, she joined Storm teammate Lauren Jackson
and fellow UConn stars Diana Taurasi
and Svetlana Abrosimova
on the Russian team Spartak Moscow
to win both the Russian Super League and the EuroLeague Women
championships.
In the summer of 2008, she was invited back to be on the 2008 Olympic Basketball Team. The team won the Gold medal in Beijing, China.
Bird was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.
Bird was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball. This game replaces the normal WNBA All-Star game with WNBA All-Stars versus USA Basketball, as part of the preparation for the FIBA World Championship for Women
to be held in the Czech Republic during September and October 2010. Sue Bird along with team USA took gold in the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
| align="left" | 2002
| align="left" | Seattle
| 32 || 32 || 35.0 || .403 || .401 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|.911 || 2.6 || 6.0 || 1.7 || 0.1 || 3.41 || 14.4
|-
| align="left" | 2003
| align="left" | Seattle
| 34 || 34 || 33.4 || .421 || .350 || .884 || 3.3 || 6.5 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 3.24 || 12.4
|-
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Seattle
| 34 || 34 || 33.4 || .463 || .438 || .859 || 3.1 || 5.4 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 2.56 || 12.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Seattle
| 30 || 30 || 34.0 || .442 || .437 || .855 || 2.4 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.9 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 2.90 || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Seattle
| 34 || 34 || 31.3 || .411 || .366 || .868 || 3.0 || 4.8 || 1.8 || 0.1 || 2.59 || 11.4
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Seattle
| 29 || 29 || 31.7 || .428 || .338 || .846 || 2.0 || 4.9 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 2.31 || 10.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Seattle
| 33 || 33 || 33.7 || .441 || .343 || .871 || 2.5 || 5.1 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 2.67 || 14.1
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | Seattle
| 31 || 31 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|35.5 || .408 || .360 || .854 || 2.5 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.8 || 1.5 || 0.1 || 2.61 || 12.8
|-
| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Seattle
| 33 || 33 || 30.5 || .434 || .399 || .857 || 2.7 || 5.8 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 1.82 || 11.1
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Seattle
| 34 || 34 || 33.0 || .449 || .428 || .875 || 2.9 || 4.9 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.35 || 14.7
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |10 years, 1 team
| 324 || 324 || 33.2 || .430 || .386 || .873 || 2.7 || 5.5 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 2.65 || 12.7
| align="left" | 2002
| align="left" | Seattle
| 2 || 2 || 36.5 || .409 || .273 || 1.000 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 2.50 || 14.0
|-
| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Seattle
| 8 || 8 || 29.1 || .377 || .300 || .762 || 3.2 || 5.2 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 2.00 || 8.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Seattle
| 3 || 3 || 34.3 || .273 || .133 || .875 || 1.7 || 4.3 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.33 || 9.0
|-
| align="left" | 2006
| align="left" | Seattle
| 3 || 3 || 35.0 || .361 || .333 || .625 || 2.7 || 3.3 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 2.33 || 12.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007
| align="left" | Seattle
| 2 || 2 || 35.5 || .458 || .583 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 3.00 || 16.5
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Seattle
| 3 || 3 || 37.0 || .460 || .294 || 1.000 || 2.3 || 3.0 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 2.00 || 19.7
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | Seattle
| 3 || 3 || 36.3 || .333 || .417 || .875 || 3.7 || 4.0 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 2.33 || 11.3
|-
| align="left" | 2010
| align="left" | Seattle
| 7 || 7 || 37.0 || .386 || .333 || .769 || 4.1 || 7.7 || 1.7 || 0.4 || 2.00 || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 2011
| align="left" | Seattle
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| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |9 years, 1 team
| 31 || 31 || 34.4 || .383 || .326 || .831 || 2.9 || 5.2 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.10 || 12.0
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
and WBC Spartak Moscow Region.
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
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-American. In her senior year at undefeated UConn in 2002, she won the Wade Trophy
Wade Trophy
The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever...
and the Naismith Award
Naismith College Coach of the Year
Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987...
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
Nancy Lieberman Award
The Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, is given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball...
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 seven 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 Top 15 players in WNBA history.
Early life
Bird was born on October 16, 1980 in Syosset, New York. She is the younger of Herschel and Nancy Bird's two children. Her father's family is originally from RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and their original name was "Boorda". In 2006, Bird acquired Israeli citizenship. She still maintains her citizenship in the United States and represents the U.S. in international basketball competitions.
Bird’s role model as a young child was her older sister Jen. To stay active, Jen participated in several recreational sports. Sue’s favorite was basketball, though she also played soccer, tennis, and track. Sue became a very good player and started playing AAU basketball in the sixth grade. While only 11 years old, she played during halftime of a St. John's basketball game; her play was so impressive that a security guard asked for her autograph.
High school
She played her freshman and sophomore years at Syosset High SchoolSyosset High School
Syosset High School, located on Southwoods Road in Syosset, New York, USA is the only high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District.- Overview :The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1992–1993...
, but wanted more competition. She therefore enrolled at Christ The King Regional High School
Christ The King Regional High School
Christ the King Regional High School is a Catholic high school located in Middle Village, Queens, New York, USA and established in 1962. Often referred to as 'CK' among its students, it is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.-History:...
in Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York. Sue spent two seasons at Christ the King, and the Royals went undefeated in both seasons. In the second season her team won the New York state championship, and the national title. Bird won many awards, including the New York State Player of the Year, and the New York Daily News Player of the Year. Bird was named a WBCA
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-American. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored 11 points.
College
Bird was recruited by a number of teams, including StanfordStanford Cardinal women's basketball
The Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represents Stanford University, located in Stanford, California. The school's team currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference and are coached by Tara VanDerveer, in her 25th season with the Cardinal...
and Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
The Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference . The Commodores have won four SEC tournament titles . Melanie Balcomb is the current head coach of the Commodores.-Memorial Gymnasium:The Commodores play their...
. She considered UConn the favorite, but she began to waiver when Kiersten Walters and Brianne Stepherson, both point guards, announced commitments to UConn. She worried that there might not be room for her to play. However, Stepherson changed her mind, and decided to go to Boston College, making the decision a bit easier, so Bird committed to UConn. In addition, she chose UConn because it was close to home, and the UConn program had a winning tradition like the one at Christ the King. She suffered a torn ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament injury
An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament can be a debilitating musculoskeletal injury to the knee, seen most often in athletes. Non-contact tears and ruptures are the most common causes of ACL injury....
eight games into her freshman season. She was not able to redshirt
Redshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
, because she had played in more than 20% of the team’s games. In her sophomore season (1999–2000) she came back to lead the team to a 36–1 record and won the Big East Championship and the 2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-Midwest Regional - Portland, OR:-Mideast Regional - Memphis, TN:-West Regional - Kansas City, MO:-Final Four - Philadelphia, PA :-See also:* 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament* 2000 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament- Notes :...
. The Huskies went 32–3 in her junior season. The last loss was to Big East rival Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. The program competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. They have one NCAA National Championship. They play their...
in the Final Four. That was the last loss of Sue’s college career, as the Huskies went an undefeated 39–0 in her 2002 senior season. In that season, she won the Wade Trophy
Wade Trophy
The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever...
and Naismith Award
Naismith College Player of the Year
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
as College Player of the Year.
During her junior year, Bird played in a game against Notre Dame referred to as "the best women's basketball game ever played". The game was memorialized in a book, Bird at the Buzzer
Bird at the Buzzer
Bird At The Buzzer is a 2011 sports book written by Jeff Goldberg about the 2001 Big East Championship women's basketball game between the University of Connecticut and Notre Dame.-Background:...
, in which Bird took the eponymous shot at the buzzer to win the game.
She finished her UConn career on many of the record lists. She currently ranks No. 24 on the 1,000 point list with 1,378 points, No. 2 in assists with 585, and seventh with 243 steals. She ranks number 1 in three point field goal percentage (45.9) and free throw percentage (89.2). She has won two National Championships, three Big East Championships and Big East regular season titles. Bird was the inaugural winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award
Nancy Lieberman Award
The Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, is given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball...
in 2000, given to the top point guard in the nation, and won the award in 2001 and 2002. Overall her record at UConn in games she played is a remarkable 114–4. Bird was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.
| Sue Bird Statistics at University of Connecticut | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | G | FG | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | AVG |
| 1998–99 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 0.316 | 6 | 19 | 0.316 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 16 | 2.0 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 160 | 41 | 5.1 |
| 1999-00 | 37 | 140 | 279 | 0.502 | 72 | 145 | 0.497 | 53 | 59 | 0.898 | 94 | 2.5 | 160 | 80 | 1 | 69 | 1052 | 405 | 10.9 |
| 2000–01 | 34 | 137 | 309 | 0.443 | 60 | 139 | 0.432 | 35 | 45 | 0.778 | 89 | 2.6 | 169 | 88 | 4 | 63 | 941 | 369 | 10.9 |
| 2001–02 | 39 | 198 | 392 | 0.505 | 69 | 148 | 0.466 | 98 | 104 | 0.942 | 131 | 3.4 | 231 | 93 | 9 | 96 | 1168 | 563 | 14.4 |
| Totals | 118 | 491 | 1021 | 0.481 | 207 | 451 | 0.459 | 189 | 212 | 0.892 | 330 | 2.8 | 585 | 277 | 15 | 243 | 3321 | 1378 | 11.7 |
WNBA
Ruth Riley
Ruth Ellen Riley is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Women's National Basketball Association . Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA women's championship in 2001, and her Detroit Shock team won the WNBA championship in 2003 and 2006...
, Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Denise Swoopes is an American professional basketball player who, subsequent to being waived into free agency, signed to re-join the WNBA to play with the Tulsa Shock in 2011. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA when it was created. She has won three Olympic Gold Medals and...
, Cynthia Cooper
Cynthia Cooper
Cynthia Lynne Cooper is a former American basketball player who has won championships in college, the Olympics, and in the Women's National Basketball Association . She is considered by many as one of the greatest women's basketball players ever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the...
, and fellow Huskies Swin Cash
Swin Cash
Swintayla Marie Cash , better known as Swin Cash, is an American WNBA player who plays for the Seattle Storm. A prolific scorer and rebounder, as well as a capable ball handler and defender, she helped lead the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to national titles in 2000 and 2002...
, Kara Wolters
Kara Wolters
Kara Wolters is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player.Standing at six feet and seven inches , she was appropriately nicknamed "Big Girl". She is the tallest player in University of Connecticut women's basketball history and one of the tallest women to ever play in the WNBA...
, and Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...
.
Bird now has two WNBA championships to go along with her two NCAA championships after the Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream for the 2010 WNBA championship. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in the fifteen year history of the WNBA.
International
She competed with USA BasketballUSA Basketball
USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...
as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
.
In the 2003–2004 off-season, Bird was named to the United States 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics (team squads)
Below are the teams for Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Parenthetical writing behind a name indicates a uniform number.*Centers: Suzy Batkovic...
's roster. The USA team would go on to win the gold at the games in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece.
In the 2004–2005 WNBA off-season, she played in Russia, with Storm teammate Kamila Vodichkova
Kamila Vodichkova
Kamila Vodičková is a Czech women's basketball player. She currently plays for the North American WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. She represented Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-WNBA career:...
on the Dynamo Moscow. In the 2005–2006 WNBA off-season, she played on the same team, reaching the Russian championship and the Euroleague women’s playoffs.
In the 2006–2007 WNBA off-season, she joined Storm teammate Lauren Jackson
Lauren Jackson
Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian professional basketball player. Jackson began her professional career at the Australian Institute of Sport in the WNBL before moving on to the Canberra Capitals. She is currently a forward/centre with the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the Australian...
and fellow UConn stars Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
Diana Lorena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and Galatasaray Medical Park from Turkey...
and Svetlana Abrosimova
Svetlana Abrosimova
Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She currently plays for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. She is usually called by her nickname, "Svet" or "Sveta".Abrosimova was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR,...
on the Russian team Spartak Moscow
WBC Spartak Moscow
Women’s Basketball Club Spartak Moscow Region is a women's basketball team based in Vidnoye, Russia that plays in FIBA’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years, winning the 2005-2006 EuroCup Women and the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 EuroLeague Women...
to win both the Russian Super League and the EuroLeague Women
EuroLeague Women
The EuroLeague Women is the highest professional basketball league in Europe for women’s clubs.Unlike Euroleague for men, the competition is entirely organized by FIBA Europe.-Between 2004-2011:...
championships.
In the summer of 2008, she was invited back to be on the 2008 Olympic Basketball Team. The team won the Gold medal in Beijing, China.
Bird was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009. The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.
Bird was named as one of the National team members to represent the USA Basketball team in the WNBA versus USA Basketball. This game replaces the normal WNBA All-Star game with WNBA All-Stars versus USA Basketball, as part of the preparation for the FIBA World Championship for Women
FIBA World Championship for Women
The FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...
to be held in the Czech Republic during September and October 2010. Sue Bird along with team USA took gold in the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Regular season
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2002 WNBA season
-External links:***...
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Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 32 || 32 || 35.0 || .403 || .401 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|.911 || 2.6 || 6.0 || 1.7 || 0.1 || 3.41 || 14.4
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| align="left" | 2003
2003 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 34 || 34 || 33.4 || .421 || .350 || .884 || 3.3 || 6.5 || 1.4 || 0.0 || 3.24 || 12.4
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| align="left" | 2004
2004 WNBA season
-External links:***...
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Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 34 || 34 || 33.4 || .463 || .438 || .859 || 3.1 || 5.4 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 2.56 || 12.9
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| align="left" | 2005
2005 WNBA season
-External links:***...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 30 || 30 || 34.0 || .442 || .437 || .855 || 2.4 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.9 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 2.90 || 12.1
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| align="left" | 2006
2006 WNBA season
-External links:*******...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 34 || 34 || 31.3 || .411 || .366 || .868 || 3.0 || 4.8 || 1.8 || 0.1 || 2.59 || 11.4
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| align="left" | 2007
2007 WNBA season
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Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 29 || 29 || 31.7 || .428 || .338 || .846 || 2.0 || 4.9 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 2.31 || 10.4
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| align="left" | 2008
2008 WNBA season
-Season Highlights:*Candace Parker becomes the second and third player in WNBA history to dunk in a regular season game.*A fight breaks out between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock resulting in four ejections and ten suspensions....
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 33 || 33 || 33.7 || .441 || .343 || .871 || 2.5 || 5.1 || 1.2 || 0.1 || 2.67 || 14.1
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| align="left" | 2009
2009 WNBA season
The 2009 WNBA Season is the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season ever without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 31 || 31 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|35.5 || .408 || .360 || .854 || 2.5 || style="background:#D3D3D3"|5.8 || 1.5 || 0.1 || 2.61 || 12.8
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| align="left" | 2010
2010 WNBA season
The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began with a televised meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 10th Annual All-Star...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 33 || 33 || 30.5 || .434 || .399 || .857 || 2.7 || 5.8 || 1.5 || 0.2 || 1.82 || 11.1
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| align="left" | 2011
2011 WNBA season
The 2011 WNBA season is the 15th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 3 with the Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Minnesota Lynx, featuring 2011 WNBA Draft top pick Maya Moore, in a game televised on NBA TV...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 34 || 34 || 33.0 || .449 || .428 || .875 || 2.9 || 4.9 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.35 || 14.7
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| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |10 years, 1 team
| 324 || 324 || 33.2 || .430 || .386 || .873 || 2.7 || 5.5 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 2.65 || 12.7
Postseason
|-| align="left" | 2002
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 2 || 2 || 36.5 || .409 || .273 || 1.000 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 2.50 || 14.0
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| align="left" | 2004
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 8 || 8 || 29.1 || .377 || .300 || .762 || 3.2 || 5.2 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 2.00 || 8.5
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| align="left" | 2005
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 3 || 3 || 34.3 || .273 || .133 || .875 || 1.7 || 4.3 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.33 || 9.0
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| align="left" | 2006
2006 WNBA Playoffs
The 2006 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2.-Format:...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 3 || 3 || 35.0 || .361 || .333 || .625 || 2.7 || 3.3 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 2.33 || 12.7
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| align="left" | 2007
2007 WNBA Playoffs
The 2007 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2007 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Phoenix Mercury defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock 3-2.-Format:...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 2 || 2 || 35.5 || .458 || .583 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 3.00 || 16.5
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| align="left" | 2008
2008 WNBA Playoffs
The 2008 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2008 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.-Format:...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 3 || 3 || 37.0 || .460 || .294 || 1.000 || 2.3 || 3.0 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 2.00 || 19.7
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| align="left" | 2009
2009 WNBA Playoffs
The 2009 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2009 season.-Format:*The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.**All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings....
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 3 || 3 || 36.3 || .333 || .417 || .875 || 3.7 || 4.0 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 2.33 || 11.3
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| align="left" | 2010
2010 WNBA Playoffs
The 2010 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2010 season.-Format:*The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.**All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings....
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
| 7 || 7 || 37.0 || .386 || .333 || .769 || 4.1 || 7.7 || 1.7 || 0.4 || 2.00 || 12.1
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| align="left" | 2011
2011 WNBA Playoffs
The 2011 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2011 season. Four teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs seeded 1 to 4 in a tournament bracket, with the two opening rounds in a best-of-three format, and the final in a...
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
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| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |9 years, 1 team
| 31 || 31 || 34.4 || .383 || .326 || .831 || 2.9 || 5.2 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 2.10 || 12.0
Awards and honors
- 1998—WBCAWomen's Basketball Coaches AssociationThe Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-American. - 2000—Nancy Lieberman AwardNancy Lieberman AwardThe Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, is given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball...
- 2001—Nancy Lieberman Award
- 2002—Nancy Lieberman Award
- 2002—Naismith AwardNaismith College Player of the YearThe Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
- 2002—Wade TrophyWade TrophyThe Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever...
- 2002—Lowe's Senior CLASS AwardLowe's Senior CLASS AwardThe Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is an annual college athletic award in the NCAA Division I. Qualified competitors must be seniors who have remained within their NCAA Division I college for a four-year commitment and achieved excellence in one of nine sports.....
- 2002—Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the YearBig East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the YearThe Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year award is given to the women's basketball player in the Big East Conference voted as the top performer by the conference coaches. The 16 head coaches of the league's teams submit their votes following the end of the regular season and...
- 2002—Sportswoman of the Year Award
- 2002—Honda Sports AwardHonda Sports AwardThe Honda Sports Award is an annual award in the United States of America, given to the best collegiate female athlete in each of twelve sports. There are four nominees for each sport, and the twelve winners of the Honda Award are automatically in the running for the Honda-Broderick Cup award, as...
, basketball - 2002–07, 2009 – WNBA All-Star Selection
- 2009—Most Valuable Point Guard, Ekaterinburg International Invitational
- 2010—All-WNBA Second Team