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Sue Bird
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Sue Bird

Sue Bird (middle) is welcomed to Washington, D.C. in 2002 by Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd
Seattle Storm
Position:
Guard		 Jersey #:
10
Height:
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		 Weight:
150 lb (68 kg)
Born: October 16, 1980 (1980-10-16) (age 28)
in Syosset, New York
Nationality: USA, Israel
Career information
WNBA career: 2001–present
WNBA Draft: 1st overall, 2002
Selected by: Seattle Storm
College: University of Connecticut
WNBA Profile
Awards and honors
All-WNBA First Team (2002-2005)
Four-time WNBA All-Star
Medal record
Women's Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Olympic Games
Gold Athens 2004 Team Competition
Gold Beijing 2008 Team Competition

Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional women's basketball player. A high school star from Christ The King RHS, she went on to become a key part of two national champion University of Connecticut teams, the first player to be picked in the 2002 WNBA Draft and an Olympic gold medalist. She currently plays for the WNBA's Seattle Storm, with whom she won a championship in 2004. She is also a member of the 2008 gold medal winning United States Women's Olympic basketball team.

Bird was born in Syosset, New York. Her father, Herschel Bird, is of Russian Jewish descent and her mother is Nancy Bird. She also has an older sister Jennifer. Sue is not related to NBA legend Larry Bird.

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University of Connecticut

Bird gained renown while playing as the starting point guard for the University of Connecticut women's basketball team from 1998 to 2002, and led them to NCAA titles in 2000 and 2002. While playing for the Huskies, Bird was feared most as a three-point shooter, and also at the free throw line, where she averaged over 90% of her free throws in her sophomore and senior seasons. At the conclusion of her college career, she was named the Naismith Award winner and College Player of the Year in 2002. She started in every game in which she appeared, and the team went 114-4 during that time. Sue was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.1 She competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei2.

WNBA

Bird during the '08 playoffs against the LA Sparks.

Bird was named the first pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft to the Seattle Storm and was also the first point guard to be drafted first in the league's history. In her rookie season, she led the Storm to their first playoff appearance, and was also named a starter to the WNBA Western Conference All-Star team, and was a member of the All-WNBA First team at the conclusion of the 2002 season. She was second in the team in scoring (14.4 ppg), led in assists (6 apg), steals (1.6 spg), and in three point shots (57). She and teammate Lauren Jackson form one of the league's most electric one-two punches, drawing frequent comparisons to the Utah Jazz's John Stockton and Karl Malone. Bird is second all-time in WNBA history in assists per game (5.6), trailing only Ticha Penicheiro.

Since the 2004 championship, the Storm has had disappointing losses in the first round of the Western Conference finals in three straight seasons. In 2005, the Storm opened with a win over the Houston Comets, but then lost consecutive games and were bounced out of the postseason. Bird averaged 12.1 points per game and led the WNBA in assists per game with 5.9 in 2005.

The following season, 2006, the Storm again won their opening playoff game, 84-72, over the Los Angeles Sparks before dropping two straight and being eliminated. In 2007, Bird missed five games due to arthroscopic knee surgery, but the Storm made the playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the West. In the first round the Storm was swept in two games by No. 1 seed Phoenix, led by Bird's good friend and former teammate Diana Taurasi.

Sue Bird is 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.

International career

In the 2003-2004 off-season, Bird was named to the United States 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team's core roster. She was the youngest player on the core roster of nine players.

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 Jackson and fellow UConn star Diana Taurasi on the Russian team Spartak Moscow to win both the Russian Super League and the EuroLeague Women championships.

University of Connecticut Statistics

Sue Bird Statistics3 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

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Notes

  1. ^ "UConn Announces First Class Of Women's Basketball "Huskies Of Honor"". http://www.uconnhuskies.com/AllStories/WBasketball/2006/12/05/20061205.html. 
  2. ^ "2000 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wjcup_2000. Retrieved on 2009-07-01. 
  3. ^ "UConn Media Guide". http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/WBasketball/2009/Media%20Guide/129-160.pdf. Retrieved on 12 December 2008. 
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Wade Trophy winners

1978: C. Blazejowski  | 1979: N. Lieberman  | 1980: N. Lieberman  | 1981: L. Woodard  | 1982: P. Kelly  | 1983: L. Pollard  | 1984: J. Braxton  | 1985: C. Miller  | 1986: K. Ethridge  | 1987: S. Pennyfeather  | 1988: T. Weatherspoon  | 1989: C. Davis  | 1990: J. Azzi  | 1991: D. Charles  | 1992: S. Robinson  | 1993: K. Jennings  | 1994: C. Shudlick  | 1995: R. Lobo  | 1996: J. Rizzotti  | 1997: D. Milton  | 1998: T. Penicheiro  | 1999: S. White-McCarty  | 2000: E. Brown  | 2001: J. Stiles  | 2002: S. Bird  | 2003: D. Taurasi  | 2004: A. Beard  | 2005: S. Augustus  | 2006: S. Augustus  | 2007: C. Parker  | 2008: C. Wiggins  | 2009: M. Moore
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Naismith Women's College Player of the Year winners

1983: A. Donovan  | 1984: C. Miller  | 1985: C. Miller  | 1986: C. Miller  | 1987: C Davis  | 1988: S. Wicks  | 1989: C. Davis  | 1990: J. Azzi  | 1991: D. Staley  | 1992: D. Staley  | 1993: S. Swoopes  | 1994: L. Leslie  | 1995: R. Lobo  | 1996: S. Roundtree  | 1997: K. Starbird  | 1998: C. Holdsclaw  | 1999: C. Holdsclaw  | 2000: T. Catchngs  | 2001: R. Riley  | 2002: S. Bird  | 2003: D. Taurasi  | 2004: D. Taurasi  | 2005: S. Augustus  | 2006: S. Augustus  | 2007: L. Harding  | 2008: C. Parker  | 2009: M. Moore
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Connecticut Huskies Basketball 1999-2000 NCAA Champions
10 Sue Bird | 11 Kelly Schumacher | 14 Keirsten Walters | 15 Asjha Jones | 20 Stacy Hansmeyer | 23 Kennitra Johnson | 25 Svetlana Abrosimova | 32 Swin Cash | 33 Shea Ralph | 34 Tamika Williams | 35 Marci Czel | 41 Paige Sauer | 44 Christine Rigby
Coach Geno Auriemma
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Connecticut Huskies Basketball 2001-2002 NCAA Champions
2 Ashley Valley | 3 Diana Taurasi | 5 Maria Conlon 10 Sue Bird | 12 Stacey Marron | 15 Asjha Jones | 20 Morgan Valley | 21 Nicole Wolff | 22 Ashley Battle | 23 Willnett Crockett | 31 Jessica Moore | 32 Swin Cash | 34 Tamika Williams
Coach Geno Auriemma
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Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
1983: Debbie Beckford | 1984: Jennifer Bruce & Kathy Finn | 1985: Shelly Pennefather | 1986: Shelly Pennefather | 1987: Shelly Pennefather | 1988: Lisa Angelotti | 1989: Kerry Bascom | 1990: Kerry Bascom | 1991: Kerry Bascom | 1992: Frances Savage | 1993: Kris Witfill | 1994: Rebecca Lobo | 1995: Rebecca Lobo | 1996: Jennifer Rizzotti | 1997: Kara Wolters | 1998: Nykesha Sales | 1999: Svetlana Abrosimova | 2000: Shea Ralph | 2001: Ruth Riley | 2002: Sue Bird | 2003: Diana Taurasi | 2004: Diana Taurasi | 2005: Jacqueline Batteast | 2006: Cappie Pondexter | 2007: Angel McCoughtry | 2008: Maya Moore | 2009: Maya Moore
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Women's National Basketball Association's All-Decade Team
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WNBA First Overall Picks
1997: Head | 1998: Dydek | 1999: Holdsclaw | 2000: Wauters | 2001: Jackson | 2002: Bird | 2003: Thomas | 2004: Taurasi | 2005: McCarville | 2006: Augustus | 2007: Harding | 2008: Parker | 2009: McCoughtry
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Seattle Storm 2004 WNBA Champions

4 Edwards | 7 Vodichkova | 10 Bird | 15 Jackson | 20 Greco | 22 Lennox (Finals MVP) | 32 Barnes | 33 Burse | 43 Thompson | 44 Bevilaqua | 55 Sam |

Coach Donovan
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Seattle Storm - current roster

2 Cash | 4 Gearlds | 9 Batkovic-Brown | 10 Bird | 14 Johnson | 15 Jackson | 20 Little | 30 Wright | 33 Burse | 43 Robinson | 44 Walker | Coach: Agler