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For the acoustic engineer, see <a href="/wiki/Sue_Bird_(engineer)" title="Sue Bird (engineer)">Sue Bird (engineer)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style>Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player who played her entire career with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a> (WNBA).<a href="#cite_note-:0-1">[1]</a> Bird was drafted first overall pick by the Storm in the <a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_draft" title="2002 WNBA draft">2002 WNBA draft</a><a href="#cite_note-:1-2">[2]</a> and is considered one of the greatest players in WNBA history.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> As of 2024, Bird is the only WNBA player to win titles in three different decades. She held a front office position for the <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> as their Basketball Operations Associate. She has also played for three teams in the Russian league<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> and holds <a href="/wiki/Dual_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual citizenship">dual citizenship</a> with both U.S. and <a href="/wiki/Israeli_citizenship_law" title="Israeli citizenship law">Israel</a>.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> <table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary" style="font-size: 125%">Sue Bird</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:SXSW-2024-alih-OB7A0246-Sue_Bird.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/SXSW-2024-alih-OB7A0246-Sue_Bird.jpg/220px-SXSW-2024-alih-OB7A0246-Sue_Bird.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/SXSW-2024-alih-OB7A0246-Sue_Bird.jpg/330px-SXSW-2024-alih-OB7A0246-Sue_Bird.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/SXSW-2024-alih-OB7A0246-Sue_Bird.jpg/440px-SXSW-2024-alih-OB7A0246-Sue_Bird.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="5760"></a><div class="infobox-caption">Bird at <a href="/wiki/SXSW" class="mw-redirect" title="SXSW">SXSW 2024</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #2C5235 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #FEE11A !important;">Seattle Storm</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role">Part owner</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">League</th><td class="infobox-data">WNBA</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #2C5235 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #FEE11A !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"> (1980-10-16) October 16, 1980 (age 44) <a href="/wiki/Syosset,_New_York" title="Syosset, New York">Syosset, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">American, Israeli</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 9 in (175 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">150 lb (68 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #2C5235 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #FEE11A !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Syosset_High_School" title="Syosset High School">Syosset</a> (Syosset, New York)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_the_King_Regional_High_School" title="Christ the King Regional High School">Christ the King</a> (<a href="/wiki/Queens,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Queens, New York">Queens, New York</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_women%27s_basketball" title="UConn Huskies women's basketball">UConn</a> (1998–2002)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_draft" title="WNBA draft">WNBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_draft" title="2002 WNBA draft">2002</a>: 1st round, <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_WNBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall WNBA draft picks">1st overall pick</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a></td></tr><tr><th 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href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 WNBA All-Star Game">2005</a>–<a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 WNBA All-Star Game">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 WNBA All-Star Game">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 WNBA All-Star Game">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 WNBA All-Star Game">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 WNBA All-Star Game">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 WNBA All-Star Game">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 WNBA All-Star Game">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 WNBA All-Star Game">2021</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 WNBA All-Star Game">2022</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/All-WNBA_Team" title="All-WNBA Team">All-WNBA First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_season" title="2002 WNBA season">2002</a>–<a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_season" title="2005 WNBA season">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_season" title="2016 WNBA season">2016</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/All-WNBA_Team" title="All-WNBA Team">All-WNBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_WNBA_season" title="2008 WNBA season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_season" title="2010 WNBA season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_season" title="2011 WNBA season">2011</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association_season_assists_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Women's National Basketball Association season assists leaders">WNBA assists leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_season" title="2005 WNBA season">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_season" title="2009 WNBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_season" title="2016 WNBA season">2016</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Peak_Performers" title="WNBA Peak Performers">WNBA peak performer</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_season" title="2009 WNBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_season" title="2016 WNBA season">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNBA_All-Decade_Team" title="WNBA All-Decade Team">WNBA 10th Anniversary Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_WNBA_season" title="2006 WNBA season">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNBA%27s_Top_15_Players_of_All_Time" title="WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time">WNBA 15th Anniversary Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_season" title="2011 WNBA season">2011</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Top_20@20" title="WNBA Top 20@20">WNBA 20th Anniversary Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_season" title="2016 WNBA season">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_W25" title="The W25">WNBA 25th Anniversary Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_season" title="2021 WNBA season">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Commissioner%27s_Cup" title="WNBA Commissioner's Cup">Commissioner's Cup champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Commissioner%27s_Cup" title="2021 WNBA Commissioner's Cup">2021</a>)</li> <li>No. 10 <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm#Retired_numbers" title="Seattle Storm">retired by Seattle Storm</a></li> <li>USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year (2021)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/Russian_Women%27s_Basketball_Premier_League" title="Russian Women's Basketball Premier League">Russian National League</a> champion (2007, 2008, 2012–2014)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague_Women" title="EuroLeague Women">EuroLeague</a> champion (2007–2010, 2013)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Europe_SuperCup_Women" title="FIBA Europe SuperCup Women">Europe SuperCup</a> winner (2009, 2010)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">NCAA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">2002</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lieberman_Award" title="Nancy Lieberman Award">Nancy Lieberman Award</a> (2000–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wade_Trophy" title="Wade Trophy">Wade Trophy</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honda_Sports_Award" title="Honda Sports Award">Honda Sports Award</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year" title="Naismith College Player of the Year">Naismith College Player of the Year</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USBWA_Women%27s_National_Player_of_the_Year" title="USBWA Women's National Player of the Year">USBWA Women's National Player of the Year</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_Women%27s_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year">AP College Player of the Year</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_Women%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year">Big East Player of the Year</a> (2002)</li> <li>All-American – <a href="/wiki/United_States_Basketball_Writers_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Basketball Writers Association">USBWA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association" title="Women's Basketball Coaches Association">Kodak</a> (2002)</li> <li>First-team All-American – <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">AP</a> (2002)</li> <li>Third-team All-American – AP (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Senior_CLASS_Award_women%27s_basketball_winners" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Senior CLASS Award women's basketball winners">Senior CLASS Award</a> (2002)</li> <li>2× First-team All-Big East (2001, 2002)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #2C5235 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #FEE11A !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career WNBA statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">6,803 (11.7 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">1,466 (2.5 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">3,234 (5.6 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/player/sue-bird">Stats</a> at WNBA.com</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/b/birdsu01w.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a> <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240672#P4561" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div class="mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"> <div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="line-height:1.6em; font-size:105%; background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><div style="margin:0 4em;">Medals</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size:105%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style> <table class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; background-color:#f9f9f9; color:#000000; font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing the <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States women's national basketball team">United States</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Athens</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Beijing</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 London</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Rio de Janeiro</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Tokyo</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Women%27s_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup">World Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2002_FIBA_World_Championship_for_Women" title="2002 FIBA World Championship for Women">2002 China</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2010_FIBA_World_Championship_for_Women" title="2010 FIBA World Championship for Women">2010 Czech Republic</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_World_Championship_for_Women" title="2014 FIBA World Championship for Women">2014 Turkey</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2018_FIBA_Women%27s_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup">2018 Spain</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship_for_Women" title="2006 FIBA World Championship for Women">2006 Brazil</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> In high school, Bird was the New York State Player of the Year, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Daily_News" title="New York Daily News">New York Daily News</a> Player of the Year, and a <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association" title="Women's Basketball Coaches Association">WBCA</a> All-American. In her senior year on the undefeated <a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a> team in 2002, she won the <a href="/wiki/Wade_Trophy" title="Wade Trophy">Wade Trophy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year" title="Naismith College Player of the Year">Naismith Award</a> as College Player of the Year.<a href="#cite_note-Wade_Trophy-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-uconnhooplegends.com-7">[7]</a> She finished her University of Connecticut (UConn) career ranked first in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, and second in assists and steals. She won the <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lieberman_Award" title="Nancy Lieberman Award">Nancy Lieberman Award</a> three times as the top point guard in the nation.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-uconnhooplegends.com-7">[7]</a> Additionally, Bird led her UConn team to a record of 114–4.<a href="#cite_note-:8-9">[9]</a> Bird has won a joint-record four <a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of WNBA champions">WNBA championships</a> with the Storm (<a href="/wiki/2004_WNBA_Finals" title="2004 WNBA Finals">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020</a>),<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> a historic five <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the Summer Olympics">Olympic gold medals</a> (<a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_team_squads" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_team_rosters" title="Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_team_rosters" title="Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_team_rosters" title="Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters">2016</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_team_rosters" title="Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters">2020</a>),<a href="#cite_note-ctpost.com-11">[11]</a> two NCAA Championships with <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_women%27s_basketball" title="UConn Huskies women's basketball">UConn</a> (2000, 2002); and four <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Women%27s_Basketball_World_Cup" title="FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup">FIBA World Cups</a> (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018). She is one of only 11 women to attain all four accolades. She is also a five-time <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague_Women" title="EuroLeague Women">EuroLeague Women</a> champion (2007–2010, 2013).<a href="#cite_note-usab-12">[12]</a> During her WNBA career, she has been selected to thirteen <a href="/wiki/WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="WNBA All-Star Game">WNBA All-Star</a> teams and eight <a href="/wiki/All-WNBA_Team" title="All-WNBA Team">All-WNBA</a> teams. Additionally, she was voted by fans as one of the <a href="/wiki/WNBA%27s_Top_15_Players_of_All_Time" title="WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time">WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time</a> in 2011, was voted into the <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Top_20@20" title="WNBA Top 20@20">WNBA Top 20@20</a> as one of the league's top 20 players of all time in 2016, and was voted into <a href="/wiki/The_W25" title="The W25">The W25</a> as one of the league's top 25 players of all time in 2021. Her fifth Olympic gold medal, at the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament">2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo</a>, makes her one of only two Olympic basketball players—of either gender—ever to win five gold medals,<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> with the other player being her US Olympic teammate <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a>.<a href="#cite_note-ctpost.com-11">[11]</a> Bird publicly confirmed on June 16, 2022, that she would retire from playing professional basketball after the <a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_season" title="2022 WNBA season">2022 WNBA season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> Her season ended on September 7, 2022, with the Storm's playoff loss to the Las Vegas Aces.<a href="#cite_note-lowe-15">[15]</a> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life">1 Early life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#High_school">2 High school</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#College_career">3 College career</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#College_statistics">3.1 College statistics</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Professional_career">4 Professional career</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#WNBA">4.1 WNBA</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Overseas">4.2 Overseas</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#National_team_career">5 National team career</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Personal_life">6 Personal life</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#WNBA_career_statistics">7 WNBA career statistics</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Career_achievements">7.1 Career achievements</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Regular_season">7.2 Regular season</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Playoffs">7.3 Playoffs</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Awards_and_honors">8 Awards and honors</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#See_also">9 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#Notes">10 Notes</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#References">11 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Bibliography">12 Bibliography</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#External_links">13 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> Bird was born in <a href="/wiki/Syosset,_New_York" title="Syosset, New York">Syosset, New York</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a>, to Herschel and Nancy Bird.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-usab-12">[12]</a> She has one sibling, an older sister named Jen.<a href="#cite_note-porter42-17">[17]</a> Her father's ancestry is <a href="/wiki/Russian-Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian-Jewish">Russian-Jewish</a>.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> In the 1900s, Bird's paternal grandparents immigrated to the United States from what later became <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>. Upon her grandfather's arrival at Ellis Island in New York, their original last name was switched from "Boorda" to "Bird".<a href="#cite_note-:5-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> To avoid European rules, which state that European basketball teams can only have two Americans, Bird obtained <a href="/wiki/Israeli_citizenship" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli citizenship">Israeli citizenship</a> due to her <a href="/wiki/Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish">Jewish</a> father and paternal grandparents.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-:5-20">[20]</a> However, she represents the United States, her birth country, in international competitions.<a href="#cite_note-citizenship-24">[24]</a> Bird was interested in sports from an early age, partly influenced by her athletic older sister.<a href="#cite_note-uconnhooplegends.com-7">[7]</a> Besides basketball, she played soccer and tennis and ran track.<a href="#cite_note-jockbio.com-25">[25]</a> Her fifth-grade yearbook lists her potential future careers as a lawyer, doctor, and professional soccer player.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> Bird started playing <a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union" title="Amateur Athletic Union">Amateur Athletic Union</a> basketball in the sixth grade. At 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.<a href="#cite_note-porter42-17">[17]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="High_school">High school</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: High school" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> Bird played her freshman and sophomore years at <a href="/wiki/Syosset_High_School" title="Syosset High School">Syosset High School</a>, but wanted more competition. Consequently, she enrolled at <a href="/wiki/Christ_the_King_Regional_High_School" title="Christ the King Regional High School">Christ the King Regional High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>, New York.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> Bird spent two seasons at Christ the King, where she competed on their Lady Royals basketball team.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> The Royals record was 24–3 in her junior year. In the second season, her team finished undefeated and 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. She was named a <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association" title="Women's Basketball Coaches Association">WBCA</a> All-American.<a href="#cite_note-stats-30">[30]</a> She participated in the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association" title="Women's Basketball Coaches Association">Women's Basketball Coaches Association</a> <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Basketball_Coaches_Association#WBCA_High_School_All-America_Game" title="Women's Basketball Coaches Association">High School All-America Game</a>, scoring 11 points.<a href="#cite_note-WBCA_Box_Scores-31">[31]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: College career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> Bird was recruited by several university teams, including UConn, <a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_women%27s_basketball" title="Stanford Cardinal women's basketball">Stanford</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores_women%27s_basketball" title="Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball">Vanderbilt</a>. She leaned towards selecting the UConn Huskies, but hesitated when two point guards announced their commitments to the team. After one of the point guards withdrew her commitment, Bird decided to accept UConn's offer.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> In addition, she favored UConn because it was close to her home and had increased playing opportunities.<a href="#cite_note-uconnhooplegends.com-7">[7]</a> Eight games into her freshman season, Bird suffered a <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament_injury" title="Anterior cruciate ligament injury">torn ACL</a>. Since she had played more than 20% of the team's games in the 1998–1999 season, she was not able to <a href="/wiki/Redshirt_(college_sports)" title="Redshirt (college sports)">redshirt</a>.<a href="#cite_note-jockbio.com-25">[25]</a> In her sophomore season (1999–2000), she returned to lead the team to a 36–1 record, the Big East Championship, and the <a href="/wiki/2000_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament</a>. In her junior season (2000–2001), the Huskies went 32–3, with the final loss coming against UConn's Big East rival <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_women%27s_basketball" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball">Notre Dame</a> in the Final Four. However, the Huskies went 39–0 in her senior season (2001–2002), and, subsequently, Bird won the <a href="/wiki/Wade_Trophy" title="Wade Trophy">Wade Trophy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honda_Sports_Award" title="Honda Sports Award">Honda Sports Award</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year" title="Naismith College Player of the Year">Naismith Award</a> as College Player of the Year.<a href="#cite_note-Wade_Trophy-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> During her junior year, Bird played in a game against Notre Dame which sportswriter Jeff Goldberg referred to as "the best women's basketball game ever played".<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> Goldberg memorialized the game in his book <a href="/wiki/Bird_at_the_Buzzer" title="Bird at the Buzzer">Bird at the Buzzer</a>, describing how Bird took the eponymous shot at the buzzer to win the game.<a href="#cite_note-Jacobs-35">[35]</a> She finished her UConn career on many of the record lists. As of 2005<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit">[update]</a> she ranked No. 24 on the 1,000-point list with 1,378 points, No. 2 in assists with 585, and seventh with 243 steals.<a href="#cite_note-porter42-17">[17]</a> She ranked number 1 in three-point field goal percentage (45.9) and free throw percentage (89.2).<a href="#cite_note-porter42-17">[17]</a> She won two National Championships, three Big East Championships, and Big East regular season titles. Bird was the first winner of the <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lieberman_Award" title="Nancy Lieberman Award">Nancy Lieberman Award</a> in 2000, given to the top point guard in the nation, and won it again in 2001 and 2002.<a href="#cite_note-porter42-17">[17]</a> Her record at UConn in games she played is 114–4. Bird was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">University of Connecticut</a> women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College_statistics">College statistics</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: College statistics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 92%; white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> GS </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG </td> <td>Minutes per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> TO </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turnover_(basketball)" title="Turnover (basketball)">Turnovers</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> Bold </td> <td>Career high </td> <td style="background-color: #d0d0d0; border: 1px solid black"> </td> <td>Data not available </td> <td style="background-color: #cfecec; border: 1px solid black"> * </td> <td>Led Division I </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#ffcc00; width:3em;">* </td> <td>Denotes season(s) in which Bird won an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Championship">NCAA Championship</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"> <caption>NCAA statistics<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style>GP </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">GS </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">MPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">FG% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">3P% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">FT% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">RPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">APG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">SPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">BPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">TO </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1998–99 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Connecticut </td> <td>8</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>.390</td> <td>.316</td> <td>.750</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.1</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>5.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffcc00; text-align:center;">1999–00* </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Connecticut_Huskies_women%27s_basketball_team" title="1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team">Connecticut</a> </td> <td>37</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>.502</td> <td>.497</td> <td>.898</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>0.0</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>10.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2000–01 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Connecticut </td> <td>34</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>.443</td> <td>.432</td> <td>.778</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>0.1</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>10.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffcc00; text-align:center;">2001–02* </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Connecticut_Huskies_women%27s_basketball_team" title="2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team">Connecticut</a> </td> <td>39</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>.505</td> <td>.466</td> <td>.942</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.2</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>14.4 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>118</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>.481</td> <td>.459</td> <td>.892</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>0.1</td> <td style="background:#d0d0d0"></td> <td>11.7 </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Professional career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WNBA">WNBA</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: WNBA" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg/200px-WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="432"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 200px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg/200px-WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg" data-width="200" data-height="200" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg/300px-WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg/400px-WNBA_Sue_Bird_cropped.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Bird during the <a href="/wiki/2008_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 WNBA Playoffs">2008 playoffs</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">LA Sparks</a></figcaption></figure> The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> selected Bird with the first overall pick of the <a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_draft" title="2002 WNBA draft">2002 WNBA draft</a>.<a href="#cite_note-porter42-17">[17]</a> She would play alongside superstar <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">Lauren Jackson</a> who was also drafted first overall the <a href="/wiki/2001_WNBA_draft" title="2001 WNBA draft">year before</a>. 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.<a href="#cite_note-porter42-17">[17]</a> Both Bird and Jackson led the Storm to their first playoff appearance. During her first year in the league, Bird scored a career-high 33 points in a regular-season game against the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Fire" title="Portland Fire">Portland Fire</a>.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> From 2002 (rookie season) to 2022 (retirement), she made a record 13 appearances playing in the Western Conference All-Star team.<a href="#cite_note-uconnhooplegends.com-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-:1-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-1">[1]</a> In 2004, the Storm acquired shooting guard <a href="/wiki/Betty_Lennox" title="Betty Lennox">Betty Lennox</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Dispersal_draft" title="Dispersal draft">dispersal draft</a>, joining Bird and Lauren Jackson to form a dominant trio of star players that helped lead the Storm to its first WNBA Championship.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> With the WNBA Championship win, Bird became one of 11 women to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, Fiba World Cup gold, and a WNBA Championship.<a href="#cite_note-:6-42">[42]</a><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> The others are <a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes" title="Sheryl Swoopes">Sheryl Swoopes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Cooper-Dyke" title="Cynthia Cooper-Dyke">Cynthia Cooper-Dyke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Tamika Catchings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brittney_Griner" title="Brittney Griner">Brittney Griner</a> and fellow Huskies <a href="/wiki/Swin_Cash" title="Swin Cash">Swin Cash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kara_Wolters" title="Kara Wolters">Kara Wolters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Maya Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Asjha_Jones" title="Asjha Jones">Asjha Jones</a>.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] En route to the Storm's second championship, Bird had one of the most clutch moments in WNBA Playoff history; during the Conference Finals against the championship-defending <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix Mercury</a> with the Storm up 1–0 in the series, Bird hit a game-winning three-pointer with two seconds left in Game 2 to put the Storm up 91–88, after erasing a 19-point deficit to advance to the 2010 WNBA Finals.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> Also in Game 1 of the 2010 WNBA Finals, Bird hit a game-winning jump shot with 2 seconds left to put the Storm up 79–77 and would later sweep the series.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> In 2011, she was voted one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time by current players and coaches, the media, and fans on the WNBA website.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> During the 2012 WNBA season, Bird experienced knee problems, yet she managed to play 29 games throughout the regular season and the playoffs. In the off-season, Bird had knee surgery, which would prevent her from playing the entire 2013 season.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg/200px-Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="235" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="837" data-file-height="982"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 200px;height: 235px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg/200px-Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg" data-width="200" data-height="235" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg/300px-Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg/400px-Sue_Bird_at_2_August_2015_game_cropped.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Bird during the <a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_season" title="2015 WNBA season">2015 WNBA season</a></figcaption></figure> Bird returned for the 2014 WNBA season.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> That year, she played 33 games, averaged 10.6 ppg<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> and 4.0 apg,<a href="#cite_note-:7-51">[51]</a> and was voted as a WNBA all-star.<a href="#cite_note-usab-12">[12]</a> However, the Storm did not make it to the 2014 playoffs and would also fail to do so the following year.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> On February 16, 2016, Bird re-signed with the Storm to a multi-year deal in free agency.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> In the 2016 season, Bird would have a resurgence, putting up her best numbers since coming back from knee surgery. She averaged 12.8 ppg while shooting a career-high in 3-point field goal percentage and led the league in assists with 5.8 apg. For the fifth time in her career and the first time in 12 years, Bird was named to the All-WNBA First Team. Prior to the season, the Storm selected <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> first overall in the <a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_draft" title="2016 WNBA draft">2016 WNBA draft</a>, their second number one overall pick in a row after drafting <a href="/wiki/Jewell_Loyd" title="Jewell Loyd">Jewell Loyd</a> the year before. With the addition of Stewart and Loyd quickly developing into a star player, the Storm made it back to the playoffs for the first time in 3 years with a 16–18 record. With the WNBA's new playoff format in effect, the Storm were the number 7 seed in the league and faced the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> in the first round, losing the single elimination game 94–85. Bird was also listed in the <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Top_20@20" title="WNBA Top 20@20">WNBA Top 20@20</a>, a list of the league's best 20 players ever in celebration of the WNBA's twentieth anniversary.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bird-20180912_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Bird-20180912_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Bird-20180912_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1647" data-file-height="2114"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 282px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Bird-20180912_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Bird-20180912_%28cropped%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="282" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Bird-20180912_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Bird-20180912_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Bird-20180912_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Bird-20180912_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Bird playing for <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> in 2018</figcaption></figure> In April 2017, Bird underwent left knee surgery, which caused her to miss training camp.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> However, she returned on May 21, 2017, following her recovery and made her season debut, making her both the oldest active player and starter in the WNBA.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> She scored 9 points and 10 assists in an 81–71 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics">Washington Mystics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> On June 11, 2017, Bird scored a season-high 21 points and 10 assists in a 94–86 loss to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a>.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> She was voted into the <a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 WNBA All-Star Game">2017 WNBA All-Star Game</a>, making it her 10th all-star game appearance (tying <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Tamika Catchings</a> for most all-star game appearances). Bird had set the All-Star Game record for assists with a performance of 8 points and 11 assists for the Western Conference All-Stars team in a 130–121 victory.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> On September 1, 2017, Bird became the WNBA all-time leader in assists with a career total of 2,600 assists, passing <a href="/wiki/Ticha_Penicheiro" title="Ticha Penicheiro">Ticha Penicheiro</a> in a 110–106 overtime loss to the Washington Mystics.<a href="#cite_note-:2-62">[62]</a> She finished the game with 19 points and a season-high 13 assists. Bird would finish off the 2017 season, averaging a career-high in assists per game as the Storm finished 14–19<a href="#cite_note-:2-62">[62]</a> with the 8th seed in the league.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> The Storm would lose 79–69 to the Phoenix Mercury in the first-round elimination game.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> On July 8, 2018, Bird scored a season-high 21 points in a 97–91 victory over the Washington Mystics. During that game, she became the Storm's all-time leading scorer, passing <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">Lauren Jackson</a>'s 6,007 points.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> On July 19, 2018, Bird was voted into the <a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 WNBA All-Star Game">2018 WNBA All-Star Game</a>, passing <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Tamika Catchings</a> for most all-star appearances.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> On July 22, 2018, Bird broke yet another record, this time for the most WNBA regular-season games played after she passed <a href="/wiki/Delisha_Milton-Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Delisha Milton-Jones">Delisha Milton-Jones</a> by playing her 500th game against the Atlanta Dream.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> By the end of the season, Bird finished with a career-high in assists, field goal shooting, and a new career-high in three-point shooting percentage as the Storm finished as the number 1 seed in the league with a 26–8 record, receiving a double-bye to the semi-finals and home court advantage throughout the playoffs. In the semi-finals, the Storm defeated the Phoenix Mercury in a hard-fought five-game series. The Storm had a 2–0 lead, lost two in a row, and finished the series with a win in game 5 at home. Bird scored a season-high 22 points in game 5.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> With that win, the Storm would advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2010.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> They would sweep the Washington Mystics in the Finals, winning their first championship in 8 years.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> In August 2018, Sue Bird became vice president of the WNBA players union. During her term, Bird was a part of the leadership that navigated the WNBA during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> in 2020<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> and negotiated with the league on how to play the game safely with other teams. As the MNBA worked on the players' contracts, they were united in prioritizing activism and listed their use of social justice messages during games as a top "nonnegotiable". Consequently, Bird's presidency is credited with the WNBA allowing the players to express social justice messages, for example, on jerseys, basketball courts, and immediate floors.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> In May 2019, Bird needed arthroscopic surgery on her left knee and could not play in either of the Storm's preseason games.<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> She underwent surgery on May 30,<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> missing the remainder of the 2019 season as she recovered.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> Another key player for the Storm, Breanna Stewart, also missed the 2019 season due to injuries. The Storm still secured a playoff berth, winning their Round 1 matchup of the playoffs without Bird and Stewart.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> The team, however, was eliminated in the second-round elimination game by the Los Angeles Sparks.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> In 2020, Bird returned to play, limited to playing 11 games in the regular season.<a href="#cite_note-:3-80">[80]</a> Due to the pandemic, the season was delayed and shortened to 22 games, with all activities occurring at the <a href="/wiki/IMG_Academy" title="IMG Academy">IMG Academy</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Wubble_(WNBA_2020_season)" title="Wubble (WNBA 2020 season)">wubble</a>, the contained Academy area.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> She had reaggravated her knee during the season, causing her to miss five games.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> With an active roster, the Storm finished 18–4 with the number 2 seed, receiving a double bye to the semi-finals.<a href="#cite_note-:4-84">[84]</a> In the semi-finals, they would sweep the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> in three games, advancing back to the WNBA Finals for the second time in three years.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> In the Finals, the Storm would win the championship after defeating the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aces" title="Las Vegas Aces">Las Vegas Aces</a> in a three-game sweep, earning Bird her fourth WNBA championship, making her the first player in WNBA history to win a championship in three different decades.<a href="#cite_note-:3-80">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-:4-84">[84]</a> In 2021, Bird re-signed with the Storm on a one-year deal, which allowed her to play her 18th season in the league, moving her past Milton-Jones for most seasons played in the WNBA.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> During a game against the Los Angeles Sparks in July 2021, Bird surpassed <a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">Katie Smith</a>'s 6452 career points on the <a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_career_scoring_leaders" title="List of WNBA career scoring leaders">WNBA career scoring</a> list with her first three-pointer, ending the game with 6490 points.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> She was honored in <a href="/wiki/The_W25" title="The W25">The W25</a> list, the WNBA's official list recognizing "the 25 greatest and most influential players in WNBA history", selected to commemorate the league's 25th season (2021).<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> On June 16, 2022, Bird announced that she would be retiring following the <a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_season" title="2022 WNBA season">2022 WNBA season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> On July 23, 2023, Bird's number 10 jersey was retired by the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> during a ceremony at <a href="/wiki/Climate_Pledge_Arena" title="Climate Pledge Arena">Climate Pledge Arena</a> and attended by team owners and former teammates <a href="/wiki/Swin_Cash" title="Swin Cash">Swin Cash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">Lauren Jackson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overseas">Overseas</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Overseas" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In the 2004–05 WNBA off-season, she played in Russia with Storm teammate <a href="/wiki/Kamila_Vodichkova" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamila Vodichkova">Kamila Vodichkova</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Dynamo_Moscow_(women%27s_basketball)" title="Dynamo Moscow (women's basketball)">Dynamo Moscow</a>.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> In the 2005–06 WNBA off-season, she played on the same team, reaching the Russian championship and the Euroleague women's playoffs.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> In the 2006–07 WNBA off-season, she joined Storm teammate <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">Lauren Jackson</a> and fellow UConn stars <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Svetlana_Abrosimova" title="Svetlana Abrosimova">Svetlana Abrosimova</a> on the Russian team <a href="/wiki/WBC_Spartak_Moscow_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="WBC Spartak Moscow Region">Sparta&K</a><a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> to win both the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Women%27s_Basketball_Premier_League" title="Russian Women's Basketball Premier League">Russian Super League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague_Women" title="EuroLeague Women">EuroLeague Women</a> championships.<a href="#cite_note-:6-42">[42]</a> Bird would keep playing with the team for the next four WNBA off-seasons.<a href="#cite_note-:7-51">[51]</a> From 2011 to 2014, Bird played three off-seasons for <a href="/wiki/UMMC_Ekaterinburg" title="UMMC Ekaterinburg">UMMC Ekaterinburg</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Women%27s_Basketball_Premier_League" title="Russian Women's Basketball Premier League">Russian League</a>, adding three more consecutive championships in the Russian league.<a href="#cite_note-:7-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-:8-9">[9]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="National_team_career">National team career</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: National team career" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="366" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="949" data-file-height="1580"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 366px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_%28cropped%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="366" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Sue_Bird_-_2012_Olympics_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Bird playing for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States women's national basketball team">USA women's national basketball team</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a></figcaption></figure> Bird has competed with <a href="/wiki/USA_Basketball" title="USA Basketball">USA Basketball</a> as a member of the 2000 <a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_basketball_team#William_Jones_Cup" title="United States women's national basketball team">Jones Cup Team</a> in <a href="/wiki/Taipei" title="Taipei">Taipei</a>, Taiwan. She started all four games, leading the team with 17 assists and helping them to the gold medal.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> In 2002, Bird was named to the national team which competed in the World Championships in <a href="/wiki/Zhangjiagang" title="Zhangjiagang">Zhangjiagang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Changzhou" title="Changzhou">Changzhou</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nanjing" title="Nanjing">Nanjing</a>, China. The team was coached by <a href="/wiki/Van_Chancellor" title="Van Chancellor">Van Chancellor</a>. Bird scored 4.3 points per game. The USA team won all nine games, including a close title game against Russia, which was a one-point game late in the game.<a href="#cite_note-2002_WC-97">[97]</a> In the 2003–2004 off-season, Bird was named to the United States <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_team_squads" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads">2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team</a>'s roster.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> The USA team went on to win the gold at the games in <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>, Greece.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> In 2006, Bird was invited back to the National team for the World Championships held in <a href="/wiki/Sao_Paulo,_Brazil" class="mw-redirect" title="Sao Paulo, Brazil">Sao Paulo, Brazil</a> in September 2006. With <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dawn_Staley" title="Dawn Staley">Dawn Staley</a> retiring and <a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes" title="Sheryl Swoopes">Sheryl Swoopes</a> sidelined by injuries, Bird, <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a> stepped up to leading roles on the national team. The USA team won eight of the nine games they played but fell against Russia 75–68 in the medal round; they ended up with the bronze medal. Over the nine games, Bird hit 50% of her three-point attempts, tying her for accuracy leadership with Taurasi and Swoopes. She also led the team with 41 assists.<a href="#cite_note-2006_WC-100">[100]</a> In the summer of 2008, Bird once again qualified for the Olympic basketball team, which won the 2008 gold medal in <a href="/wiki/Beijing,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Beijing, China">Beijing, China</a>. Bird started all eight games and tied with teammate Tamika Catchings with 14 steals, both ranking seventh in the tournament's top 10 for steals.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> Bird was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp for the 2010 World Championship in the fall of 2009. Usually, players for the 2010 USA FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics teams are selected from the National Team. Following the training camp, the team was scheduled to play in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational in Ekaterinburg, Russia.<a href="#cite_note-National_Team-102">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> On July 10, 2010, Bird competed with the National team in the WNBA-sponsored All-Star game, which pitted the USA National team against the "best-of-the-best" WNBA All-Stars.<a href="#cite_note-USA_All_Star-104">[104]</a><a href="#cite_note-:9-105">[105]</a><a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> In non-Olympic seasons, the WNBA normally holds the annual All-Star game between top players in the Eastern and Western Conferences.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> University of Connecticut head coach <a href="/wiki/Geno_Auriemma" title="Geno Auriemma">Geno Auriemma</a> coached the National team in this game, training camp, and through 2012. Team USA won the exhibition game 99–72, with players like Bird,<a href="#cite_note-USA_All_Star-104">[104]</a> who subsequently qualified for the USA team competing in the FIBA World Championships in the Czech Republic, held in September and October 2010.<a href="#cite_note-World_Championship_2010-108">[108]</a> Because many team members were still playing in the <a href="/wiki/WNBA" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA">WNBA</a> until just before the World Cup,<a href="#cite_note-:9-105">[105]</a> the USA World team had only one day of practice with the entire 12-member squad before they opened play in <a href="/wiki/Ostrava" title="Ostrava">Ostrava</a>, Czech Republic. Even with limited practice, the team won its first game against Greece by 26 points. They continued to dominate with victory margins exceeding 20 points in the first five games. Several players shared scoring honors, with <a href="/wiki/Swin_Cash" title="Swin Cash">Swin Cash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angel_McCoughtry" title="Angel McCoughtry">Angel McCoughtry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Maya Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Lindsay Whalen</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Fowles" title="Sylvia Fowles">Sylvia Fowles</a> all ending as high scorers in the first few games. USA's sixth game was against undefeated Australia. They took a 24-point lead and ultimately prevailed with an 83–75 victory. Team USA won its next two games by over 30 points, then faced the host team, the Czech Republic, in the championship game. They had only a five-point lead at halftime, which was cut to three points, but the Czechs never got closer. Team USA went on to win the championship and gold medal. Bird averaged 5.6 points per game and led the team in assists with 26.<a href="#cite_note-2010_WC-109">[109]</a> Bird competed for the U.S. in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a>. The Americans won their fifth straight gold medal.<a href="#cite_note-2012_Olympics-110">[110]</a> In 2014, Bird played for Team USA during the <a href="/wiki/2014_FIBA_World_Championship_for_Women" title="2014 FIBA World Championship for Women">2014 FIBA World Championship for Women</a>, in which they defeated Spain 77–64 to win the gold medal. Bird competed for Team USA in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympics</a>, helping the team win its sixth straight gold medal. In the gold medal game, they beat Spain 101–72. This was Bird's fourth Olympic title.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> In 2018, Bird once again qualified for Team USA during the <a href="/wiki/2018_FIBA_Women%27s_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup">2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup</a> held in Spain. USA defeated Australia 73–56 to win the gold medal. By winning the gold medal, Bird became the only player in history, male or female, to win four World Cup gold medals. Bird finished the final with five assists, bringing her career total to 107 assists in the FIBA World Cup—making her the leader for the U.S. with the most assists at the World Cup.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> On July 23, 2021, in the lead-up to her quest for her fifth gold medal, Bird carried the U.S. flag at the opening ceremony of the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">Tokyo Summer Olympics</a>. Bird and baseball player <a href="/wiki/Eddy_Alvarez" title="Eddy Alvarez">Eddy Alvarez</a> were selected by fellow athletes to be the flag bearers. Bird described the honor as "mind-blowing".<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> The Games were delayed from 2020 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img alt="Sue Bird greets the ESPN broadcast team after a WNBA Playoffs game between the New York Liberty and the Atlanta Dream in 2024" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg/220px-Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2086" data-file-height="2974"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 314px;" data-mw-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg/220px-Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg" data-alt="Sue Bird greets the ESPN broadcast team after a WNBA Playoffs game between the New York Liberty and the Atlanta Dream in 2024" data-width="220" data-height="314" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg/330px-Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg/440px-Sue_Bird_9_25_24.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Bird greets the ESPN broadcast team after a WNBA Playoffs game between the New York Liberty and the Atlanta Dream in 2024.</figcaption></figure> Bird publicly came out as a <a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian">lesbian</a> on July 20, 2017, revealing that she had been dating soccer player <a href="/wiki/Megan_Rapinoe" title="Megan Rapinoe">Megan Rapinoe</a> for several months after the two met at the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Rio Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Voepel-116">[116]</a> In 2018, she and Rapinoe became the first same-sex couple on the cover of <a href="/wiki/ESPN_The_Magazine" title="ESPN The Magazine">ESPN The Magazine</a>'s "Body Issue".<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> They announced their engagement on October 30, 2020.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> In 2020, Bird and Rapinoe were the first LGBTQ+ couple to co-host the <a href="/wiki/ESPY_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPY Award">ESPYs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> She was included in the 2022 Queer 50 list.<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> In 2022, Bird became a part-owner of <a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">National Women's Soccer League</a> franchise <a href="/wiki/NJ/NY_Gotham_FC" title="NJ/NY Gotham FC">NJ/NY Gotham FC</a> as a minority investor in the club. Along with her investment, Bird is required to be an advisor to the league, assisting to promote the club at all market levels—local, national, and international.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a> She also joined the ownership group of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a>, Force 10 Hoops, in 2024.<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> On July 16th, 2024, <a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a> announced a Sue Bird Barbie as part of their 65th anniversary of the Barbie doll.<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="WNBA_career_statistics">WNBA career statistics</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: WNBA career statistics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> GS </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG </td> <td>Minutes per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG </td> <td>Points per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> TO </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turnover_(basketball)" title="Turnover (basketball)">Turnovers</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG% </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P% </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free-throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> Bold </td> <td>Career best </td> <td style="background-color: #D3D3D3; border: 1px solid black">° </td> <td>League leader </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;">† </td> <td>Denotes seasons in which Bird won a <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA championship</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E0CEF2; width:1em">‡ </td> <td>WNBA record </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Career_achievements">Career achievements</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Career achievements" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> As of September 1, 2024 <ul><li>Only player to win a WNBA championship in three different decades (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020)</li> <li>Oldest player in WNBA history to play a whole season: 41 yrs, 246 days<a href="#cite_note-126">[a]</a></li> <li>Top 10 all-time in: <ul><li>1st in seasons played (20)</li> <li>1st in games played (580)</li> <li>1st in assists (3,234)</li> <li>1st in minutes played (18,080)</li> <li>1st in All-Star selections (13)</li> <li>1st in All-Star appearances (12)</li> <li>2nd in 3-pointers made (1,001)</li> <li>2nd in 3-point attempts (2,551)</li> <li>2nd in turnovers (1,393)</li> <li>3rd in steals (725)</li> <li>6th in field goal attempts (5,778)</li> <li>6th in field goals missed (3,233)</li> <li>7th in field goals made (3,299)</li> <li>8th in points (6,803)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Regular season" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"> <caption>WNBA regular season statistics<a href="#cite_note-127">[126]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">GP </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">GS </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">MPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">FG% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">3P% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">FT% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">RPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">APG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">SPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">BPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">TO </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_season" title="2002 WNBA season">2002</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2002 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">32°</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">32°</td> <td>35.0</td> <td>.403</td> <td>.401</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">.911°</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>14.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_season" title="2003 WNBA season">2003</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2003 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td>33.4</td> <td>.421</td> <td>.350</td> <td>.884</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>6.5</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>12.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2004_WNBA_season" title="2004 WNBA season">2004</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2004 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td>33.4</td> <td>.463</td> <td>.438</td> <td>.859</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>12.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_season" title="2005 WNBA season">2005</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2005 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>30</td> <td>30</td> <td>34.0</td> <td>.442</td> <td>.437</td> <td>.855</td> <td>2.4</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">5.9°</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>12.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_WNBA_season" title="2006 WNBA season">2006</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2006 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td>31.3</td> <td>.411</td> <td>.366</td> <td>.868</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>11.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_season" title="2007 WNBA season">2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2007 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>29</td> <td>29</td> <td>31.7</td> <td>.428</td> <td>.338</td> <td>.846</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>4.9</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>10.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008_WNBA_season" title="2008 WNBA season">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2008 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>33</td> <td>33</td> <td>33.7</td> <td>.441</td> <td>.343</td> <td>.871</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>14.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_season" title="2009 WNBA season">2009</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2009 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>31</td> <td>31</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">35.5°</td> <td>.408</td> <td>.360</td> <td>.854</td> <td>2.5</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">5.8°</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>12.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_season" title="2010 WNBA season">2010</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2010 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>33</td> <td>33</td> <td>30.5</td> <td>.434</td> <td>.399</td> <td>.857</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>11.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_season" title="2011 WNBA season">2011</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2011 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td>33.0</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.428</td> <td>.875</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>4.9</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>14.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_season" title="2012 WNBA season">2012</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2012 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>29</td> <td>29</td> <td>31.0</td> <td>.459</td> <td>.384</td> <td>.783</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>12.2 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:left;">2013 </td> <td colspan="13" style="text-align:center;">Did not play (injury) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_season" title="2014 WNBA season">2014</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2014 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>33</td> <td>33</td> <td>29.2</td> <td>.386</td> <td>.345</td> <td>.831</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>10.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_season" title="2015 WNBA season">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2015 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>27</td> <td>27</td> <td>28.6</td> <td>.384</td> <td>.301</td> <td>.796</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>10.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_season" title="2016 WNBA season">2016</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2016 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">34°</td> <td>31.6</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.444</td> <td>.786</td> <td>2.9</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">5.8°</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>12.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_season" title="2017 WNBA season">2017</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2017 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>30</td> <td>30</td> <td>30.0</td> <td>.427</td> <td>.393</td> <td>.774</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>10.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_season" title="2018 WNBA season">2018</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2018 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>31</td> <td>31</td> <td>26.5</td> <td>.466</td> <td>.448</td> <td>.828</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>7.1</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>10.1 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:left;">2019 </td> <td colspan="13" style="text-align:center;">Did not play (injury) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_season" title="2020 WNBA season">2020</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2020 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>23.4</td> <td>.494</td> <td>.469</td> <td>.750</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>9.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_season" title="2021 WNBA season">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2021 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>30</td> <td>30</td> <td>27.7</td> <td>.431</td> <td>.419</td> <td>.833</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_season" title="2022 WNBA season">2022</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2022 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>31</td> <td>31</td> <td>26.4</td> <td>.403</td> <td>.389</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>7.8 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Career </td> <td style="text-align:left;">19 years, 1 team </td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">580‡</td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">580‡</td> <td>31.2</td> <td>.429</td> <td>.392</td> <td>.853</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>11.7 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;">All-Star </td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">12‡</td> <td bgcolor="EOCEF2">11‡</td> <td>20.6</td> <td>.463</td> <td>.395</td> <td>.714</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>6.8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Playoffs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"> <caption>WNBA playoff statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">GP </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">GS </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">MPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">FG% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">3P% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">FT% </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">RPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">APG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">SPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">BPG </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">TO </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Playoffs#2002_season" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA Playoffs">2002</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2002 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>36.5</td> <td>.409</td> <td>.273</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>14.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Playoffs#2004_season" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA Playoffs">2004</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2004 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>29.1</td> <td>.377</td> <td>.300</td> <td>.762</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>8.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Playoffs#2005_season" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA Playoffs">2005</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2005 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>34.3</td> <td>.273</td> <td>.133</td> <td>.875</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>9.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 WNBA Playoffs">2006</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2006 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>35.0</td> <td>.361</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.625</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>12.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 WNBA Playoffs">2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2007 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>35.5</td> <td>.458</td> <td>.583</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>16.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 WNBA Playoffs">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2008 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>37.0</td> <td>.460</td> <td>.294</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>19.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 WNBA Playoffs">2009</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2009 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>36.3</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.417</td> <td>.875</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>11.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 WNBA Playoffs">2010</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2010 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>37.0</td> <td>.386</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.769</td> <td>4.1</td> <td>7.7</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>12.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 WNBA Playoffs">2011</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2011 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>33.7</td> <td>.444</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.857</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>15.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 WNBA Playoffs">2012</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2012 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>35.3</td> <td>.439</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.833</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>16.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 WNBA Playoffs">2016</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2016 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>34.2</td> <td>.357</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.000</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>12.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 WNBA Playoffs">2017</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2017 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>31.0</td> <td>.444</td> <td>.333</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 WNBA Playoffs">2018</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2018 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>28.4</td> <td>.387</td> <td>.364</td> <td>.750</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>6.9</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 WNBA Playoffs">2020</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2020 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>26.5</td> <td>.392</td> <td>.316</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>2.0</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">9.2°</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>9.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 WNBA Playoffs">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2021 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>37.0</td> <td>.417</td> <td>.500</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>16.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 WNBA Playoffs">2022</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2022 Seattle Storm season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>35.7</td> <td>.431</td> <td>.433</td> <td>1.000</td> <td>2.2</td> <td style="background:#D3D3D3">7.7°</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>10.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;">Career </td> <td style="text-align:left;">16 years, 1 team </td> <td>60</td> <td>60</td> <td>32.9</td> <td>.396</td> <td>.365</td> <td>.845</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>6.1</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>11.7 </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards and honors" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> WNBA <ul><li>4× WNBA champion (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020)</li> <li>Commissioner's Cup Champion (2021)</li> <li>12× WNBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)</li> <li>5× All-WNBA First Team (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016)</li> <li>3× All-WNBA Second Team (2008, 2010, 2011)</li> <li>3× WNBA assists leader (2005, 2009, 2016)</li> <li>2× WNBA peak performer (2009, 2016)</li> <li>All-time record for All-star appearances</li> <li>All-time leader seasons played</li> <li>All-time assists leader</li> <li>All-time leader in games played</li> <li>All-time leader in minutes played</li> <li>All-time leader turnovers</li> <li>WNBA All-Decade Team (2006, Top 10 players from first 10 years)</li> <li>WNBA Top 15 Players of All Time (2011, Top 15 players from first 15 years)</li> <li>WNBA Top 20@20 (2016, Top 20 players from first 20 years)</li> <li>The W25 (2021, Top 25 players from first 25 years)</li></ul> NCAA <ul><li>2× NCAA National Champion (2000, 2002)</li> <li>3× Nancy Lieberman Award (2000, 2001, 2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year" title="Naismith College Player of the Year">Naismith College Player of the Year</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USBWA_Women%27s_National_Player_of_the_Year" title="USBWA Women's National Player of the Year">USBWA Women's National Player of the Year</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senior_CLASS_Award" title="Senior CLASS Award">Senior CLASS Award</a><a href="#cite_note-Senior_Class_Award-128">[127]</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_Women%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year">Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honda_Sports_Award_(basketball)" title="Honda Sports Award (basketball)">Honda Sports Award</a>, basketball<a href="#cite_note-Past_Winners_-_basketball-129">[128]</a> (2002)</li></ul> USA Basketball <ul><li>5× Olympic gold medalist (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)<a href="#cite_note-130">[129]</a></li> <li>4× FIBA World Cup gold medalist (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)</li> <li>2006 FIBA World Cup bronze medalist</li></ul> EuroLeague <ul><li>5× <a href="/wiki/EuroLeague_Women" title="EuroLeague Women">EuroLeague Women</a> Champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)</li> <li>2× EuroLeague All-Star (2008,2011)</li></ul> Media <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press_Women%27s_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year">Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year</a> (2002)</li> <li>2002 <a href="/wiki/ESPY_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPY Award">ESPY Award</a> - <a href="/wiki/Best_Female_College_Athlete_ESPY_Award" title="Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award">Best Female College Athlete</a></li></ul> Further Honors <ul><li>On August 26th, 2024 the city of <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a> renamed a street near Climate Pledge Arena to "Sue Bird Court"<a href="#cite_note-131">[130]</a><a href="#cite_note-132">[131]</a></li> <li>White House visits: Bird is one of the only athletes ever to have been invited to the White House for their championship performance as a collegiate player (University of Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball), professional player (Seattle Storm), and as part of a championship team's ownership group (Gotham FC).<a href="#cite_note-:10-133">[132]</a> In total she has been invited to the White House six times and has received invitations from every sitting U.S. president since George H. 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Bush.<a href="#cite_note-:10-133">[132]</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Sue_Bird&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output 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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell made the official proclamation and unveiled the new street sign Monday morning.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Seattle+street+named+in+honor+of+Sue+Bird&rft.date=2024-08-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fkomonews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fseattle-storm-sue-bird-court-street-name-proclamation-mayor-harrell-climate-pledge-arena&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASue+Bird" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-132"><a href="#cite_ref-132">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDayton2024" class="citation news cs1">Dayton, Kels (August 27, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.courant.com/2024/08/27/uconn-legend-sue-bird-has-street-named-after-her-near-seattles-climate-pledge-arena/">"UConn legend Sue Bird has street named after her near Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Courant" title="Hartford Courant">Hartford Courant</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240827200506/https://www.courant.com/2024/08/27/uconn-legend-sue-bird-has-street-named-after-her-near-seattles-climate-pledge-arena/">Archived</a> from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024. <q>Drivers on their way to Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle will now pass through Sue Bird Court, after the city officially renamed a street in honor of the former Husky and Seattle Storm legend.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=UConn+legend+Sue+Bird+has+street+named+after+her+near+Seattle%E2%80%99s+Climate+Pledge+Arena&rft.date=2024-08-27&rft.aulast=Dayton&rft.aufirst=Kels&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.courant.com%2F2024%2F08%2F27%2Fuconn-legend-sue-bird-has-street-named-after-her-near-seattles-climate-pledge-arena%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASue+Bird" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:10-133">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:10_133-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:10_133-1">b</a> Bird, Rapinoe (September 25, 2024). A Touch More: The Road IS Good: Diana Taurasi’s next chapter, MVP News, Plus Wise Words From Uzo Aduba (Podcast). 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href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%95_%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%93" title="סו בירד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סו בירד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Sue Bird" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C5%AB_B%C4%93rda" title="Sjū Bērda – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Sjū Bērda" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Sue Bird" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malagasy</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AF" title="سو بيرد – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سو بيرد" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Sue Bird" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89" title="スー・バード – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スー・バード" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Sue Bird" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%88_%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A1" title="ਸੁਈ ਬਰਡ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸੁਈ ਬਰਡ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8F%D9%88_%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%88" title="سُو برڈ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="سُو برڈ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">پنجابی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sue Bird" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Sue Bird" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%91%D1%80%D0%B4,_%D0%A1%D1%8C%D1%8E" title="Бёрд, Сью – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бёрд, Сью" 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