Sue Bird

Sue Bird

Sue Bird in 2012
No. 10 – Seattle Storm
Position	Point guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1980-10-16) October 16, 1980 (age 36) Syosset, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school	Christ the King (Queens, New York)
College	Connecticut (1998–2002)
WNBA draft	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–present	Seattle Storm
2004–2006	Dynamo Moscow
2006–2011	Spartak Moscow Region
2011–2014	UMMC Ekaterinburg
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA champion (2004, 2010) 4× All-WNBA First Team (2002–2005, 2016) 3× All-WNBA Second Team (2008, 2010, 2011) 9× WNBA All-Star (2002–2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2011, 2014–2015) 3× WNBA Assists Leader (2005, 2009, 2016) 2× WNBA Peak Performer (2009, 2016) WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time (2011) WNBA Top 20@20 (2016) Member of WNBA All-Decade Team 5× Russian National League champion (2007, 2008, 2012–2014) 4× EuroLeague champion (2007–2010) 2× Europe SuperCup winner (2009, 2010)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals Representing  United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2002 China 2010 Czech Republic 2014 Turkey 2006 Brazil

Suzanne Brigit "Sue" Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

In high school, she was the New York State Player of the Year, the New York Daily News Player of the Year, and a WBCA All-American. In her senior year at undefeated UConn in 2002, she won the Wade Trophy and the Naismith Award as College Player of the Year. She finished her UConn career ranked first in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, second in assists and steals, and as a three-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation, while leading her team to a record of 114–4.

The Seattle Storm selected Bird with the first overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft. Bird has won two WNBA championships (2004, 2010), four Olympic gold medals, (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), and led the WNBA in assists three times (2005, 2009, 2016). She has also been selected to nine WNBA All-Star teams and seven All-WNBA teams. Bird is one of nine women to win an Olympic Gold Medal, an NCAA Championship, and a WNBA Championship. In 2011, she was voted by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time and was voted into the WNBA Top 20@20 as one of the league's Top 20 Players of All Time.