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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTWNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Sheryl Swoopes
About Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup gold, and a WNBA title. She has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice: in 2016 for her individual career, and in 2026 as a member of the 1996 United States women's Olympic basketball team. In 2017, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Born
- March 25, 1971 (age 55) Brownfield, Texas, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Listed weight
- 145 lb (66 kg)
- Position
- Shooting guard / small forward
- High school
- Brownfield (Brownfield, Texas)
- College
- South Plains (1989–1991) Texas Tech (1991–1993)
- WNBA draft
- 1997: Allocated
- Playing career
- 1997–2011
Career highlights and awards
- 4× WNBA champion (1997–2000)
- 3× WNBA MVP (2000, 2002, 2005)
- 6× WNBA All-Star (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
- WNBA All-Star Game MVP (2005)
- 5× All-WNBA First Team (1998–2000, 2002, 2005)
- 2× All-WNBA Second Team (2003, 2006)
- 3× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2000, 2002, 2003)
- 2× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2005, 2006)
- 2× WNBA scoring champion (2000, 2005)
- 2× WNBA steals leader (2000, 2003)
- WNBA Peak Performer (2005)
- WNBA anniversary teams (10th, 15th, 20th, 25th)
- NCAA champion (1993)
- NCAA Tournament MOP (1993)
- Honda Sports Award (1993)
- Naismith College Player of the Year (1993)
- USBWA National Player of the Year (1993)
- WBCA Player of the Year (1993)
- 2× All-American – USBWA (1992, 1993)
- 2× Kodak All-American (1992, 1993)
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- Height
- 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 145 lb
- Position
- Shooting guard / small forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- Not listed
- Draft pick
- Undrafted / not listed
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