Sue Bird the biography

Sue Bird, Basketball Player, - Biography

USA Basketball player.

Height: 5' 9
Weight 150 pounds
Born October 16, 1980, Syosset, New York.

Sue Bird a high school star from Christ The King RHS, she went on to become a key part of the national champion University of Connecticut team, the first player to be picked in the 2002 WNBA Draft and an Olympic gold medalist. She currently plays for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. She is not related to NBA legend Larry Bird.

Her father, Herschel Bird, is of Russian Jewish descent and her mother is Nancy Bird. Her older sister, Jennifer, was a fine High School-level basketball player. The original family name was "Boorda".

Bird gained renown while playing as the starting point guard for the University of Connecticut women's basketball team from 1998 to 2002, and led them to NCAA title championships in 2000 and 2002. While playing for the Huskies, Bird was feared most as a three-point shooter, and also at the free throw line, where she averaged over 90% of her free throws in her sophomore and senior seasons. At the conclusion of her college career, she was named the Naismith Award winner and College Player of the Year in 2002.

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

In the 2003 season, Bird suffered a minor knee injury that kept nagging her the entire season, but she still led the team in assists (6.5 per game), steals (1.4 per game), and three point shots (49 total). She was once again named as a starter to the All-Star Team and was named to the All-WNBA First Team for the second time. The Seattle Storm, however did not make the playoffs.

The Storm had a strong 2004 season that led them to the playoffs. In the 2004 WNBA playoffs, Sue Bird averaged 8.5 points and 5.3 assists and overcame a broken nose in the conference finals series to help the Storm win their first ever WNBA Championship.

Sue Bird is one of six women to receive a Gold Medal, an NCAA championship, and a WNBA Championship. The others are Ruth Riley, Sheryl Swoopes, and fellow Huskies Swin Cash, Rebecca Lobo, and Kara Wolters.

In the 2003-2004 off-season, Bird was named to the United States 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team's core roster. She was the youngest player on the core roster of nine players. She did play in games, in a team that won the event.

In the 2004-2005 WNBA off-season, she played in Russia with Storm teammate Kamila Vodichkova in the Dynamo Moscow. In the 2005-2006 WNBA off-season, she played in the same team participating to the Russian championship and the Euroleague women playoffs.

Her record points total is 33 against Portland in 2002. She has scored 2073 points in 164 WNBA games to December 2006.

Plus been in All Star games.

Gold Medals:
2004 Olympics where she played near to 10 minutes, which is ok.
2002 FIBA World Championship
2000 R. William Jones Cup
Bronze:
2002 FIBA World Championship

She is a friend of Lauren Jackson, who plays for the Seattle Storm.

Pictures of Sue Bird

Picture of her with the ball, looking sporty

In a dress

Sitting on a block with her basketball pal Lauren Jackson

Talking with Chantelle Anderson

With Lauren Jackson,

She is sexy