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Sheryl Swoopes

American basketball player · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1971 · age 55

Sheryl Denise Swoopes 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.

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2017Women's Basketball Hall of FameAward1993Associated Press Athlete of the YearAwardHonda Sports Award for BasketballAward1971Born25 March 1971

Career 4

ClubYearsMatchesGoals
Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Houston Comets
Seattle Storm
Tulsa Shock

Awards

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame2017
Honda Sports Award for Basketball1993
Associated Press Athlete of the Year1993
Honda Sports Award
WNBA's Top 15 Team
Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
Texas Women's Hall of Fame

About this person

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 was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Country
United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1971 · age 55

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