Breanna Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Stewart with the New York Liberty in 2024
No. 30 – New York Liberty
PositionPower forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1994-08-27) August 27, 1994
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolCicero – North Syracuse
(Cicero, New York)
CollegeUConn (2012–2016)
WNBA draft2016: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted bySeattle Storm
Playing career2016–present
Career history
20162022Seattle Storm
2016–2018Shanghai Baoshan Dahua
2018–2019Dynamo Kursk
2020–2022UMMC Ekaterinburg
2022–2023Fenerbahçe
2023–presentNew York Liberty
2025–presentMist BC
2026–presentFenerbahçe
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
2020 Tokyo Team
2024 Paris Team
World Cup
2022 Australia
2018 Spain
2014 Turkey
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
2013 Lithuania Team
2011 Chile Team
FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
2012 Puerto Rico Team
FIBA U17 World Cup
2010 France Team
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
2009 Mexico Team

Breanna Mackenzie Stewart (/brˈænə/ bree-ANN; born August 27, 1994), nicknamed "Stewie", is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Mist of Unrivaled. She is one of the most accomplished basketball players in history. Stewart is a founder of the Unrivaled basketball league together with Napheesa Collier.

In high school, Stewart was the National Gatorade Player of the Year, the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year, and a McDonald's All-American. She led the University of Connecticut Huskies to four consecutive national championships, was named the Final Four's most outstanding player a record four times, and was a three-time consensus national player of the year.

She was the first overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft and was named the 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year. She was named the WNBA MVP in 2018 and 2023, and was named an All-Star in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023. She led the Storm to two championships in 2018 and 2020, and received the WNBA Finals MVP award both times. In 2021, Stewart was named to The W25 as one of the top 25 players of the WNBA's first 25 years.

Stewart is a two-time EuroLeague Women champion and was MVP of the league in 2019, as well as winning national league titles in Russia and Türkiye.

As a member of the U.S. women's national team, Stewart has won gold medals in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympics and at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIBA World Cups.