Sue Bird

Sue Bird
	Bird at SXSW 2024
Seattle Storm
Title	Part owner
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	October 16, 1980; Syosset, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American / Israeli
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Listed weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High school	Syosset (Syosset, New York); Christ the King (Queens, New York);
College	UConn (1998–2002)
WNBA draft	2002: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by	Seattle Storm
Playing career	2002–2022
Position	Point guard
Number	10
Career history
2002–2022	Seattle Storm
2004–2006	Dynamo Moscow
2006–2011	Spartak Moscow Region
2011–2014	UMMC Ekaterinburg
Career highlights
	4× WNBA champion (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020); 13× WNBA All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022); 5× All-WNBA First Team (2002–2005, 2016); 3× All-WNBA Second Team (2008, 2010, 2011); 3× WNBA assists leader (2005, 2009, 2016); 3× WNBA peak performer (2005, 2009, 2016); WNBA 10th Anniversary Team (2006); WNBA 15th Anniversary Team (2011); WNBA 20th Anniversary Team (2016); WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021); Commissioner's Cup champion (2021); No. 10 retired by Seattle Storm; USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year (2021); 5× Russian National League champion (2007, 2008, 2012–2014); 5× EuroLeague champion (2007–2010, 2013); 2× Europe SuperCup winner (2009, 2010); 2× NCAA champion (2000, 2002); 3× Nancy Lieberman Award (2000–2002); Wade Trophy (2002); Honda Sports Award (2002); Naismith College Player of the Year (2002); USBWA Women's National Player of the Year (2002); AP College Player of the Year (2002); Big East Player of the Year (2002); All-American – USBWA, Kodak (2002); First-team All-American – AP (2002); Third-team All-American – AP (2001); Senior CLASS Award (2002); 2× First-team All-Big East (2001, 2002); No. 10 retired by UConn Huskies;
Career WNBA statistics
Points	6,803 (11.7 ppg)
Rebounds	1,466 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	3,234 (5.6 apg)
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championship

Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bird was drafted first overall pick by the Storm in the 2002 WNBA draft and is considered one of the greatest players in WNBA history. As of 2024, Bird is the only WNBA player to win titles in three different decades. She also held a front office position for the NBA's Denver Nuggets as their Basketball Operations Associate. In 2025 Bird was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. She will be inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame on February 24, 2026 in New York City and the FIBA Hall of Fame on April 21 in Berlin, Germany.

In addition to her WNBA career, she played for three teams in the Russian league and holds dual citizenship with the United States and Israel.

In high school, Bird 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 on the undefeated University of Connecticut team in 2002, she won the Wade Trophy and the Naismith Award as College Player of the Year. She finished her University of Connecticut (UConn) career ranked first in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage, and second in assists and steals. She won the Nancy Lieberman Award three times as the top point guard in the nation. Additionally, Bird led her UConn team to a record of 114–4.

Bird has won a joint-record four WNBA championships with the Storm (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020), a historic five Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020), two NCAA Championships with UConn (2000, 2002); and four FIBA World Cups (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018). She is one of only 11 women to attain all four accolades. She is also a five-time EuroLeague Women champion (2007–2010, 2013). During her WNBA career, she has been selected to thirteen WNBA All-Star teams and eight All-WNBA teams. Additionally, she was voted by fans as one of the WNBA's Top 15 Players of All Time in 2011, was voted into the WNBA Top 20@20 as one of the league's top 20 players of all time in 2016, and was voted into The W25 as one of the league's top 25 players of all time in 2021. Her fifth Olympic gold medal, at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, makes her one of only two Olympic basketball players—of either gender—ever to win five gold medals, with the other player being her US Olympic teammate Diana Taurasi.

Bird retired from playing professional basketball after the 2022 WNBA season.