Sue Bird

Sue Bird is, plainly, one of the architects of modern women's basketball. The 2002 awards sweep, the Naismith, the AP honor, only hint at what made her special. What I admire is that she was never the loudest scorer; she was the floor general who saw the whole court and lifted everyone around her. Spending her entire WNBA career with the Seattle Storm and staying elite for so long speaks to a rare blend of intelligence and durability. To me she embodies leadership over spectacle, and that's why her place among the all-time greats feels so unarguable.

Name (English)

Sue Bird

Name (Japanese)

スー・バード

Reading

すー・ばーど

Born

October 16, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

Origin

Syosset, New York, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Christ the King Regional High School

University

University of Connecticut

Awards & achievements

• 2000 Nancy Lieberman Award
• 2002 Wade Trophy
• 2002 Honda Sports Award for Basketball
• 2002 Naismith College Player of the Year
• 2002 USBWA Women's National Player of the Year
• 2002 Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
• 2002 Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award
• 2002 Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sbird10/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue%20Bird
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240672

Tags

• New York
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.