Taurasi leads WNBA All-Star voting
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Miami Herald - Found Jul. 2, 2009 ... is joined by Seattle's Sue Bird in the two starting guard slots for the Western Conference, with San Antonio's Becky Hammon trailing Bird by... Taurasi leads WNBA All-Star voting - Sports Network Taurasi Leads WNBA All-Star Voting - Champlain Channel Taurasi leads WNBA All-Star voting - Raleigh News & Observer Taurasi Leads WNBA All-Star Voting - The Boston Channel Explore All |
Short-handed Sparks rout Storm in group effort
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ESPN.com - Found Jun. 29, 2009 "LA played really well and we didn't," said Storm guard Sue Bird, who made just 3 of 11 field goals for seven points. Ferdinand-Harris helps Sparks cruise past Storm - Seattle Times Ferdinand-Harris helps Sparks cruise past Storm - Denver Post Ferdinand-Harris helps Sparks cruise past Storm - Seattle Post Intelligencer Sparks get revenge by beating the Storm 82-55 - Seattle Times Explore All |
Durham Herald-Sun |
Jackson's 32 help Storm hold off Sparks' rally
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ESPN.com - Found Jun. 27, 2009 Sue Bird scored 15 and Tanisha Wright had eight points and eight rebounds for Seattle (6-2), which won its third consecutive game. Storm steals one from Sparks - Seattle Post Intelligencer Lauren Jackson scores 32 as Storm beats Los Angeles Sparks, 69-67 - Seattle Times Jackson scores 32 as Storm beats LA, 69-67 - San Jose Mercury News Jackson scores 32 as Storm beats LA, 69-67 - Denver Post Explore All |
Storm stops Mercury's 3-game win streak
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Denver Post - Found Jun. 22, 2009 Cash added 22 for Seattle, which tied Phoenix for the best record in the Western Conference at 5-2. Sue Bird had 21 points and nine assists... Jackson, Storm wash out Mercury's win streak - ESPN.com Lauren Jackson leads Storm to 93-84 victory over Mercury - Seattle Times Storm Edge Mercury - KOCO 5 Storm Edge Mercury - Champlain Channel Explore All |
Star-Telegram |
Hot-shooting Storm stops Lynx
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Seattle Post Intelligencer - Found Jun. 20, 2009 Storm forward Lauren Jackson scored 26 points and guard Sue Bird distributed 10 assists with zero turnovers, each in three quarters of work, as Fast start helps Storm rout Augustus-less Lynx - ESPN.com Lynx rocked in first game without Augustus - Minneapolis Star Tribune Torn ACL ends season for Lynx's Augustus - Sports Network Lynx star Augustus out for season with knee injury - Denver Post Explore All |
Lexington Herald Leader |
Sue Bird already talking new contract in Seattle
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King5.com - Found May. 19, 2009 Seattle Storm's Sue Bird drives to the basket past Houston Comets' Tamecka Dixon and Erica White during the first quarter of their basketball game in ... |
Sue Bird already talking new contract in Seattle
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Greenwich Time - Found May. 18, 2009 Bird and the Storm are already talking about an extension that could potentially keep her in Seattle for her entire career. 'I think Sue, not... |
Obituary: Marilyn Sue Bird
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Prescott Newspapers Online - Found May. 12, 2009 Marilyn Sue Bird, 63, of Chino Valley, Ariz., born Dec. 26, 1945, passed away May 10, 2009 at YRMC in Prescott, Ariz. |
Phoenix police: Mercury's Taurasi cited for DUI
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Fresno Bee - Found 18 hours ago Cash added 22 for Seattle, which tied Phoenix for the best record in the Western Conference at 5-2. Sue Bird had 21 points and nine assists... Diana Taurasi of Phoenix Mercury cited for drunken driving - ESPN.com Phoenix police: Mercury's Taurasi cited for DUI - USA Today Diana Taurasi of Phoenix Mercury cited for drunken driving - ESPN Phoenix Police: Mercury's Taurasi Cited for DUI - ABC News Explore All |
Town Hall |
Taurasi leads WNBA All-Star voting
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WAWS FOX30 - Found Jul. 2, 2009 ... is joined by Seattle's Sue Bird in the two starting guard slots for the Western Conference, with San Antonio's Becky Hammon trailing Bird by... Taurasi Leads WNBA All-Star Voting - KITV 4 Taurasi Leads WNBA All-Star Voting - KOCO 5 Taurasi Leads WNBA All-Star Voting - The Indy Channel Explore All |
Sue Bird Biography
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Sue Bird
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Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional women's basketball player. A high school star from Christ The King RHS, she went on to become a key part of two national champion University of Connecticut teams, the first player to be picked in the 2002 WNBA Draft and an Olympic gold medalist. She currently plays for the WNBA's Seattle Storm, with whom she won a championship in 2004. She is also a member of the 2008 gold medal winning United States Women's Olympic basketball team.
Bird was born in Syosset, New York. Her father, Herschel Bird, is of Russian Jewish descent and her mother is Nancy Bird. She also has an older sister Jennifer. Sue is not related to NBA legend Larry Bird.
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University of Connecticut
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 titles 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. She started in every game in which she appeared, and the team went 114-4 during that time. Sue was a member of the inaugural class (2006) of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program.1 She competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei2.
WNBA
Bird was named the first pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft to the Seattle Storm and was also the first point guard to be drafted 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. Bird is second all-time in WNBA history in assists per game (5.6), trailing only Ticha Penicheiro.
Since the 2004 championship, the Storm has had disappointing losses in the first round of the Western Conference finals in three straight seasons. In 2005, the Storm opened with a win over the Houston Comets, but then lost consecutive games and were bounced out of the postseason. Bird averaged 12.1 points per game and led the WNBA in assists per game with 5.9 in 2005.
The following season, 2006, the Storm again won their opening playoff game, 84-72, over the Los Angeles Sparks before dropping two straight and being eliminated. In 2007, Bird missed five games due to arthroscopic knee surgery, but the Storm made the playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the West. In the first round the Storm was swept in two games by No. 1 seed Phoenix, led by Bird's good friend and former teammate Diana Taurasi.
Sue Bird is one of seven women to receive an Olympic Gold Medal, an NCAA championship, and a WNBA Championship. The others are Ruth Riley, Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper, and fellow Huskies Swin Cash, Kara Wolters, and Diana Taurasi.
International career
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.
In the 2004-2005 WNBA off-season, she played in Russia, with Storm teammate Kamila Vodichkova on the Dynamo Moscow. In the 2005-2006 WNBA off-season, she played on the same team, reaching the Russian championship and the Euroleague women’s playoffs.
In the 2006-2007 WNBA off-season, she joined Jackson and fellow UConn star Diana Taurasi on the Russian team Spartak Moscow to win both the Russian Super League and the EuroLeague Women championships.
University of Connecticut Statistics
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| Year | G | FG | FGA | PCT | 3FG | 3FGA | PCT | FT | FTA | PCT | REB | AVG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | AVG |
| 1998-99 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 0.316 | 6 | 19 | 0.316 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 16 | 2.0 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 160 | 41 | 5.1 |
| 1999-00 | 37 | 140 | 279 | 0.502 | 72 | 145 | 0.497 | 53 | 59 | 0.898 | 94 | 2.5 | 160 | 80 | 1 | 69 | 1052 | 405 | 10.9 |
| 2000-01 | 34 | 137 | 309 | 0.443 | 60 | 139 | 0.432 | 35 | 45 | 0.778 | 89 | 2.6 | 169 | 88 | 4 | 63 | 941 | 369 | 10.9 |
| 2001-02 | 39 | 198 | 392 | 0.505 | 69 | 148 | 0.466 | 98 | 104 | 0.942 | 131 | 3.4 | 231 | 93 | 9 | 96 | 1168 | 563 | 14.4 |
| Totals | 118 | 491 | 1021 | 0.481 | 207 | 451 | 0.459 | 189 | 212 | 0.892 | 330 | 2.8 | 585 | 277 | 15 | 243 | 3321 | 1378 | 11.7 |
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sue Bird |
- U.S. Olympic Team bio
- Sue Bird Playerfile at WNBA.com
Notes
- ^ "UConn Announces First Class Of Women's Basketball "Huskies Of Honor"". http://www.uconnhuskies.com/AllStories/WBasketball/2006/12/05/20061205.html.
- ^ "2000 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wjcup_2000. Retrieved on 2009-07-01.
- ^ "UConn Media Guide". http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/WBasketball/2009/Media%20Guide/129-160.pdf. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
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