University of Connecticut
Bird gained celebrity when swimming when a starting point guard for the women's basketball team (referred to as a Eskimo dog) at a University of Connecticut from 1998 to 2002, and led the children to NCAA title championships in 2000 and 2002. When swimming for the Eskimo dog, Bird was despised virtually all as a three-point shooter, and likewise at a free throw line, where she averaged on top 90% of her free streaming throws inside her second-year & senior seasons. At a guide of her college career, she was known as a Naismith Award winner and College Streaming video player of the Season within 2002.

WNBA
Bird was known as a number 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft to the Seattle Storm and was also a 1st point guard to be picked number one in the league's history. Around her greenhorn year, she led a Storm to their number 1 playoff appearance, & was too known as the starter to the WNBA American Conference Tons-Star team, & was a member of the Completely-WNBA 1st team at the guide of the 2002 year. She was 2nd inside the team in scoring (Fourteen.Quaternity ppg), led inside helps (Hexad apg), steals (Unity.Captawithin hicks spg), & in iii point shots (57). She & mate Lauren Jackson form one of the league's virtually all electrical of these-2 punches, drawing frequent comparisons to the Utah Jazz's John Stockton and Karl Malone.

within a 2003 year, Bird suffered a minor knee injury that saved her nagging the entire year, however she however led the team in helps (Six.V by the game), steals (Ace.Iv by the game), & triad point shots (49 amount). She was once more known as as a starter to the All-Star Team and was named to the Everthing-WNBA 1st Team for the 2nd instance. A Seattle Storm, however did non produce a playoffs.

the Storm experienced a heavy 2004 season that led them to the playoffs. In the 2004 WNBA playoffs, Sue Bird averaged Ogdoad.Quintuplet points & Fivesome.Trinity helps & overcame a broken nose in the conference finals series to help the Storm win their number one ever WNBA Championship.

Sue Bird is one of vi women to receive the Gold Laurel wreath, NCAthe championship, & a WNBA Championship. A others come Swin Cash, Rebecca Lobo, Ruth Riley, Sheryl Swoopes, and Kara Wolters.

International career
In the 2003-2004 offseason, Bird was known as to the United States 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team's core roster. She was a immature streaming video player on the core roll of nine players.

around the 2004-2005 WNBA off-year, she played in Russia with Storm teammate Kamila Vodichkova. Bird's personal in her father's side experienced originally immigrated from either Russia. [http://www.wnba.com/features/bird_russia_4.html]

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