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Suzanne Brigit Bird
2001 Statistics: Averaged 14.4 ppg, 5.9 apg as a senior at Uconn 2002 Statistics: Averaged 14.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 6.0 apg as a rookie in WNBA 2003
Statistics: Averaged 12.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 6.5 apg Background: |
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| 2003 WNBA SEASON: | ||||
| Averaged 12.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 6.5 apg, 1.41 spg and 33.4 mpg in 34 games…Started all 34 games; has started 66 consecutive games since being drafted first overall in the 2002 WNBA Draft. | ||||
| Named All-WNBA First Team for the second straight seasons…Voted as a starter by fans for the Western Conference Team at the fifth annual WNBA All-Star Game and scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds | ||||
| Ranked second in the WNBA in assists with 6.5 apg…Ranked fifth in the WNBA in free throw percentage with a mark of .884 (61-69)…Led the Storm in minutes played, assists, three-point field goals, free throw percentage and steals…Scored in double-figures in 23 games…Led or co-led the Storm in scoring in five games…Led or co-led the Storm in assists in 29 games…Scored a season-high 27 points at Los Angeles on 7/5…Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. Houston on 7/5…Handed out a career-high-tying 12 assists at Los Angeles on 6/19 and at Cleveland on 6/27…Recorded a WNBA-record seven double-doubles in points and assists…Handed out 10 or more assists in eight games this season, tying for the second-highest total in WNBA history…Became the fifth player in WNBA history to score 20 or more points and hand out 10 or more assists in a game with 21 points and 10 assists vs. Washington on 7/3…Became the third player in WNBA history to amass over 200 assists in a season (221), joining Ticha Penicheiro and Teresa Weatherspoon. | ||||
| WNBA CAREER HISTORY: | ||||
| First overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft...Two-time All-WNBA First Team...Two-time WNBA All-Star...Storm's all-time leader in assists with 412...Has recorded 10 career double-doubles in points and assists. 2002: Averaged 14.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.7 spg, 6.0 apg and 35.0 mpg in 32 games...Was the only Storm player to start all 32 games...Already ranks as the Storm's all-time assists leader (191)...Was named All-WNBA first team, joining Indiana's Tamika Catchings as the first rookies in league history to attain that distinction...Was the runner-up to Catchings for the 2002 WNBA Rookie of the Year award...Named as a starter for the Western Conference at the WNBA All-Star Game in Washington after leading all guards in fan voting...Handed out a WNBA-All-Star-record eight assists to help lead the West to an 81-76 victory over the East...Led the Storm in minutes, three-point field goals, assists and steals...Led the team in scoring in 10 games...Led the team in assists in 26 games...Scored in double-figures in 25 games...Scored 20-plus points in six games (27 vs. Minnesota on 6/4, 21 vs. Houston on 7/20, 20 at Houston on 7/23, 21 at Washington on 7/27, 22 vs. Minnesota on 7/31 and 33 vs. Portland on 8/9)...Scored a season-high and franchise-record 33 points vs. Portland on 8/9...Handed out a career-high and franchised-record 12 assists at Cleveland on 7/5...Recorded three double-doubles (16 points and 12 assists at Cleveland on 7/5, 10 points and 11 assists at Orlando on 7/25 and 17 points and 10 assists at Los Angeles on 8/1)...Ranked 16th in the WNBA in scoring (14.4 ppg), second in assists (6.0 apg), eighth in steals (1.7 spg), first in free-throw percentage (.911), ninth in three-point percentage (.401) and eighth in minutes per game (35.0 mpg)...Among rookies, ranked third in points per game, first in assists per game, second in three-point percentage, ninth in field-goal percentage (.403), first in free-throw percentage, second in steals per game and second in minutes per game. | ||||
| IN THE PLAYOFFS: | ||||
| Started both 2002 First Round playoff games against Los Angeles...Averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 assists, 2.50 steals, and 36.5 minutes...Co-led the team with 17 points in Game 2 loss at Los Angeles on 8/17. | ||||
| COLLEGE: | ||||
| Member of NCAA Division I Championship Connecticut in 2000 and 2002 | ||||
| Two-time All-American | ||||
| 2002 Wade Trophy recipient | ||||
| 2002 Associated Press and Naismith Player of the Year | ||||
| Winner of the 2002 Honda Award for Women’s Basketball | ||||
| Recipient of the first annual Senior CLASS Award presented to the nation’s most outstanding senior basketball player | ||||
| Three-time Conseco/Nancy Lieberman-Cline National Point Guard of the Year Award winner | ||||
| Ranks 18th on UConn’s All-Time Scoring list with 1,378 career points | ||||
| Tied for second on the school’s all-time list in three-point field goals made (207) | ||||
| UConn’s all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage (45.9%) and free throw percentage (89.2%) | ||||
| Ranks second in assists (585) and seventh in steals (243) | ||||
| One of only two players at UConnn to amass over 1,000 points, 500 assists and 200 steals in a career (Jennifer Rizzotti) | ||||
| Career averages of 11.7 ppg and 5.0 apg | ||||
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As a senior, named Kodak All-American, Associated Press First Team All-American, 2002 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, Big East Player of the Year, First Team All-Big East, Big East All-Tournament Team ... Started all 39 games ... Registered school record for most assists in a season (231) ... Led nation in free throw shooting (94.2%) ... Led the team in scoring 12 times, assists 25 times and steals 19 times ... Scored 20 or more points 10 times ... As a junior, named All-American, ESPN The Magazine and the Conseco/Nancy Lieberman-Cline National Point Guard of the Year (two-time Nancy Lieberman Cline winner), one of the 15 finalists for the 2000-2001 Naismith Player of the Year Award, Associated Press Third Team All-American, All-East Regional Team, All-BIG EAST First Team ...Third at UConn for most assists in a season with 169 ...Finished tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 10.9 ppg...Led team in assists (169) and steals (63) ...Hit a shot at the buzzer vs. Notre Dame (March 6) to give the Huskies their eighth consecutive BIG EAST Championship |
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As a sophomore, named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, NCAA East Region All-Regional Team, Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention honors, Nancy Lieberman-Cline Point Guard of the Year Award, 1999-2000 All-BIG EAST Second Team ...Returned to the lineup to start all 37 games at point guard after recovering from knee surgery ...Ranked No. 2 in the nation in three-point shooting with 49.7 percent ...Led the team in free throw shooting (89.8%) ...Third-leading scorer on the team with 10.9 points per game ...Earned BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week honors (1/10/00) |
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| As a freshman, started the first eight games of the season at the point guard position ..Tore the ACL in her left knee and had surgery on 12/30/98, missing the rest of the season...Averaged 20 minutes and 5.1 points a game prior to the injury. | ||||
Bio Sources: Uconn, WNBA and Seattle Times.