Sheryl Swoopes

Position:  Forward
Height: 6'0' / 183 cms.
Weight: 145 lbs. / 66 kgs.
WNBA Team: Seattle Storm
School: Texas Tech University '93

NOTE: As of January 22, 2008

USA Basketball Notes:

Gold Medals: 1996, 2000 & 2004 Olympic Games, 2002 World Championship, 2002 Opals World Challenge, 1994 Goodwill Games.

Bronze Medal: 1994 & 2006 FIBA World Championships.

• Named to the 2007-08 USA Basketball Women's National Team on March 6, 2007.
• Member of the 2006 USA Basketball Women's World Championship Team that posted an 8-1 record in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and took home the bronze medal; hampered by a back injury and saw limited playing time, averaged 3.0 ppg., 2.9 rpg. and a team third best 1.8 apg.
• Member of the 2006 USA Basketball Senior National Team for the USA's March 17-24 European Tour; started all three games and averaged 13.7 ppg., 5.7 rpg., 3.0 apg. and 2.0 apg.
• Is one of only seven players to have earned an NCAA title, WNBA championship and Olympic gold medal (Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Cynthia Cooper, Ruth Riley, Diana Taurasi, Kara Wolters).
• One of only seven of USA Basketball's three-time Olympians (Anne Donovan, Teresa Edwards, Lisa Leslie, Katrina McClain, David Robinson, Dawn Staley).
• Collected her third Olympic gold medal in 2004, started all eight games and averaged 9.1 ppg. and 4.0 rpg.
• Averaged 10.1 ppg. and 3.6 rpg. as the 2004 U.S. squad earned a combined 13-0 exhibition slate in the spring and in August prior to arriving in Athens.
• As a member of the ‘02 World Championship squad, averaged a team second best 16.9 ppg. in helping the U.S. to a 9-0 record and the gold.
• Aided the United States to a 5-0 exhibition record prior to the ‘02 Worlds and the Australia-hosted Opals World Challenge title where she was named the Most Valuable Defensive Player of the tournament.
• Member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team that rolled to an 8-0 record and the gold medal, averaged 13.4 ppg. and 4.6 rpg.
• Averaged 10.2 ppg. and 3.2 rpg. in helping the 2000 U.S. squad to a 5-0 record in pre-Olympic competition.
• Member of the 1999 USA Basketball Women's Winter European Tour Team that compiled a 4-1 record. Led the team in scoring (13.4 ppg.).
• Member of the gold medal winning 1996 USA Olympic and the historic 1995-96 USA Basketball Women's National teams that compiled a combined 60-0 record and were named the 1996 U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Basketball Team of the Year; averaged 11.9 ppg., 4.3 rpg. and 2.7 apg.
• Member of the 1995 Pan American Games team, however, the women's basketball competition was canceled by COPAN after too few teams entered.
• Won a bronze medal as a member of the 1994 USA World Championship Team; averaged 9.1 ppg. and 3.5 rpg.
• Aided the 1994 USA Goodwill Games Team to a gold medal; averaged 10.8 ppg. and 4.0 rpg.
• A 1992 USA Olympic Trials participant.
• Named to the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival South Team but did not play because of injury.

Professional Notes:

Signed: by the WNBA and assigned to the Houston Comets in 1997; traded to the Seattle Storm on March 3, 2008.
WNBA Titles: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Most Valuable Player: 2000, 2002, 2005
Defensive Player of the Year: 2000, 2002, 2003
All-WNBA first team: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005
All-WNBA second team: 2003, 2006
All-Defensive first team: 2006
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player: 2005
All-Star Games leading vote getter: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005
All-Star Games: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
WNBA All-Decade Team

• Sidelined most of the 2007 season due to a bulging disc in her lower back.
• Led all WNBA scorers in 2005, averaged 18.6 ppg.
• Sat out the 2001 WNBA season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament as well as her lateral meniscus in her left knee in April, 2001.
• Helped the Houston Comets to four WNBA titles (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000), averaged 14.4 ppg., 5.7 rpg., 2.7 apg., and
  2.1 spg. overall in Houston's four championship runs.
• After giving birth to her son Jordan Eric Jackson on June 25, 1997, made her WNBA debut on August 7 and played in nine games of the 1997 season.
• Member of the 1997 WNBA All-Star Team that toured Europe.
• Averaged 7.1 ppg., 3.2 rpg. and 1.9 apg. in nine 2005 EuroLeague contests for VBM-SGAU Samara (Russia).
• In 1993-94, played 10 games in the Italian league with Basket Bari and averaged 23.0 ppg.

College Notes:

• During her two seasons (1992-93), Texas Tech compiled a 58-8 record (87.9%), participated in two NCAA Tournaments, captured the 1993 NCAA title and won two Southwest Conference (SWC) titles.
• Transferred to Texas Tech from South Plains Junior College (Texas) after being named the 1991 Junior College Player of the Year.
• Her Texas Tech No. 22 jersey was retired on February 19, 1994.
• Finalist in three 1993 ESPY categories: Performance Under Pressure, College Performer of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year.
• Named 1993 National Player of the Year by nine organizations, including USA Today and Sports Illustrated.
• Named MVP of the 1993 NCAA Final Four after leading Texas Tech to the national championship and setting a NCAA record for points scored in the title game with 47 points in the Lady Raiders' 84-82 win over Ohio State.
• Selected the 1993 and 1992 Southwest Conference (SWC) Player of the Year, 1992 SWC Postseason Classic MVP and the 1992 SWC Newcomer of the Year.
• Finished 1993 ranked as the NCAA's second leading scorer, averaged 28.1 ppg.

Personal Notes:

• Born on March 25, 1971, hails from Brownfield, Texas.
• Has one son, Jordan Eric Jackson, born on June 25, 1997.
• The first woman to have her own Nike basketball shoe named after her, the Air Swoopes.
• Named the 1998 Sportswoman of the Year by the Greater New York chapter of the March of Dimes.