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Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game.
Position: Forward-Guard Shoots: Right. 6-0 , 145lb (183cm, 65kg) Born: March 25, 1971 in Brownfield, Texas. College: Texas Tech. High School: Brownfield in Brownfield, Texas. Draft: Houston Comets, 1997 Allocation Draft.
122K Followers, 1,244 Following, 216 Posts - Sheryl Swoopes (@airswoopes22) on Instagram: "2016 Naismith Hall of Famer 3x Olympic Gold Medalist 4x WNBA Champion".
Jul 27, 1999 · On Friday night in Springfield, Massachusetts, Sheryl Swoopes — the first player to sign with the WNBA in 1996 — will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Apr 2, 2014 · Sheryl Swoopes is an American basketball star and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She's also the first player to be signed to the WNBA.
Sheryl Swoopes. Alongside Lisa Leslie and Rebecca Lobo, Sheryl Swoopes was one of the original players signed to the WNBA when the new league for women’s professional basketball was launched in 1996. Before that Swoopes spent her storied college career at Texas Tech where she was a First Team All-America in 1992 and 1993 as well as being ...
Jun 24, 2024 · Sheryl Swoopes (born March 25, 1971, Brownfield, Texas, U.S.) is a former basketball player who won three Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards (2000, 2002, and 2005) and four WNBA titles (1997–2000) as a member of the Houston Comets.
Apr 4, 2016 · Swoopes was a member of the historic 1996 USA Olympic Team that captured the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Swoopes started all eight games in the Olympics, averaging 13.0 points,...
Sheryl Swoopes witnessed Angel Reese lead the Chicago Sky to an 88-87 victory over the Indiana Fever on Sunday. With the Hall of Famer in attendance, Reese registered her eighth consecutive double ...
Speed, passion, precision and defense defined Sheryl Swoopes as a player. The Hall of Famer, who at one time was on the very short list of the best players in the world, helped define the WNBA.
