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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.
College: Texas Tech. High School: Brownfield in Brownfield, Texas. Draft: Houston Comets, 1997 Allocation Draft. More player info. Hall of Fame. 3x MVP. 6x All Star. 2005 AS MVP. 4x WNBA Champ.
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.
May 3, 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.
Swoopes capped off her collegiate career by leading the Texas Tech Lady Raiders to the 1993 NCAA championship, scoring an NCAA championship game record 47 points in the...
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.
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 ...
She led the Houston Comets to the first four consecutive WNBA Championships. Swoopes was named the WNBA MVP in 2000 and was named to the WNBA All-Star team six times. She was WNBA Defensive Player of the Year three times. She was named to the WNBA’s Top 20 Team in 2016.
May 17, 2018 · In an essay, writer Summer McDonald revisits the career of former WNBA superstar Sheryl Swoopes and explains how her complicated legacy should never be forgotten.
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.
