Sue Bird
- School
- Connecticut
- Position
- Guard
- Major
- Communication Science
- Ht
- 5'9
Winner
Competition
As one of the most decorated collegiate women’s basketball players in the history of the game, Sue Bird completed her senior season with not only a national championship, but also received virtually every conceivable player-of-the-year award, including the inaugural Women’s Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.
Bird was the MVP of a senior-laden team that completed the season with a pristine 39-0 record and the university’s third national championship. As a senior, Bird averaged 14.4 points per game, 5.9 assists and 2.5 steals and played a leading role in what many women’s basketball experts consider the best team of all-time. Incredibly, that U-Conn team defeated their opponents by an NCAA-record average of 34.5 points per game.
The 5-9 guard was the Huskies’ playmaker throughout her career and put her in a special category among legendary coach Gino Auriemma’s “greats” that had come through his program.
