University of Connecticut Athletics
2001-02 Women's Basketball Roster
Bird, Sue

Jersey Number 10
Sue Bird
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Christ the King
- Hometown:
- Syosset, NY
Bio
2002 National Player of the Year, drafted No. 1 in the 2002
WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm ... UConn[apos]s first No. 1 draft
pick ... Won the 2004 WNBA Championship with Seattle, becoming just the sixth player to win an NCAA Championship,
WNBA Championship and an Olympic Gold Medal ... Threetime All-WNBA First Team choice ... Three-time WNBA All-Star ... 2001-02
Wade Trophy National Player of the Year ... 2001-02 Associated Press Player
of the Year ... 2001-02 Naismith Player of the Year ... 2001-02 United States
Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year ... 2001-02 NCAA Player of
the Year for the state of Connecticut ... Winner of the 2002 Honda Award
for Women[apos]s Basketball ... Recipient of the 2001-02 first annual Senior CLASS
Award presented to the nation[apos]s most outstanding senior basketball player ...
Three-time Conseco/Nancy Lieberman-Cline National Point Guard of the Year
Award winner ... 2001-02 Kodak All-American ... Two-Time ESPN Point Guard of
the Year ... 2001-02 United States Basketball Writer[apos]s Association First Team
All-American ... 2002 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team selection ... 2002
NCAA Tournament Mideast Region Most Outstanding Player ... 2001-02 BIG
EAST Player of the Year ... 2001-02 First Team All-BIG EAST ... 2002 BIG EAST
All-Tournament Team ... member of 2004 & 2008 Olympic Teams, both of
which captured the gold medal.
Season | G | FG | FGA | FG% | 3FG | 3FGA | 3% | FT | FTA | FT% | TR | RPG | A | TO | B | S | MIN | PTS | PPG |
1998-99 | 8 | 16 | 41 | .316 | 6 | 19 | .316 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 16 | 2.0 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 160 | 41 | 5.1 |
1999-00 | 37 | 140 | 279 | .502 | 72 | 145 | .497 | 53 | 59 | .898 | 94 | 2.5 | 160 | 80 | 1 | 69 | 1052 | 405 | 10.9 |
2000-01 | 34 | 137 | 309 | .443 | 60 | 139 | .432 | 35 | 45 | .778 | 89 | 2.6 | 169 | 88 | 4 | 63 | 941 | 369 | 10.9 |
2001-02 | 39 | 198 | 392 | .505 | 69 | 148 | .466 | 98 | 104 | .942 | 131 | 3.4 | 231 | 93 | 9 | 96 | 1168 | 563 | 14.4 |
Totals | 118 | 491 | 1021 | .481 | 207 | 451 | .459 | 189 | 212 | .892 | 330 | 2.8 | 585 | 277 | 15 | 243 | 3321 | 1378 | 11.7 |
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