Breanna Stewart

Breanna Stewart
Stewart with the New York Liberty in 2024
No. 30 – New York Liberty
PositionPower forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1994-08-27) August 27, 1994 (age 30)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolCicero – North Syracuse
(Cicero, New York)
CollegeUConn (2012–2016)
WNBA draft2016: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2016–present
Career history
20162022Seattle Storm
2016–2018Shanghai Baoshan Dahua
2018–2019Dynamo Kursk
2020–2022UMMC Ekaterinburg
2022–2023Fenerbahçe SK
2023–presentNew York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Turkey
Gold medal – first place 2018 Spain
Gold medal – first place 2022 Australia
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team

Breanna Mackenzie Stewart[2] (/brˈænə/;[3] Born, August 27, 1994), nicknamed "Stewie"[4], is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is one of the most accomplished players in basketball history.[5]

In high school, Stewart was the National Gatorade Player of the Year, the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year, and a McDonald's All-American. She led the University of Connecticut Huskies to four consecutive national championships, was named the Final Four's most outstanding player a record four times, and was a three-time consensus national player of the year. Stewart was the first overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft[6] and was named the 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year.[7] She was named the WNBA MVP in 2018[8] and 2023,[9] and was named an All-Star in 2017, 2018, 2021,[10] 2022 and 2023. She led the Storm to two championships in 2018 and 2020, and received the WNBA Finals MVP award both times. In 2021, Stewart was named to The W25 as one of the top 25 players of the WNBA's first 25 years.[11]

As a member of the U.S. women's national team, Stewart has won gold medals in the 2016,[12] 2020, and 2024 Olympics[13] and at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIBA World Cups.

  1. ^ "MVP Stewart leads All-Star Five at the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament in Tokyo". fiba.basketball. FIBA. August 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference guadalajara2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ @GrandmaStewie (April 19, 2016). "With the @WNBA season starting soon I wanted to make sure everybody knew how to say Breanna's name. - Love, Grandma" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Breanna Stewart WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Breanna Stewart". Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "1-2-3: UConn Trio Makes Draft History". Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Breanna Stewart Named 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year". Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Seattle's Breanna Stewart Named 2018 Most Valuable Player". Official Site of the WNBA. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Breanna Stewart edges Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Wilson for WNBA MVP award in tight race". AP News. September 26, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd, and Sue Bird named to 2021 All-Star Game". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "WNBA unveils list of top 25 players in its history". ESPN.com. September 5, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "Breanna STEWART at the Rio 2016 - Olympic Basketball Tournament (Women) 2016". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  13. ^ "Breanna Stewart: Whirlwind week wraps up wonder summer for basketball star". Olympics. Retrieved March 21, 2024.