Sheryl Swoopes.
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Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes, born in 1971, American basketball player known for her speed and shooting ability. A forward, Swoopes has led the Houston Comets to four Women's
National Basketball Association (WNBA) championships. She also has won three Olympic gold medals.
Born in Brownfield, Texas, Sheryl Denise Swoopes was a leading scorer for her high school team and earned the Texas high school player of the year award in 1988.
During her career at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, Swoopes averaged 25.1 points and 10 rebounds per game. In 1993 she led Texas Tech University to the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship, averaging 28.1 points per game in the postseason tournament. Swoopes scored 47 points in the final,
breaking the NCAA title game record of 44 points set by Bill Walton in 1973. For her performance, Swoopes won the Naismith Award as the nation's outstanding female
college basketball player.
Swoopes played for a professional team in Italy during the 1993-94 season but returned to the United States to train for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
During Olympic play she was the third-leading scorer on the U.S. team. She averaged 13 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game while powering the United
States to a gold medal. Swoopes signed with the WNBA's Houston Comets for the league's inaugural season in 1997. Although she missed most of the season because
of pregnancy, Swoopes returned for the team's last ten regular-season games and the playoffs, helping the Comets capture the first WNBA championship.
Swoopes guided the Comets to additional titles in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She led the league in scoring during the 2000 season (20.7 points per game) and was named
the WNBA's most valuable player (MVP). Swoopes also won a second gold medal with the U.S. squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, recording the
second-highest scoring average (13.4 points per game) on the team.
A few months before the 2001 WNBA season, Swoopes suffered a knee injury that kept her out for the year. She rebounded in 2002, however, leading the Comets to
the playoffs while finishing third in the league in scoring (18.5 points per game) and second in steals (2.75 per game). For her performance Swoopes was voted the
WNBA MVP for the second time.
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Swoopes helped the U.S. team to its third straight undefeated record and another gold medal. In 2005 she averaged 18.6 points per
game to lead the WNBA. She also averaged 4.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 2 steals per game in helping the Comets reach the Western Conference Finals, where they
lost to the eventual-champion Sacramento Monarchs. After the season Swoopes won her third MVP award, becoming the first WNBA player to do so.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes, born in 1971, American basketball player known for her speed and shooting ability. A forward, Swoopes has led the Houston Comets to four Women's
National Basketball Association (WNBA) championships. She also has won three Olympic gold medals.
Born in Brownfield, Texas, Sheryl Denise Swoopes was a leading scorer for her high school team and earned the Texas high school player of the year award in 1988.
During her career at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, Swoopes averaged 25.1 points and 10 rebounds per game. In 1993 she led Texas Tech University to the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship, averaging 28.1 points per game in the postseason tournament. Swoopes scored 47 points in the final,
breaking the NCAA title game record of 44 points set by Bill Walton in 1973. For her performance, Swoopes won the Naismith Award as the nation's outstanding female
college basketball player.
Swoopes played for a professional team in Italy during the 1993-94 season but returned to the United States to train for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
During Olympic play she was the third-leading scorer on the U.S. team. She averaged 13 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game while powering the United
States to a gold medal. Swoopes signed with the WNBA's Houston Comets for the league's inaugural season in 1997. Although she missed most of the season because
of pregnancy, Swoopes returned for the team's last ten regular-season games and the playoffs, helping the Comets capture the first WNBA championship.
Swoopes guided the Comets to additional titles in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She led the league in scoring during the 2000 season (20.7 points per game) and was named
the WNBA's most valuable player (MVP). Swoopes also won a second gold medal with the U.S. squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, recording the
second-highest scoring average (13.4 points per game) on the team.
A few months before the 2001 WNBA season, Swoopes suffered a knee injury that kept her out for the year. She rebounded in 2002, however, leading the Comets to
the playoffs while finishing third in the league in scoring (18.5 points per game) and second in steals (2.75 per game). For her performance Swoopes was voted the
WNBA MVP for the second time.
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Swoopes helped the U.S. team to its third straight undefeated record and another gold medal. In 2005 she averaged 18.6 points per
game to lead the WNBA. She also averaged 4.3 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 2 steals per game in helping the Comets reach the Western Conference Finals, where they
lost to the eventual-champion Sacramento Monarchs. After the season Swoopes won her third MVP award, becoming the first WNBA player to do so.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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