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Sheryl Swoopes

Born
Mar 25, 1971 · Age 55
Place of birth
Brownfield, Texas, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
7
TV credits
8
Also known as (3)
  • Cheryl Swoopes
  • Cheryl Swoops
  • Sheryl Swoops

Biography

Sheryl Denise Swoopes 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. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba world cup gold, and a WNBA title. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.