American basketball player (born 1994)
Breanna Stewart Position Power forward League WNBA Born Baldwin
(1994-08-27 ) August 27, 1994 (age 29) Syracuse, New York , U.S. Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) High school Cicero – North Syracuse (Cicero, New York )College UConn (2012–2016)WNBA draft 2016 : 1st round, 1st overall pick Selected by the Seattle Storm Playing career 2016–present 2016 –2022 Seattle Storm 2016–2018 Shanghai Baoshan Dahua 2018–2019 Dynamo Kursk 2020–2022 UMMC Ekaterinburg 2022–2023 Fenerbahçe SK 2023 –presentNew York Liberty
2× WNBA champion (2018 , 2020 )
2× WNBA Finals MVP (2018 , 2020 )
2× WNBA MVP (2018 , 2023 )
6× WNBA All-Star (2017 , 2018 , 2021 -2024 )
WNBA Rookie of the Year (2016 )
WNBA scoring leader (2022 )
5x All-WNBA First Team (2018 , 2020 –2023 )
All-WNBA Second Team (2016 )
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2016 )
2× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2022 , 2023 )
3× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2016 , 2020 – 2021 )
2x WNBA Commissioner's Cup champion (2021 , 2023 )
Commissioner's Cup MVP (2021 )
WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021 )
FIBA Women's World Cup MVP (2018)
Olympics MVP (2021)[ 1]
2× EuroLeague champion (2021 , 2023 )
EuroLeague Regular Season MVP (2019)
2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2021 , 2023 )
All-EuroLeague First Team (2023 )
Turkish Super League champion (2023 )
Russian Premier League champion (2021)
Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (2020)
4× NCAA champion (2013–2016)
4× NCAA Tournament MOP (2013–2016)
Senior CLASS Award (2016)
3× Naismith College Player of the Year (2014–2016)
3× Honda Sports Award (2014-2016)
Honda-Broderick Cup (2016)
3x USBWA National Player of the Year (2014–2016)
3x AP Player of the Year (2014–2016)
2x John R. Wooden Award (2015, 2016)
2x Wade Trophy (2015, 2016)
James E. Sullivan Award (2015)
3x WBCA Coaches' All-American (2014–2016)
3x First-team All-American – AP (2014–2016)
3x All-American – USBWA (2014–2016)
3× AAC Player of the Year (2014–2016)
2x AAC Tournament MVP (2014 , 2016 )
3x First-team All-AAC (2014–2016)
Big East All-Freshman Team (2013)
Gatorade National Player of the Year (2012)
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2012)
USA Basketball Athlete of the Year (2011, 2013, 2018)
McDonald's All-American (2012 )
Stats at WNBA.comStats at Basketball-Reference.com
Breanna Mackenzie Stewart [ 2] (;[ 3] born Baldwin on 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).[ 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 .
^ "MVP Stewart leads All-Star Five at the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament in Tokyo" . fiba.basketball . FIBA . August 8, 2021.
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^ @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 .
^ "Breanna Stewart WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com . Retrieved June 7, 2024 .
^ "Breanna Stewart" . Official Site of the WNBA . Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2021 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "WNBA unveils list of top 25 players in its history" . ESPN.com . September 5, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021 .
^ "Breanna STEWART at the Rio 2016 - Olympic Basketball Tournament (Women) 2016" . FIBA.basketball . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ "Breanna Stewart: Whirlwind week wraps up wonder summer for basketball star" . Olympics . Retrieved March 21, 2024 .