Claim: Sue Bird was awarded the Naismith Award.

Suzanne Brigit `` Sue '' Bird -LRB- born October 16 , 1980 -RRB- is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women 's National Basketball Association -LRB- WNBA -RRB- . Bird was the first overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft . She also played for multiple basketball teams outside of the United States .   In high school , she was the New York State Player of the Year , the New York Daily News Player of the Year , and a WBCA All-American . In her senior year at undefeated UConn in 2002 , she won the Wade Trophy and the Naismith Award as College Player of the Year . She finished her UConn career ranked first in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage , second in assists and steals , and as a three-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation , while leading her team to a record of 114 -- 4 .   Bird has won two WNBA championships -LRB- 2004 , 2010 -RRB- , four Olympic gold medals , -LRB- 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 -RRB- , and led the WNBA in assists three times -LRB- 2005 , 2009 , 2016 -RRB- . She has also been selected to nine WNBA All-Star teams and seven All-WNBA teams . Bird is one of nine women to win an Olympic Gold Medal , an NCAA Championship , and a WNBA Championship . In 2011 , she was voted by fans as one of the WNBA 's Top 15 Players of All Time and was voted into the WNBA Top 20@20 as one of the league 's Top 20 Players of All Time .