page_title: Sylvia Fowles
section_title: College career
hierarchical_section_title: Sylvia Fowles / College career
caption_attribution_description: English: Opening tipoff of the national semifinals between the University of Tennessee vs. Louisiana State University of the 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. Shown here are Candace Parker (left) and Sylvia Fowles (right).
context_page_description: Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. Fowles, who joined the Lynx in July 2015, was the MVP of the 2015 WNBA Finals, was named the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year for the third time in 2016, and won the 2017 WNBA MVP Award. In 2020, Fowles overtook Rebekkah Brunson to become the reigning WNBA career rebound leader.
context_section_description: Fowles played in all 36 of LSU's games as a freshman, helping the team to an appearance in the NCAA Final Four.  As a sophomore, she started all 35 games and again helped the team reach the Final Four.  In her junior year, she led LSU to the Final Four again and earned All-American honors.
  Fowles was named to the pre-season All-American team prior to her senior season. She dunked the ball in the Lady Tigers' game against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on November 21, 2007, becoming the sixth woman to dunk in an American college game.
  In December 2007, Fowles suffered a partial tear of the meniscus of her right knee during a game against the University of Miami. She then underwent surgery and missed several weeks of play.
  Fowles was named the 2008 SEC Player of the Year.  During a March 24, 2008 NCAA Tournament game, she broke the all-time SEC record for career rebounds. She led LSU to the Final Four again in her senior year.
  Fowles finished additional academic credits after beginning her professional basketball career and received her bachelor's degree from LSU in the spring of 2009.
  During her college career at LSU, Fowles had also played with future WNBA teammate Seimone Augustus. On May 15, 2017, it was announced that Fowles' uniform number (34) will be retired by LSU during the 2017-18 season. She is the second women's basketball player in school history to receive that honor.
caption: Fowles (right, #34) pitted against Candace Parker in the opening tipoff of the 2008 NCAA Final Four
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