Sheryl Swoopes

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Sheryl Swoopes

American basketball player

Also known as: Sheryl Denise Swoopes

Written by Adam Augustyn

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Category: Arts & Culture

In full:: Sheryl Denise Swoopes

Born:: March 25, 1971, Brownfield, Texas, U.S. (age 52)

Awards And Honors:: Olympic Games; Basketball Hall of Fame (2016); Most Valuable Player (2005); Most Valuable Player (2002); Most Valuable Player (2000)

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Sheryl Swoopes, (born March 25, 1971, Brownfield, Texas, U.S.), American basketball player who won three Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards (2000, 2002, and 2005) and four WNBA titles (1997–2000) as a member of the Houston Comets. After being named the 1991 national Junior College Player of the Year, Swoopes transferred to Texas Tech University. There she won the National Player of the Year award in her senior season as she led the Lady Raiders to the 1993 National Collegiate Athletic Association national championship (where Swoopes set a record for most points scored in the title ...(100 of 370 words)

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