For the con artist using the name Brianna Stawart, see Treva Throneberry.
Breanna Stewart
Stewart with the Seattle Storm in 2017
No. 30 – New York Liberty
Position
Power forward
League
WNBA
Personal information
Born
(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)
Career information
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
Career history
2016–2022
Seattle Storm
2016–2018
Shanghai Baoshan Dahua
2018–2019
Dynamo Kursk
2020–2022
UMMC Ekaterinburg
2022–2023
Fenerbahçe SK
2023–present
New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA champion (2018, 2020)
2× WNBA Finals MVP (2018, 2020)
2× WNBA MVP (2018, 2023)
5× WNBA All-Star (2017, 2018, 2021-2023)
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 World Cup MVP (2018)
Olympics Basketball Tournament 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)
3× Naismith College Player of the Year (2014–2016)
3× Honda Sports Award (2014-2016)
James E. Sullivan Award (2015)
3× First-team All-American (2014–2016)
3× AAC Player of the Year (2014–2016)
Gatorade National Player of the Year (2012)
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2012)
USA Basketball Athlete of the Year (2011, 2013, 2018)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Team
2020 Tokyo
Team
World Cup
2014 Turkey
2018 Spain
2022 Australia
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto
Team
Breanna Mackenzie Stewart[2] (born Baldwin; born August 27, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League, Euroleague Women.[3]
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 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[4] and was named the 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year.[5] She was named the WNBA MVP in 2018[6] and 2023,[7] and was named an All-Star in 2017, 2018, 2021,[8] 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.[9]
As a member of the U.S. women's national team, Stewart has won gold medals in the 2016[10] and 2020 Olympics[11] and at the 2014 and 2018 FIBA World Cup.
^"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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^"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.
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twenty-two points. BreannaStewart scored fourteen points, Betnijah Laney added twelve points, and Sabrina Ionescu scored ten points. Stewart and Jones also...
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times. Cheryl Miller of the University of Southern California and BreannaStewart of the University of Connecticut (UConn) are the only three-time winners...
winner), Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Nneka Ogwumike, BreannaStewart, and A'ja Wilson. Candace Parker is the only player to win the WNBA...
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notable for Connecticut producing the top three picks, with #1 pick BreannaStewart followed by Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck. This is the first time...
Charles, the team's first-ever No.1 overall Draft pick Sabrina Ionescu, BreannaStewart, Jonquel Jones, and Courtney Vandersloot. The Liberty have three conference...
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fellow Huskies Swin Cash, Kara Wolters, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, BreannaStewart, and Asjha Jones. En route to the Storm's second championship, Bird...
with the acquisition of consecutive top draft picks Jewell Loyd and BreannaStewart. Boucek was previously the head coach for the Sacramento Monarchs from...
star BreannaStewart. The couple got engaged in May 2020 in Papago Park, Phoenix, AZ. On July 6, 2021, the couple married on the rooftop of Stewart’s apartment...
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described Bueckers as the program's most hyped recruit since BreannaStewart in 2012. Unlike Stewart and other former UConn stars, she became her team's leader...
series, sweeping the Aces in three straight games. Led by Finals MVP BreannaStewart, Seattle won all three games by double-digits, claiming their second...
award in consecutive seasons, but Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles, and BreannaStewart have won the award twice. While some teams have won multiple championship...
Diana Taurasi in 2004, Tina Charles in 2010, Maya Moore in 2011, and BreannaStewart in 2016—were picked first overall. At least one UConn women's basketball...
Most Valuable Player (MVP) winner Lauren Jackson, one-time MVP winner BreannaStewart, and three-time Sportsmanship Award winner Sue Bird. The trio were...