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Sheryl Swoopes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

March 25, 1971(55)

Place of Birth

Brownfield, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Cheryl SwoopesCheryl SwoopsSheryl Swoops

Sheryl Swoopes

Acting

Biography

Sheryl Denise Swoopes is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Swoopes has won three Olympic gold medals and is one of eleven women's basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a Fiba world cup gold, and a WNBA title. She was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2017, she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Filmography