Sheryl Swoopes

: January 5, 2024
: Basketball Player

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Sheryl Swoopes Biography
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Quick Facts

Full Name	Sheryl Swoopes
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 25, 1971(1971-03-25)
Age	53
Birthplace	Brownfield
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Pisces

Sheryl Swoopes Biography

Name	Sheryl Swoopes
Birthday	Mar 25
Birth Year	1971
Place Of Birth	Brownfield
Home Town	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Pisces
Spouse	Chris Unclesho (m. 2017), Eric Jackson (m. 1995–1999)
Children(s)	Jordan Eric Jackson

Sheryl Swoopes is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 25, 1971 in Brownfield, Texas, United States. Six-time WNBA All-Star, 4 time WNBA Champion, 3 times WNBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was the first athlete to join the WNBA when it was established in 1996. She spent the majority of her career playing for the Houston Comets.

She was often referred by the name of female She was frequently referred to as the female Michael Jordan..

Swoopes also set several school records at Texas Tech. She scored 0 points in the 1992–93 season, which is an all-time scoring record for a single season (as of 2006). Swoopes’ 24.9 points-per-game average for her career is the best in school history; she also boasts zero triple-doubles and 23 double-doubles, 14 of which came during her senior year.

Swoopes won the female Associated Press Athlete of the Year award in 1993. The same year, she also won the Honda Sports Award for basketball and the WBCA Player of the Year award. She was named one of the 20 female athletes of the decade for 2000 to 2010 by Sports Illustrated. She was named an LGBT History Month Icon by the Equality Forum.

Her first son was born on June 25 1997. He has been called Jordan Eric Jackson.

Sheryl Swoopes Net Worth

Net Worth	$200 Thousand
Source Of Income	Basketball Player
House	Living in own house.

Sheryl Swoopes is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sheryl Swoopes 's net worth $200 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her Texas Tech Lady Raiders won an NCAA Championship in 1993.

She was the top player in the WNBA in scoring two times and was recognized as the WNBA Defensive Player of Year three times.

Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) 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 ten women’s basketball players to have won an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	6 ft 0 in

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Who is Sheryl Swoopes Dating?

According to our records, Sheryl Swoopes married to Chris Unclesho (m. 2017), Eric Jackson (m. 1995–1999). As of December 1, 2023, Sheryl Swoopes’s is not dating anyone.

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Swoopes was married from June 1995 to 1999 to her high school sweetheart, with whom she has one son, Jordan Eric Jackson (b. 1997).

Facts & Trivia

Sheryl Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sheryl Swoopes celebrates birthday on March 25 of every year.

Swoopes gained national prominence when she won the gold medal with the USA Basketball Women’s National Team at the 1996 Olympic Games and became a focal point of the fledgling WNBA. The 1996 Olympic win over Brazil (117–87) is considered by some to be the “best woman’s basketball game they’d ever seen.” She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist (1996, 2000, and 2004).

What is Sheryl Swoopes doing now?

Swoopes played with the Greek team Esperides in 2010 and joined the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock in 2011. She did not return to professional basketball in 2012. In 2017 Swoopes returned to Texas Tech University, serving as director of player development for the women’s basketball team before being named an assistant coach.

Who was the first black WNBA player?

Personal information
Listed weight| 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school| Amanda Elzy (Greenwood, Mississippi)
College| Delta State (1973–1977)

Is Sheryl Swoopes broken?

Sheryl Swoopes was the Michael Jordan of the WNBA and she made more than 50 million dollars. So how is it that she filed for bankruptcy in 2004 owing more than $750,000? Apparently her lawyers and agents took most of it from her.

Who was the first woman in the WNBA?

Sheryl Swoopes , the first-ever player signed by the WNBA, dribbles the ball during Game 1 of the 1999 WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.