Breanna Stewart
American basketball player (born 1994)
Breanna Mackenzie Stewart ( bree-ANN-ə; born August 27, 1994), nicknamed "Stewie", is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Mist of Unrivaled. She is one of the most accomplished basketball players in history. Stewart is a co-founder of the Unrivaled basketball league together with Napheesa Collier.
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 consecutive 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.
She was the first overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft and was named the 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year. She was named the WNBA MVP in 2018 and 2023, and was named an All-Star in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. She led the Storm to two championships in 2018 and 2020, and received the WNBA Finals MVP award both times. She also won the 2024 WNBA championship with the New York Liberty. In 2021, Stewart was named to The W25 as one of the top 25 players of the WNBA's first 25 years.
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