Vital stats
Age: 23 Height/weight: 5-9, 150
Lives in: Seattle
Today’s event
The U.S. women face New Zealand live at 1 a.m. on CNBC.
Day job
She’s the point guard for the WNBA’s Seattle Storm.
Olympic experience
This is her first Olympics.
Background
She had a legendary career at powerhouse UConn where the team went 136-9 and won two NCAA titles during her four seasons. She’s popular in Seattle, where sports fans chose her for a Nike billboard over Ray Allen, Lance Armstrong, Mia Hamm and Marion Jones.
Check it out
It’s ESPN’s 10 Burning Questions with Bird at espn.go.com/page2/s/questions/suebird.html
Early days
The one-time Syosset, N.Y,. high school star tore her ACL but quickly bounced back.
Did you know?
Bird recently had her bellybutton pierced.
Post-Olympic star potential
She’s already a big star in the WNBA, but her backup status this time around to more veteran players means she’ll be a bigger star in ’08. Star power: 4 out of 10
In the booth Women’s basketball broadcasters
Mike Breen:
He will handle the play-by-play for both men’s and women’s games.
Ann Meyers: Currrently an ESPN analyst on the WNBA, Meyers led the U.S. to silver at the 1976 Olympics.
2000 medalists
Gold: U.S.
Silver: Australia
Bronze: Brazil
