These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Source: Instagram. "We have a pretty solid family and I think that's helped her along the way. She also led the team in blocks and rebounds. Stewart was the youngest, and only high school player, on the 2011 USA Women's Pan American Games team, but was the player with the most international experience on the team. Her primary source of income is her basketball career. In a 2017 essay in The Players’ Tribune, Breanna Stewart publicly revealed that she had been a victim of sexual abuse from age 9 to 11. She is a two-time All-Star. Her biological father was never involved in her life, and Heather married Brian Stewart when Breanna was young. Seattle s'est imposé (93-80) face à Las Vegas lors de la première manche des finales de WNBA. [62] As the season progressed, Stewart continued to dominate offensively as she scored a career-high 38 points in a win against the Atlanta Dream, which is the second most points scored in a game in franchise history, behind Lauren Jackson's 47 points. Stewart immediately made an impact in the league as she scored 23 points in her debut game against the Los Angeles Sparks. However, her father thought it would help if she had ball-handling skills and a perimeter shooting ability. Seattle a rejoint Houston, une franchise aujourd’hui disparue, et le Minnesota pour remporter son quatrième titre, égalant le plus dans l’histoire de la WNBA, qui a débuté en 1997. "There's plenty of alcohol in the bubble, so that's how we're going to celebrate," she said. She occupies several spots in the U19 record books. Despite playing with college age players, she earned a starting position for all games, and again led the team in points, rebounds and blocks. She swept the Rookie of the Month awards for the entire season leading up to her winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award by a landslide. Maintenant, nous sommes les champions. You see all the worst and then I wasn't sure if I was ever going to be back to where I was.". Her season performance helped lead the Storm back to the playoffs for the first time in 3 years with the number 7 seed in the league, but lost in the first round elimination game to the Atlanta Dream. This account boasts 317 posts shares and over 224k followers at the time of writing this biography. Breanna Stewart wrote that she was 11 years old when she approached her mother at 3 a.m. one sleepless night and told her a relative had been touching her inappropriately for two years. USA Basketball cited her performance on the U19 team and the Pan American team. [48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55], USA Basketball named Stewart to the squad that played the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [28][29], In the quarter-final game, Stewart scored 29 points and had 19 rebounds to help the team beat the number 22 ranked team in the country, Dr. Phillips High School from Orlando, Florida. She also created her official Facebook page on April 6, 2016, and so far has over 45k people following her journey. [14][41], Stewart was named to the USA Basketball U-18 team. From left Brian, Breanna and mom Heather. She led the team at 19.4 points and 2.8 blocks per game, was second on the team with 8.1 rebounds per contest, and fourth on the squad at 49.7 percent shooting and her 291 field goals made was the third-highest single-season total in UConn annals. Stewart averaged 25.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals during the series. [58] In March, she started early morning session with Chris Daily, associate head coach, to concentrate on shooting and post moves. [11], In her sophomore year, she was a starter in every game, and upped her scoring average to 22 points per game. L’attaquante de Seattle Storm Breanna Stewart a ajouté à sa vaste collection de trophées mardi avec son deuxième titre WNBA et le prix de MVP de la finale WNBA – tous à 26 ans, qu’elle a remis en août. She belongs to the North American ethnic group and has American A collection of facts with age, height. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). [39], She competed for the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games. Stewart averaged 24 points and 15 rebounds for the season. She was voted into the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game for her second all-star game appearance. The 2011 team finished seventh, the first time in history they did not earn a medal, but Stewart, almost three years younger than the next youngest player, was still a major contributor, scoring 15.4 points per game to lead the team in scoring. It's sad. [36] Initially, her parents turned down the invitation to join the team, worried about the amount of time she would be missing school. She spearheaded the UConn women’s basketball team that won four consecutive titles from 2013-2016. She was the only collegiate player out of 32 professional women's basketball players to be selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee to compete for the final roster to represent the US at the FIBA World Championship for Women in Turkey during September and October 2014. [36], Stewart continued with the USA team as it became the U17 team. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. She also has yet to share any photographs that might suggest her relationship status or affairs. [3], Stewart was born Breanna Mackenzie Baldwin in Syracuse, New York to a single mother, Heather Baldwin. So we're just really happy that she is where she is.". Prior to her first WNBA game, Breanna signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Nike. [45], Stewart, along with teammates Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck, were three of the twelve players selected to be on the team representing the US at the U19 World Championship for Women held in Klaipėda and Panevėžys, Lithuania, in July 2013.