Last Updated on September 11, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake

Here’s the requested information on Sheryl Swoopes:

  • Full Name: Sheryl Denise Swoopes
  • Nationality: American
  • Age: 52 (born March 25, 1971)
  • Hometown: Brownfield, Texas, USA
  • Height: 6’0″ (1.83 m)
  • Weight: 154 lbs (70 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6’1″
  • Shoe Size: Size 10.5 US (women’s)
  • Number: Most known for wearing No. 22
  • Position: Small Forward / Shooting Guard
  • High School: Brownfield High School, Brownfield, Texas
  • College: Texas Tech University (1991–1993) – She won the 1993 NCAA Championship with Texas Tech.
  • WNBA Draft: She was the first overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Initial Player Allocation (essentially a pre-draft allocation of key players at the league’s founding).
  • Teams Played For:
    • Houston Comets (1997–2007)
    • Seattle Storm (2008)
    • Tulsa Shock (2011)
  • Championship Rings: 4 WNBA Championships (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) with the Houston Comets.
  • Kids: 1 son, Jordan Eric Jackson (born in 1997).
  • Siblings: She has two older brothers, but their names and specific details are not widely publicized.

Swoopes is considered one of the greatest WNBA players of all time and was the first woman to have a Nike signature basketball shoe, the “Air Swoopes.”