Breanna Stewart
Breanna Stewart was born in Syracuse, New York, United States on August 27th, 1994 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 29, Breanna Stewart biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Breanna Mackenzie Stewart (born August 27, 1994) is an American basketball player for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
In the 2016 WNBA Draft, Stewart was the first overall pick.
She was named National Gatorade Player of the Year, the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year, and a McDonald's All-American in high school.
Stewart played forward for the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies women's basketball team.
She led the Huskies to four national championships, was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player a season ago, four times, and was a three-time consensus national champion of the year.
Stewart has signed a multi-year contract with Nike with which she will play in her first WNBA game.
She was named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2016 and was named the WNBA MVP in 2018.
She is not playing in the 2019 season due to injury, and the WNBA has hired her as a league ambassador for the 2019 season.
Early years
Breanna Mackenzie Baldwin was born in Syracuse, New York, to Heather Baldwin, a single mother. Her biological father was not interested in her child's life, and her mother worked multiple jobs to help herself and her daughter. When Breanna was a child, she began dating Brian Stewart; they eventually married; many years later, he adopted Breanna. Connor, her younger half-brother, is her sister. Breanna began playing basketball at an early age, and in fifth grade, she decided to improve her game. She had always been tall for her age, which meant coaches wanted her inside as a rebounder. However, her father believed it would be helpful if she had ball handling skills and a perimeter shooting aptitude. Stewart began dribbling around her block, wearing headphones. She made enough loops to cover a mile. She kept going to the same every day, raising her ball control to the point where she dribbled behind her back or between her legs. And after going off to college, she maintained the daily routine at home.
Stewart openly that she suffered with sexual abuse from age 9 to 11. She reported the abuse to her parents, who immediately called 911. The perpetrator, who was married to her mother's sister, confessed to the assault and served a prison term.
Personal life
Stewart is married to former WNBA and current EuroLeague Spanish professional basketball player Marta Xargay, three times Eurobasket champion and silver medalist in both the Olympics and World Cup with the Spain national basketball team. At Dynamo Kursk, the couple began dating as coworkers. Stewart proposed in May 2021 and was married on the roof of Stewart's apartment building on July 6, 2021. Ruby Mae Stewart-Xargay's daughter Ruby Mae Stewart-Xargay was born by surrogacy on August 9, 2021, within 48 hours of Stewart winning an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo.
Stewart signed a multi-year contract with Nike until 2021, the first time he signed it.
She signed a multi-year deal with Puma in 2021. For the first time in over a decade, she introduced the first female signature shoes, named Stewie 1 Quiet Fire in September 2022.
High school career
Stewart attended Cicero-North Syracuse High School (C-NS) in Cicero, New York, where she worked for head coach Eric Smith. Her coworkers and "6–10" because of her wingspan. While still in eighth grade, Stewart first played for the high school team. She appeared as a starter in most games and averaged nine points, almost nine rebounds, and seven blocks per game. She nearly doubled her point production in her freshman year, scoring 17 points per game. Her team had a 21–3 record and advanced to the regional finals this year.
She was a starter in every game in her sophomore year and boosted her scoring average to 22 points per game. Her team's record was 18–4. She led her team to the state AA public school championship as a junior, earning a 22–3 record for the year. Stewart had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the season. She revealed that she would be attending the University of Connecticut during her junior year. She dunked the ball against Baldwinsville, her first dunk in her career. Stewart won her 2,000th point against Auburn on January 31, 2012.
Stewart was selected as a member of the 2012 McDonald's All-American squad, which represented the best female high school basketball players in the country. The chosen participants were divided into two squads that competed in the annual McDonald's All-American Game, which was held in Chicago that year. Stewart was selected for the 2012 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Team, and he was part of the All-America Team. The top 20 high school players in the United States were selected as WBCA All-Americans and were eligible to play in the all-star tournament. She scored 10 points in the 2012 WBCA High School All-America Game. Stewart was named the 2012 Naismith High School Girls' Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club's highest female high school basketball player in the United States. Stewart was named Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year in March 2012 in a surprise presentation by Tamika Catchings. Stewart was one of six finalists for the Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year.
The popularity of her high school team resulted in invitations to prestigious national tournaments in lieu of regularly scheduled post-season tournaments. In 2010, the C-NS crew travelled to Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Disney World; in 2011, the team competed in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Arizona, the "premier showcase of all high school girls tournaments"; and in 2012, the Northstars competed in a Basketball Hall of Fame Tournament in Springfield, Massachusetts; and in 2012, the Northstars participated in the Nike Tournament of Champions, the "premier showcase of all high school girls tournaments.
The Tournament of Champions has been an annual event since 1997, showcasing the best high school girls basketball teams. 96 of the country's best basketball programs were showcased at the 2011 event in Phoenix, Arizona. According to USA Today, the C-NS team was assigned to the Smith Division, where they met Bolingbrook High School, the team's top team. Despite being regarded as a 30-point underdog, Stewart led her team to a dramatic victory in the first round by scoring 15 points in a 43-41 victory.
Stewart scored 29 points and 19 rebounds to help the team beat the nation's highest ranked team, Dr. Phillips High School from Orlando, Florida, who is ranked number 22 in the quarter-finals. Despite being double-teamed, she scored ten points in a 12–0 run that gave C-NS a commanding 23-point lead early in the fourth quarter. That victory earned a spot in the division's semi-finals. C-NS defeated St. Mary's, the country's top-ranked team in the semi-final game. Stewart had 33 points and 16 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to beat the tournament's eventual champion. Despite the fact that the team lost the game, Stewart's overall success earned her the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament award. Stewart was regarded as an offensive threat in the low post, high post, and perimeter, and she was also a good defender due to her long wingspan.
Stewart's Northstars team was invited to compete in the annual Hoophall Classic, which was held in Springfield, Massachusetts, and featured some of the country's best high school teams. Their opponents were the local West Springfield team, not nationally ranked, but they were 8–0 at the time of the meeting. The result was not close, as C-NS defeated West Springfield 60-20, with Stewart alone scoring more points than the opposition. Despite starting the game in the third period and not returning, Stewart finished with 22 points, 18 rebounds, and seven blocks. Her success earned her the Most Outstanding Player award for the occasion.
Collegiate career
Stewart had been recruited by several colleges, but after a campus visit to UConn in 2011, she told the teaching staff, "I would like to commit if you'd take me." A formal letter of intention is needed to commit to committing. Any celebrity sign at a media gathering arranged to cover the event; Stewart signed her letter on the hood of her vehicle and then gave it to her father at his office to fax the school.
Stewart returned to form in her first four games, scoring at least 20 points in three of her first four games. In her first ten games, she scored 169 points, a Maya Moore record for most points in a player's first ten games. However, her results slowed, and her scoring average dropped below ten points for her last eighteen regular season games. She began early morning with Chris Daily, associate head coach, to mainly rely on shooting and post moves in March. With a total of 51 points in her tournament debut, she came back to a good number, beating Diana Taurasi's total score in her tournament debut. In the NCAA tournament, her good showing continued. She did not participate in the first round due to a calf injury but she did win the trophy for the first freshman since 1987.
Stewart's outstanding play in her sophomore season was evident; her parents noticed that she was asking the ball more often, something she rarely did as a freshman, but only if she felt she was doing well. She was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year in the league's first season by the split, an award she would retain for the next two seasons. In addition, she was named AP Player of the Year for the third time in history, only the third time a sophomore had been named AP Player of the Year. Courtney Paris, a husky Maya Moore, and Oklahoma's Courtney Paris were among the other two sophomore recipients. Stewart debuted and appeared in all 40 games of the 2013–2014 season. She starred on the team at 19.4 points and 2.8 blocks per game, and fourth on the squad at 49.7 percent shooting and her 291 field goals was the third-highest single-season total in UConn annals. Her 324 boards were the 12th-highest single-season total in school history, with 111 rejections being the third-highest number in school history.
Stewart was named as the conference player of the year for the second year in a row, marking the fifth time a Husky was selected multiple times as the conference player of the year. During UConn's nine-game campaign during the postseason, she boosted almost every facet of her game, averaging 18.1 points on 53.3 percent shooting to go along with 10.7 rebounds, and made 42.1 percent (8–19) of her attempts during postseason play. She finished in 11th place on UConn's all-time scoring list with 1,960 career points, only 30 points behind Renee Montgomery's total ranking of 10. She appeared on UConn's all-time blocked shots list with 288 career rejections and 856 career rebounds, the fifth-highest total in UConn history.
Stewart spent 57.9 percent from the floor in her third season with her third straight Naismith College Player of the Year award, Associated Press Women's National Player of the Year award, and a third straight unanimous First-Team All-American in WBCA, USBWA, and AP polls. She was the first-ever unanimous pick for AP Player of the Year and the first-ever three-time AP Player of the Year. She was one of the first four-time national championship class in NCAA history, and she was also named the first female athlete to be named as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player four times. Stewart won 151 games and lost 5, as well as four consecutive national championships. She is the first NCAA basketball player to record 400 assists and block 400 shots. She was one of only six Huskies, as well as Tina Charles, Rebecca Lobo, Maya Moore, Stefanie Dolson, and Jamelle Elliott, who had at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Stewart finished second on UConn's all-time scoring list with 2,676 points, fourth with 1,179 career rebounds, and first in blocks (414).
Professional career
Stewart was drafted first overall in the Seattle Storm's 2016 WNBA draft. She'll be playing alongside Sue Bird, the country's top point guard. Stewart put up 23 points in her debut game against the Los Angeles Sparks, making an immediate impact in the league. Stewart continued to dominate offensively as she scored a career-high 38 points in a victory over the Atlanta Dream, which is the second most points scored in a game in franchise history, behind Lauren Jackson's 47 points. By the end of the 2016 season, Stewart had averaged 18.3 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game, and 1.8 blocks per game. 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. Stewart also set the WNBA record for most defensive rebounds in a season with 277 offensive rebounds (surpassing Lisa Leslie's record in 2004). Despite the stats, Stewart did not win the rebounding title, sharing the top spot with Tina Charles for most rebounds, who led the league in rebounds per game average. For the first time in three years with the number 7 seed in the league, her season brought the Storm back to the playoffs for the first time in three years, but she lost in the first round elimination game to the Atlanta Dream. Stewart received the Best Female Athlete award in 2016. Elena Delle Donne, Katie Ledecky, and Simone Biles were among the other candidates. At the 2016 ESPYs, she also earned Best Women's College Basketball Player.
After an outstanding rookie season, Stewart continued to flourish in 2017. She was chosen into the 2017 WNBA All-Star Game, marking her first appearance in a professional all-star game. Stewart scored a season-high 32 points in an 87-80 overtime loss to the San Antonio Stars on August 5, 2017. Stewart would finish the season with a career high of 19.9 points per game as the Storm finished as the eighth seed in the league, but the Phoenix Mercury pulled him out first, as they were eliminated by the Phoenix Mercury.
Stewart's debut in 2018 will bring her career to a different level. For her second all-star game appearance, she was nominated into the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game. Stewart won by 96-80 over the New York Liberty on August 6, making it her fourth 30-point game of the season. Stewart was ranked second in scoring by the end of the season, while scoring, steals, field goal percentage, and three-point percentage were all up. Stewart will also win the MVP award. With the number one seed in the league, the Storm set a record of 26–8, earning a double-bye to the semi-finals. Stewart started the series off with a 28-point performance and a career-high 6 three-pointers in a 91-87 victory over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 1. The Storm is expected to win the series in five games for the first time since 2010. The Storm will win their first championship in eight years in the Finals over three games against the Washington Mystics. During the game, Stewart averaged 25.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.7 steals. Stewart won the finals MVP, making him the sixth player in league history to win both league MVP and Finals MVP in the same year.
Stewart missed the entire 2019 WNBA season due to an injury while playing for Russian club Dynamo Kursk in the 2019 EuroLeague Women final, which was later revealed to be a torn Achilles. She returned to the United States the day after the attack and underwent surgery in Los Angeles later this week. The Storm suspended Stewart in order to free up a roster spot because the WNBA currently does not have any kind of inactive list. The league named her as a paid ambassador for the 2019 season shortly after, making her the first active player to serve as such a role. Stewart made less money in that role than she would have as a professional. Stewart returned to action in July 2020, rejoining her colleagues at the IMG Academy for training. She captured her second title with the Storm in 2020 and was named the 2020 WNBA Finals MVP. Sports Illustrated named her one of its Sportspeople of the Year in 2020 for her activism outside of the court. Stewart was named as one of the top 25 players in the WNBA's 25th season in 2021 as one of the top 25 players in the league's history.
Stewart signed with Shanghai Baoshan Dahua of the WCBA for the 2016-2017 Chinese season during her rookie season. Stewart re-signed with Shanghai Baoshan Dahua in 2017 for the 2017-18 WCBA season.
Stewart signed with Dynamo Kursk of the Russian Premier League in June 2018 and was later named MVP of the EuroLeague Women regular season. Stewart joined UMMC Ekaterinburg for the remainder of the 2019-20 European season in February 2020. Stewart re-signed with UMMC Ekaterinburg for the 2020-21 European season in November 2020.
For the EuroLeague Women season, she signed Fenerbahçe Safiport on July 1st, 2022.