Sylvia Fowles
No. 34
Position
Center
League
WNBA
Personal information
Born
October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06 ) (age 39) Miami, Florida
Nationality
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
212 Ib (96 kg)
Career information
WNBA Draft 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Pro career
2008–2022 (14 years)
Career history
2008–2014
Chicago Sky
2008–2010
Spartak Moscow
2010–2013
Galatasaray Medical Park
2013–2015
Shanghai Octopus
2015
Canik Belediyesi
2015–2022
Minnesota Lynx
2015–2018
Beijing Great Wall
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA champion (2015 , 2017 )
WNBA MVP (2017)
2× WNBA Finals MVP (2015, 2017)
8× WNBA All-Star (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017–2019, 2021, 2022)
3× All-WNBA First Team (2010, 2013, 2017)
5× All-WNBA Second Team (2011, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022)
4x WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2011, 2013, 2016, 2021)
8x WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2010–2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)
3× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2014, 2018)
2× WNBA blocks leader (2010, 2011)
3× WNBA rebounding champion (2013, 2018, 2022)
3× WNBA Peak Performer (2013, 2018, 2022)
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2008)
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (2022)
WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021)
2× WCBA champion (2016, 2017)
3× Turkish Cup winner (2011–2013)
2× Europe SuperCup winner (2009, 2010)
2× EuroLeague champion (2009, 2010)
WBCA Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
2x All-American – USBWA, Kodak/State Farm Coaches' (2007, 2008)
First-team All-American – AP (2008)
Second-team All-American – AP (2007)
Third-team All-American – AP (2006)
SEC Player of the Year (2008)
SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
SEC All-Defensive Team (2008)
3x First-team All-SEC (2006–2008)
SEC Sixth Player of the Year (2005)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2005)
McDonald's All-American (2004)
No. 34 retired by Minnesota Lynx
No. 34 retired by LSU Lady Tigers
Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles (born October 6, 1985) is a retired American professional basketball player. In the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) she won two WNBA championships with the Minnesota Lynx and and won the 2017 WNBA MVP Award .
High school career [ ] College career [ ] Fowles played for the LSU Lady Tigers from 2004 until 2008.
Professional career [ ] Chicago Sky (2008–2014) [ ] Fowles was selected 2nd overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2008 WNBA Draft .
Minnesota Lynx (2015–2022) [ ] Fowles was traded to the Minnesota Lynx on July 27, 2015 as part of a three-team deal that sent Érika de Souza to the Sky and Damiris Dantas and Reshanda Gray to the Atlanta Dream .
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