About Stewie – Official Website of Breanna Stewart

This Is My Story.

Breanna Mackenzie Stewart is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association. Stewart was the first overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft.

Breanna Stewart is the ultimate winner: After what is regarded as the most outstanding career in College Basketball history for a player of either gender, Stewart has amassed nearly every accolade obtainable.

Breanna Stewart is a winner. Capturing three championships in the span of one year, “Stewie” won titles in the WNBA, EuroLeague and an Olympic gold before earning her best title yet – mom. In one of the most high-profile free agency moves of the year, Stewie returned to her home state of New York and signed with the Liberty, hailing in the exciting era of WNBA super teams.

Arguably the greatest college basketball player of all time, Stewie is a 4-time NCAA Champion and 4-time Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament – the first athlete of any gender to accomplish that feat. Transcendent and versatile, in 2016 Stewie was taken No. 1 overall by the Seattle Storm, was the youngest member of the USA Olympic gold medal winning squad in Rio, and the WNBA unanimous Rookie of the Year. Continuing her dominance in 2018, Stewie swept WNBA Regular Season MVP, WNBA Finals MVP and USA Basketball FIBA World Cup MVP in just 35 days. All told, she is a 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist, 2-time WNBA Champion and 4-time WNBA All-Star.

A natural on social media, Stewie is a universally liked star, known for her humble, yet determined spirit and matter-of-fact honest personality. Just as impressive off the court, Stewie fought adversity and successfully rehabbed from a season-ending achilles injury in 2019. During that time, she decided to freeze her eggs and fell in love with her now wife Marta, which ultimately led to their inspirational journey of becoming moms to Ruby through gestational surrogacy. Destigmatizing fertility conversations for sport and women in the workplace, Stewie shattered the notion that a woman cannot be the best player in the world and have a baby. As she asserts, “Why can’t I do both?” Defying expectations and convention, count on Stewie to continually set records and milestones both in basketball and life.

Since the moment Breanna Stewart turned pro, she has embraced the opportunity to advocate for causes bigger than herself. When she won the 2016 ESPY for Best Female Athlete, she gave a speech calling out the media for its lack of coverage of women’s sports. That same year, she joined her colleagues across the league in standing up for Black Lives Matter. In 2017, she stood up for the LGBTQ community and proudly championed the inclusive culture of the WNBA, and in October 2018 she came forward as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse with a moving first-person essay with The Players Tribune, going on to launch a national campaign to help other victims and their families.

In 2021, Stewie signed with PUMA in a groundbreaking deal that made her the highest paid footwear and apparel endorser in the WNBA, guaranteed her a signature shoe (the Stewie 1 was released in September 2022), and is paving the way for the next generation of stars.

Drafted #1

After leading the Huskies to four national championships, Stewart was drafted first overall in the 2016 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.

4x NCAA Champion

She led the Huskies to four national championships, was named the Final Four's most outstanding player a record four times, and was a three-time consensus national player of the year.

Gold Medal Olympian

Stewart was selected to play on the USA Women’s National Team for the 2016 Summer Olympics and helped Team USA defeat Spain for the gold medal. Stewie was also an integral part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic team earning her second gold medal.

WNBA MVP and Champion

Stewart was named 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year, is a five-time All-Star, and was named the WNBA MVP in 2018. She led the Storm to the WNBA Finals in 2018 and 2020 and was named WNBA Finals MVP after the team won both championships.

Accolades

5x WNBA All-Star (2017, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
2x EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2021, 2023)
2x EuroLeague Champion (2021, 2023)
2022 FIBA World Cup Gold Medalist
4x All-WNBA First Team (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
2022 WNBA All-Defensive First Team
2022 WNBA Scoring Leader
3x WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2016, 2021, 2021)

2021 WNBA 25^th Anniversary Team
2021 Commissioner’s Cup MVP
2021 Commissioner’s Cup Champion
Olympics Basketball Tournament MVP
2020 Olympic Gold Medalist
2020 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
2020 WNBA Finals MVP
2020 WNBA Champion
2019 EuroLeague Regular Season MVP

2018 FIBA World Cup Gold Medalist
2018 USA Basketball FIBA World Cup MVP
2018 WNBA Finals MVP
2018 WNBA Champion
2018 WNBA MVP
2016 Olympic Gold Medalist
2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year
2016 Associated Press Player of the Year
2016 Naismith Trophy Winner

2016 Wade Trophy Winner
2016 John R. Wooden Award Winner
2016 USBWA Player of the Year
2016 Sullivan Award Winner
2016 Unanimous First Team All-American
2016 American Athletic Conference POY
2016 Final Four Most Outstanding Performer
2016 Bridgeport Regional MOP
2016 American Athletic Conference Championship MOP