Two of the most accomplished women's basketball players of all time are Hall of Fame bound, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Sue Bird and Maya Moore, who both played at UConn, have been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025, which was announced on Saturday during the men's Final Four.
WNBA legends: Sue Bird and Maya Moore have been elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025, sources tell ESPN. Bird: 13 WNBA All-Star teams, four championships. Moore: four-time champion, six-time All-Star. pic.twitter.com/g6loNtDfor
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 5, 2025
Storm legend gets in the Hall
Storm legend Sue Bird is more than deserving of the honor. After being selected by the Storm with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft, Bird quickly established herself as one of the league's best players. She made the All-Star team, was named to the first-team All-WNBA team and finished fifth in MVP voting as a rookie.
She then maintained that high level of play over her entire 21-year WNBA career — all of which came with the Storm. Bird made 13 All-Star teams, was named to the All-WNBA team eight times and led the Storm to four championships during her career. Bird averaged 11.7 points and 5.6 assists over 580 games in the WNBA.
Bird's induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame should come as no surprise. Just four years into her career, Bird was named to the WNBA's All-Decade team in 2006. That was far from her only honor.
In 2011, the WNBA held its own top-15 players vote in celebration of the league's 15th year of existence. Fans, media, coaches and players were allowed to vote on the best players in league history, with the results being revealed at the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game. Bird, who was 10 years into her career at the time, was one of the 15 players named to the Top-15 team. Five years later, Bird made the league's Top 20@20 team. She was also part of the W25 team — the top 25 players in the league's 25 years of existence — in 2021.
Bird also starred as a key member of Team USA, winning Olympic gold medals five times. Bird won her first gold during the 2004 Athens Olympics. Her final gold with Team USA came at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Away from the court, Bird ...
