Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional basketball player, best known for being the first point guard to be first picked in the WNBA draft, and plays for the Seattle Storm in the WNBA. She is not related to NBA legend Larry Bird.
Bird gained renown while playing as the starting point guard for the women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut from 1998 to 2002, where she led them to the 2000 and 2002 NCAA titles. While playing for the Huskies, Bird was feared most as a three point shooter, and also at the free throw line, where she averaged over 90% of her free throws in her sophomore and senior seasons. At the conclusion of her college career, she was named the Naismith Award winner and College Player of the Year in 2002.
Bird was named the first pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft to the Seattle Storm and was also the first point guard to be picked first in the league's history. In her rookie season, she led the Storm to their first playoff appearance, and was also named a starter to the WNBA Western Conference All-Star team, and was a member of the All-WNBA First team at the conclusion of the 2002 season. She was second in the team in scoring (14.4 ppg), led in assists (6 apg), steals (1.6 spg), and in three point shots (57).
In the 2003 season, Bird suffered a minor knee injury that kept her nagging the entire season, but however, she still led the team in assists (6.5), steals (1.4), and three point shots (49). She was once again named as a starter to the All-Star Team, and was named to the All-WNBA First Team for the second time. The Seattle Storm, however, was not in the playoffs.
In the 2003/2004 offseason, Bird was named to the United States 2004 Women's Olympic Basketball Team's core roster. She was the youngest player on the core roster of nine players.