• As of  Aug. 9, 2021
  

USA Basketball Notes

• Honors: 2018 FIBA World Cup MVP and All-Star Five; 2011, 2013 and 2018 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year; 2013 FIBA U19 World Cup MVP and All-Star Five; 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship MVP; and 2011 FIBA U19 All-Star Five.
• Gold Medals: 2016 and 2020 Olympics, 2018 and 2014 FIBA World Cups, 2011 and 2013 FIBA U19 World Cups, 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, 2010 FIBA U17 World Cup, 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
• Silver Medal: 2015 Pan American Games.
• Is 91-8 in USA Basketball games played.
• Member of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team that compiled a 6-0 record en route to claiming the gold medal in Tokyo; started all six games and averaged a double-double of 15.0 ppg. and 10.0 rpg., while adding 4.7 apg. 
• Aided the USA to a 1-2 exhibition record ahead of the Olympics.
• Wore No. 8 on three teams from 2009-11, moved to No. 10 from 2011-15, wore No. 9 for the 2016 Olympics because Tamika Catchings wore No. 10 and returned to the No. 10 jersey after 2016.
• 2017-21 USA National Team:
  • Took part in the 2021 USA National Team's February training camp in South Carolina.
  • Returned to the court for the first time since rupturing her Achilles in March 2019 for the 2020 USA National Team's game against Connecticut on Jan. 27, and helped the USA to a 4-0 mark during its collegiate tour and FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament games; averaged 9.0 ppg.
  • Helped lead the USA to the 2018 FIBA World Cup gold medal and a perfect 6-0 slate; averaged a tournament sixth-best 16.3 ppg., 6.3 rpg. and 2.5 apg., while shooting a tournament sixth-best 58.0 percent from the field en route to earning MVP honors.
  • Aided the 2018 USA National Team to an 83-46 exhibition victory over China on April 26 in Seattle.
  • Participated in the USA’s fall 2017 training camp in Santa Barbara, California.
• After winning five gold medals in international competition at the junior level, the then two-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year was called up to the USA National Team for its 2013 October minicamp in Las Vegas and since then has helped the USA National Team claim gold at the 2016 Olympics (8-0) and two FIBA World Cups (12-0), while compiling a 12-1 exhibition record during that time.
• Believed to be the first FIBA U19 World Cup MVP to earn FIBA World Cup MVP honors at the senior level.
• One of 11 players to have earned an Olympic gold medal, FIBA World Cup gold medal, WNBA title and NCAA title. Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Cynthia Cooper, Brittney Griner, Asjha Jones, Maya Moore, Sheryl Swoopes, Diana Taurasi and Kara Wolters round out the list.
• Competed for the USA National Team during its 2015 European Tour (4-0) prior to her senior year at Connecticut.
• Member of the 2015 USA Pan American Games team that captured the silver medal with a 4-1 record at 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
• Member of the 2014-16 USA National Team and took part in the USA minicamps in May 2015 in Las Vegas and Feb. 2016 in Storrs, Connecticut.
• At the opening tip of the 2014 Worlds, became the USA’s youngest World Championship Team member (20 years, one month) since Kara Wolters (18) in 1994.
• One of five athletes to compete on two USA U19 World Cup Teams. Crystal Dangerfield, Alexis Jones, Morgan Tuck and A’ja Wilson round out the list.
• Won five gold medals and an overall record of 35-1 at age-based FIBA World (U17, two U19s) and FIBA Americas Championships (U16, U18), whlie also helping those teams to an overall 6-1 exhibition record.
• Earned MVP honors at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship in Klaipeda and Panavezys, Lithuania; among the 16-team field ranked fourth for scoring (16.9 ppg.), second for free throw percentage (.897) and first for 3-point field goal percentage (.583).
• Was the youngest member and only high school athlete on the 2011 USA Pan American Games Team (2-2), becoming just the second high school basketball player to ever compete for the USA in the Pan Am Games basketball competition; started all four games and averaged team-highs of 15.3 ppg., 11.3 rpg. and 1.1 bpg. Among all participants in the eight-nation field, ranked fifth for scoring, second for rebounding, third for field goal percentage (.500), and first for free throw percentage (.885) and blocked shots.

Professional Notes

• Drafted: No. 1 in 2016 by the Seattle Storm.
• WNBA MVP: 2018.
• WNBA titles: 2018, 2020.
• WNBA Finals MVP: 2018, 2020.
• All-WNBA first team: 2018, 2020.
• All-WNBA second team: 2016.
• WNBA All-Defensive second team: 2016, 2020, 2021.
• WNBA All-Star: 2017, 2018, 2021.
• WNBA Rookie of the Year: 2016.
• WNBA All-Rookie Team: 2016.
• EuroLeague title: 2021
• EuroLeague Final Four MVP: 2021
• Playing alongside Brittney Griner for UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia), helped Ekat capture the 2021 EuroLeague title - her first in the league - and earned EurLeague Final Four MVP honors. 
• Prior to the 2019-20 season being cancelled due to the pandemic, was competing for Ekat after playing for Dynamo Kursk (Russia) the previous season, and advanced to the championship game, during which she suffered a torn Achilles tendon (April 14, 2019).
• In her four active seasons in Seattle, the Storm posted a 75-49 (.605) regular season record, including a league-best 26-8 mark in 2018 and 18-4 in 2020; made the playoffs all four years, capturing the titles in 2018 and 2020.
• Competed in China in 2016-17 and averaged 31.4 ppg. and 10.1 rpg. over 27 games in helping Shanghai to the playoffs, but returned to the USA due to a knee injury and missed the end of the season and playoffs. She returned to Shanghai in 2017-18 and averaged 28.1 ppg. and 11.8 rpg. in leading her team to the semifinals.

Social

• Twitter: @bre_stewart30
• Instagram: @bre_stewart30

College Years

• In four years at Connecticut, compiled a 151-5 (.968) record, including a 38-0 mark in 2015-16 and a 40-0 mark in 2013-14; won four-straight NCAA titles; and the 2014, 2015 and 2016 American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament crowns.
• NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2013-16); first woman to earn four Final Four MOP honors and fourth freshman in history to earn the honor.
• NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player (2013, 2015, 2016); first woman to earn three Region MOP awards.
• Honda-Broderick Cup winner as the top collegiate athlete in the nation (2016).
• Associated Press, USBWA, Honda Award for Women’s Basketball and Naismith National Player of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016).
• Wade Trophy winner (2015, 2016).
• Best Female Athlete ESPY (2016).
• James E. Sullivan Award, John R. Wooden Award and Ann Meyers Drysdale WBCA Player of the Year (2016).
• Only athlete, male or female, to win four Naismith Trophies after winning three in college and one in high school
• CoSIDA Academic All-American second team (2015).
• Consensus All-American first team (2014, 2015, 2016).
• Full Court Press Freshman All-American first team (2013).
• AAC Player of the Year and All-AAC first team (2014, 2015, 2016), AAC Tournament MVP (2014, 2016) and AAC All-Tournament Team (2014, 2015, 2016).
• All-Big East Conference honorable mention (2013), Big East All-Freshman Team (2013) and Big East All-Tournament Team (2013).

Personal Notes

• Born in Syracuse, New York, and hails from North Syracuse.
• Proposed and became engaged to Spain's Marta Xargay on May 2, 2021.
• Daughter of Heather and Brian Stewart; has one brother, Conor.
• Goes by the nicknames of “Bre,” “6-10” and “Stewie.”
• Has two dogs, a shih tzu and Lhasa apso mix named Carlos and a goldendoodle named RJ.
• Enjoys listening to pop and hip hop, and her favorite musician is Beyonce.
• Graduated in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in sport in society with a minor in communications.
• Hidden talent is juggling.
• Would try her hand at becoming a chef or baker if she wasn’t a basketball player.
• Loves traveling and lists Italy as her favorite because, “it is a beautiful country and has a lot of history behind it.”
• Is a fan of Harry Potter.
• Watched the 2004 Olympics and dreamt of one day being an Olympian.
• Earliest memory of playing basketball was when she was 7 or 8.
• Favorite movie is Coach Carter for its moving and inspirational message.
• Lists Geno Auriemma as the person who has had the greatest influence on her in the game of basketball and Diana Taurasi as the greatest source of inspiration. However, her father has been the most influential in helping achieve her dreams.
• Is a fan of the New York Yankees and New York Giants.
• Played five varsity seasons at Cicero-North Syracuse High School (N.Y.), where she played in 119 games and compiled 2,367 points, 1,389 rebounds, 337 assists, 325 steals and 634 blocks to help her teams capture the 2011 and 2012 New York Class AA state titles.
• Gatorade, USA Today, Parade Magazine, McDonald’s and WBCA National Player of the Year; Naismith Trophy winner and Morgan Wootten Player of the Year (2012).
• Gatorade New York Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2011, 2012).