Sue Bird played basketball only as a hobby.
The All-WNBA Team is an annual Women 's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every WNBA season . The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men 's and women 's collegiate basketball players . Sue Bird . In her senior year at undefeated UConn in 2002 , she won the Wade Trophy and the Naismith Award as College Player of the Year .