Sue Bird plays basketball.
The Nancy Lieberman Award , named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman , was given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit in the Award 's first 14 years to the nation 's top collegiate point guard in women 's Division I basketball . Suzanne Brigit `` Sue '' Bird ( born October 16 , 1980 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women 's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ) . She finished her UConn career ranked first in three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage , second in assists and steals , and as a three-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation , while leading her team to a record of 114 -- 4 .