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Sylvia Fowles

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Born
1985 (40 years old)
Miami, Florida, U.S.

Position
Assistant Coach

Status
Coaching

Ethnicity
Black

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Height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight
217 lb (98 kg)

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Sport
Basketball

Team
Portland Fire

League
WNBA

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Description

Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles (born October 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Fire of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx during her WNBA career. She won the WNBA MVP Award in 2017 and the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award four times (2011, 2013, 2016, 2021). She led the Lynx to win the WNBA Championship in 2015 and 2017, and she was named the MVP of the WNBA Finals both times. In 2020, Fowles overtook Rebekkah Brunson to become the WNBA's career leader in rebounds. In 2025, Fowles was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Hall of Fame.

Trophies

Basketball Hall of Fame	Portland Fire	2025
WNBA peak performer	Minnesota Lynx	2022
WNBA rebounding leader	Minnesota Lynx	2022
WNBA All Star	Minnesota Lynx	2022
WNBA 25th Anniversary Team	Minnesota Lynx	2021
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year	Minnesota Lynx	2021
WNBA All Star	Minnesota Lynx	2021
Basketball Olympics Gold Women	United States Basketball Women	2020
WNBA All Star	Minnesota Lynx	2019
WNBA peak performer	Minnesota Lynx	2018
WNBA rebounding leader	Minnesota Lynx	2018
WNBA All Star	Minnesota Lynx	2018
All-WNBA First Team	Minnesota Lynx	2017
WNBA All Star	Minnesota Lynx	2017
WNBA MVP	Minnesota Lynx	2017
WNBA Finals MVP	Minnesota Lynx	2017
WNBA	Minnesota Lynx	2017
Basketball Olympics Gold Women	United States Basketball Women	2016
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year	Minnesota Lynx	2016
WNBA Finals MVP	Minnesota Lynx	2015
WNBA	Minnesota Lynx	2015
WNBA peak performer	Chicago Sky	2013
WNBA rebounding leader	Chicago Sky	2013
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year	Chicago Sky	2013
All-WNBA First Team	Chicago Sky	2013
WNBA All Star	Chicago Sky	2013
Basketball Olympics Gold Women	United States Basketball Women	2012
WNBA blocks leader	Chicago Sky	2011
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year	Chicago Sky	2011
WNBA All Star	Chicago Sky	2011
FIBA Womens World Cup	United States Basketball Women	2010
WNBA blocks leader	Chicago Sky	2010
All-WNBA First Team	Chicago Sky	2010
WNBA All Star	Chicago Sky	2009
Basketball Olympics Gold Women	United States Basketball Women	2008

Milestones

Minnesota Lynx Retired Number

Minnesota Lynx

2023-06-11

Former Youth Teams

LSU Women

2004-2008

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Former Senior Teams

Chicago Sky	2008-2014	Permanent	-	-
WBC Sparta&K	2008-2010	Permanent	-	-
Galatasaray S.K. Women	2010-2013	Permanent	-	-
Shanghai Swordfish	2013-2015	Permanent	-	-
Beijing Great Wall	2015-2018	Permanent	-	-
Minnesota Lynx	2015-2022	Permanent	-	-

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Lynx retire Sylvia Fowles' jersey (cbsnews.com)


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