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**Sylvia Fowles**
Sylvia Fowles
	Fowles in the 2008 NCAA Final Four
	WNBA's Chicago Sky – No. 34
	Center
Born	October 6, 1985 (age 24); Coconut Grove, Florida
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
High school	Gulliver Preparatory
College	LSU
Draft	2nd overall, 2008; Chicago Sky
WNBA career	2008–present
Profile	WNBA Info Page
	WNBA Teams
	Chicago Sky (2008-present)

Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles (born October 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA. She is 6 ft 5 in (1.98 m) tall and weighs 200 lbs (90.7 kg).

[edit] Personal

She was born in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, the daughter of Arrittio Fowles. She has three brothers and one sister whose names are Walter,Jeremy,Morris and Dorothy. Sylvia grew up in some of the rougher neighborhoods of Miami-Dade, including Coconut Grove, Little Haiti, and the Victory Home Housing Projects. She attended Little River Elementary School and Horace Mann Middle School.

[edit] High School Career

She also led Edison Senior High School to two state championships before transferring to Gulliver Preparatory School. Fowles averaged 20.6 points and 11.6 rebounds at Gulliver and led them to the class 3A state championship. Fowles was also named a McDonalds All-American. Fowles was named a WBCA All-American.^[1] She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored fifteen points, and earned MVP honors.^[2]

[edit] College career

Fowles played in all 36 of LSU's games as a freshman, helping the team to an appearance in the NCAA Final Four. As a sophomore, she started all 35 games and again helped the team reach the Final Four. In her junior year, she led LSU to the Final Four again and earned All-American honors.

Fowles was named to the pre-season All-American team prior to her senior season. She dunked the ball in the Lady Tigers' game against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on November 21, 2007, becoming the sixth woman to dunk in an American college game.^[3]

In December 2007, Fowles suffered a partial tear of the meniscus of her right knee during a game against the University of Miami. She then underwent surgery and missed several weeks of play.^[4]

Fowles was named the 2008 SEC Player of the Year.^[5] During a March 24, 2008 NCAA Tournament game, she broke the all-time SEC record for career rebounds.

Fowles (right, #34) pitted against Candace Parker in the opening tipoff of the 2008 NCAA Final Four

[edit] WNBA career

Fowles was selected 2nd overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2008 WNBA Draft. After being drafted second overall, she is averaging 10.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for the Chicago Sky.

Fowles dunked on her second attempt during the 2009 WNBA All Star Game while representing the Eastern Conference after everyone on both teams cleared out of her way. Her first attempt clanged off the bottom of the rim. The game took place on July 25, 2009 at Mohegan Sun the home of the Connecticut Sun. She is the third WNBA player to dunk in an all star game, following Michelle Snow in 2006 and Lisa Leslie in 2005.

[edit] Overseas career

Fowles played for Spartak Moscow in Russia during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season.^[6]

[edit] International

Fowles is a member of the United States women's national basketball team and she earned a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Fowles was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.^[7] The team selected to play for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics is usually chosen from these participants. At the conclusion of the training camp, the team will travel to Ekaterinburg, Russia, where they compete in the 2009 UMMC Ekaterinburg International Invitational.^[7]

[edit] Awards and honors

2005 SEC Sixth Woman of the Year
2005 Second-team All-SEC
2005 SEC All-Freshman
2005 Honorable Mention All-America (AP)
2005 & 2006 First-team All-Louisiana
2005 Louisiana Freshman of the Year
2006 First-team All-SEC
2006 Third-team All-American (AP)
2007 SEC All-Tournament Team
2007 First-team All-American (ESPN.com, Wooden Award, USBWA)

2007 Second-team All-American (AP)
2007 Kodak All-America
2007 First-team All-SEC
2007 Fresno Regional MOP
Member of the 2007 United States Senior National Team in Italy
Member of the 2006 United States Senior National Team in Australia
Member of the 2005 United States World University Games Gold Medal Team
2008 SEC Player of the Year
2009 WNBA All-Star Selection

[edit] See also

2008 WNBA Draft

[edit] Notes

^ "2004 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/04-HSAA.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
^ "2004 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/upload/2004HSAAG.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
^ Fowles Dunks Her Way Into History
^ LSU's Fowles out 2-4 weeks
^ Chancellor, Fowles Receive SEC's Top Annual Honors
^ Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster
^ ^a ^b "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C.". USA Basketball. http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_wnt_fall_invitees_add_rm. Retrieved 2009-10-01.

[edit] External links

[HS_All-Americans-0] "2004 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/04-HSAA.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-31.

[box_score-1] "2004 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/upload/2004HSAAG.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-31.

[2] Fowles Dunks Her Way Into History

[3] LSU's Fowles out 2-4 weeks

[4] Chancellor, Fowles Receive SEC's Top Annual Honors

[5] Offseason 2008-09: Overseas Roster

[National_Team-6] "USA Basketball Women's National Team To Tip-Off Training Tomorrow In D.C.". USA Basketball. http://usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=09_wnt_fall_invitees_add_rm. Retrieved 2009-10-01.

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