Very few players could match the unquestioned and unrelenting passion of Sylvia Fowles.
A player who mastered what it means to be a complete player. She could score in bunches, rebound like no other and was supremely athletic.
That trifecta of illustriousness will pay off with her inductions into both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. In both cases, Fowles will be inducted alongside fellow legends Sue Bird and Maya Moore.
Fowles’ contributions spread far and wide across the entire gamut of the game.
She was a standout talent at LSU from 2004-08, instrumental to the Tigers compiling a 125-21 record during that stretch that included four Final Four appearances. She still holds the program records for double-doubles, rebounds and blocks.
In 2008, Fowles was drafted No. 2 overall in the WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky. She averaged 10.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in her rookie season. Later that year, she joined Team USA at the Beijing Olympics and helped bring home the team’s fourth-consecutive gold medal. It first of her four gold medals, winning the other three in 2012, 2016 and 2020. The following year, she earned her first of eight WNBA All-Star honors and became the third player to…
