Sylvia Fowles Jersey, Family, Jersey Retirement, Instagram

Sylvia Fowles wore jersey number 34 during her playing career as a basketball centre.

Sylvia Fowles Family

Fowles was born to her mother Arrittio Fowles, and she has four siblings – Walter, Jeremy, Morris, and Dorothy.

Sylvia Fowles Jersey Retirement

Fowles’ jersey number 34 was retired by the LSU Lady Tigers.

Sylvia Fowles Instagram

Fowles is on Instagram @sylvia_fowles with 82K followers.

Sylvia Fowles Life And Career

Sylvia Fowles was born on October 6, 1985, in Miami, Florida.

Fowles is the founder of the Sylvia Fowles Family Fund to assist indigent children.

She also functions as a spokesperson for the Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE).

Fowles is notable for her successful career in basketball that spanned many years, beginning from her days in Edison Senior High School, Gulliver Preparatory School, and Louisiana State University (LSU).

She was drafted by the Chicago Sky in the 2008 WNBA draft, and went on to play for Galatasaray Medical Park, Shanghai Swordfish, Canik Belediyesi, Beijing Great Wall, and Minnesota Lynx, where she played for seven seasons until retirement.

During her career in the WNBA, Fowles won the WNBA MVP Award twice, the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award four times, two WNBA Championships, the MVP of the WNBA Finals twice and was an eight-time WNBA All-Star.

In 2021, Fowles was listed amongst the top 25 WNBA players of all time.

After retiring in 2022, Fowles began studying mortuary science at the American Academy McAllister Institute.