Wendy Palmer
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Born | Timberlake, North Carolina,U.S. | August 12, 1974||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Person (Roxboro, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
College | Virginia(1992–1996) | ||||||||||||||
W NBA draft | 1997:Elite draft | ||||||||||||||
Selected by theUtah Starzz | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1997–2007 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 14, 4, 3, 0 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Utah Starzz | ||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Detroit Shock | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Orlando Miracle | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
2005 | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Statsat W NBA | |||||||||||||||
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Wendy Palmer(born August 12, 1974)[1]is a former professionalbasketballplayer in theW NBA,and former head coach of theUNCGwomen's basketball team.[2]Her primary position wasforward.
High school
[edit]Born inTimberlake, North Carolina,Palmer attended Person Senior High School in Roxboro, North Carolina, where she was named a High School All-American by theWBCA.[3]She participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring eleven points.[4]
College
[edit]Palmer graduated from theUniversity of Virginiain 1996, and is a member of theZeta Phi Betasorority.
USA Basketball
[edit]Palmer was named to the team representing the US at the 1994William Jones Cupcompetition inTaipei, Taiwan.The USA team won all eight games, winning the gold medal, but not without close calls. In three games the teams had to come from behind to win. One preliminary game ended up as a single-point victory, and the gold medal game went to overtime before the USA team beat South Korea by a single point, 90–89. Palmer was the leading scorer for the team, averaging 18.9 points per game. She also led the team in rebounding with 9.3 per game.[5]
W NBA career
[edit]Palmer was originally drafted by theUtah Starzz9th overall in the 2nd round of the 1997Elite draft.She played for the Starzz until 1999, when she became a member of theDetroit Shock.
In 2002, she played for theOrlando Miracle,which later became theConnecticut Sun.In 2004, while as a member of the Sun, she received theW NBA Most Improved Player Award.
In 2005, she played for theSan Antonio Silver Stars.After the season ended, she was hired as an assistant coach to the women's basketball team atVirginia Commonwealth University.
In 2006, she signed afree agentcontract with the Storm, but played only five games with the team before suffering a partially tornAchilles tendonin her left foot. She never played in the W NBA again after her foot injury, and thus her final game ever was during her time with the Storm. Palmer's final game was played on August 26, 2007, in a 89–95 loss to thePhoenix Mercurywhere she recorded 8 points, 1 rebound, and 1 block.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Reboundsper game |
APG | Assistsper game | SPG | Stealsper game | BPG | Blocksper game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnoversper game | FG% | Field-goalpercentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goalpercentage | FT% | Free-throwpercentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1997 | Utah | 28 | 28 | 33.4 | 37.4 | 25.0 | 67.6 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 15.8 |
1998 | Utah | 28 | 21 | 27.2 | 47.2 | 35.3 | 65.3 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
1999 | Utah | 20 | 4 | 22.3 | 40.4 | 30.0 | 64.7 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
Detroit | 11 | 10 | 26.8 | 47.0 | 25.0 | 76.4 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 12.7 | |
2000 | Detroit | 32 | 30 | 28.6 | 44.8 | 25.0 | 70.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
2001 | Detroit | 22 | 22 | 29.6 | 42.3 | 33.3 | 67.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 10.6 |
2002 | Detroit | 16 | 16 | 29.0 | 42.5 | 31.7 | 66.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 11.5 |
Orlando | 16 | 16 | 31.3 | 43.9 | 38.3 | 69.2 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 11.3 | |
2003 | Connecticut | 32 | 1 | 13.5 | 39.5 | 21.7 | 82.1 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
2004 | Connecticut | 33 | 33 | 23.8 | 42.7 | 31.7 | 80.0 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
2005 | San Antonio | 34 | 29 | 25.9 | 51.7 | 42.9 | 74.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
2006 | Seattle | 5 | 2 | 24.0 | 48.5 | 33.3 | 73.7 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
2007 | Seattle | 34 | 3 | 13.9 | 41.7 | 14.3 | 78.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
Career | 11 years, 6 teams | 311 | 215 | 24.6 | 43.4 | 30.7 | 70.7 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 10.1 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1999 | Detroit | 1 | 1 | 37.0 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
2003 | Connecticut | 4 | 0 | 16.0 | 59.1 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
2004 | Connecticut | 8 | 8 | 19.5 | 36.7 | 25.0 | 62.5 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
2007 | Seattle | 2 | 0 | 13.5 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
Career | 4 years, 3 teams | 15 | 9 | 18.9 | 43.9 | 25.0 | 60.0 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1992–93 | Virginia | 31 | - | - | 61.4 | 0.0 | 47.3 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | - | 11.7 |
1993–94 | Virginia | 32 | - | - | 56.8 | 100.0 | 59.9 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | - | 16.9 |
1994–95 | Virginia | 31 | - | - | 56.6 | 40.5 | 64.2 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | - | 17.6 |
1995–96 | Virginia | 32 | - | - | 47.8 | 25.9 | 59.4 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | - | 14.6 |
Career | 126 | - | - | 55.2 | 32.3 | 58.2 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | - | 15.2 | |
Statistics retrieved fromSports-Reference.[7] |
Coaching career
[edit]Palmer took her first coaching position at Virginia Commonwealth University while playing in the W NBA. In 2007, she joined the staff at the University of Kentucky under Coach Matthew Mitchell. She remained there until 2009.
In 2009, Palmer became an assistant coach at the University of Virginia under legendary Coach Debbie Ryan.
In 2011, Palmer became the women's head coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Notes
[edit]- ^"Women's Basketball Coaches Career".NCAA.Retrieved26 Sep2015.
- ^"Athletics Announces Change In Women's Basketball Leadership".uncgspartans.14 March 2016.Retrieved2016-03-15.
- ^"Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams".Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-07-15.Retrieved1 Jul2014.
- ^"WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores".Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-07-15.Retrieved29 Jun2014.
- ^"1994 Women's R. William Jones Cup".USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2015.Retrieved17 October2015.
- ^"Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury, August 26, 2007".
- ^"Wendy Palmer College Stats".Sports-Reference.RetrievedJuly 7,2024.
External links
[edit]- 1974 births
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- All-American college women's basketball players
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- People from Person County, North Carolina
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