Wendy Palmer

Wendy Palmer

Personal information
Born	(1974-08-12)August 12, 1974 Timberlake, North Carolina,U.S.
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
W NBA All-Star(2000) All-W NBA Second Team(1997) W NBA Most Improved Player(2004) 2x Second-team All-American – AP (1995, 1996) 2x All-American –Kodak,USBWA(1995, 1996) 2×ACC Player of the Year(1995, 1996) 3x First-team All-ACC(1994–1996) ACC All-Freshman Team (1993
Statsat W NBA
Medals Women’sBasketball RepresentingUnited States Jones Cup 1994 Taipei Team Competition

Wendy Palmer(born August 12, 1974)is a former professionalbasketballplayer in theW NBA,and former head coach of theUNCGwomen's basketball team.Her primary position wasforward.

High school

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.She participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring eleven points.

College

Palmer graduated from theUniversity of Virginiain 1996, and is a member of theZeta Phi Betasorority.

USA Basketball

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.

W NBA career

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.

Career statistics

Legend

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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.

Coaching career

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.

External links

• W NBA Player Profile
• June 2006 Seattle Storm article on her injury
• July 2005 press release on joining the Virginia Commonwealth University coaching staff