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Wendy Palmer
Personal information
Born (1974-08-12) August 12, 1974 (age 50)
Timberlake, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolPerson (Roxboro, North Carolina)
CollegeVirginia (1992–1996)
WNBA draft1997: Elite draft
Selected by the Utah Starzz
Playing career1997–2007
PositionForward
Number14, 4, 3, 0
Career history
1997–1999Utah Starzz
1999–2002Detroit Shock
2002Orlando Miracle
2003–2004Connecticut Sun
2005San Antonio Silver Stars
2006–2007Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women’s Basketball
Representing  United States
Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Taipei Team Competition

Wendy Palmer (born August 12, 1974)[1] is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, and former head coach of the UNCG women's basketball team.[2] Her primary position was forward.

High school

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Born in Timberlake, North Carolina, Palmer attended Person Senior High School in Roxboro, North Carolina, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.[3] She participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring eleven points.[4]

College

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Palmer graduated from the University of Virginia in 1996, and is a member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority.

USA Basketball

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Palmer was named to the team representing the US at the 1994 William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, 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]

WNBA career

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Palmer was originally drafted by the Utah Starzz 9th overall in the 2nd round of the 1997 Elite draft. She played for the Starzz until 1999, when she became a member of the Detroit Shock.

In 2002, she played for the Orlando Miracle, which later became the Connecticut Sun. In 2004, while as a member of the Sun, she received the WNBA Most Improved Player Award.

In 2005, she played for the San Antonio Silver Stars. After the season ended, she was hired as an assistant coach to the women's basketball team at Virginia Commonwealth University.

In 2006, she signed a free agent contract with the Storm, but played only five games with the team before suffering a partially torn Achilles tendon in her left foot. She never played in the WNBA 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 the Phoenix Mercury where she recorded 8 points, 1 rebound, and 1 block.[6]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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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

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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

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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 from Sports-Reference.[7]

Coaching career

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Palmer took her first coaching position at Virginia Commonwealth University while playing in the WNBA. 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

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 26 Sep 2015.
  2. ^ "Athletics Announces Change In Women's Basketball Leadership". uncgspartans.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  3. ^ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
  4. ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  5. ^ "1994 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury, August 26, 2007".
  7. ^ "Wendy Palmer College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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