Wendy Palmer

Wendy Palmer (born August 12, 1974) Her primary position was forward.

High school Born in Timberlake, North Carolina, Palmer attended Person High School in Roxboro, North Carolina, where she was named a High School All-American by the WBCA.

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

USA Basketball 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.

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Coaching career 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.