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'''Michelle Snow''' is a professional basketball player currently playing for the [[Wikipedia:Atlanta DreamSan Antonio Silver Stars|Atlanta DreamSan Antonio Silver Stars]] in the [[Wikipedia:Womens National Basketball Association|Womens National Basketball Association]] (WNBA). Michelle, in her 7th 8th pro season, is a twothree-time WNBA All-Star with a 9.4 career points-per-game (PPG) average.
'''High School'''
Michelle, a true center, led [[Pensacola High School]] to the state girls basketball championship in 1998 and was named "Miss Basketball." in 1998.
'''College'''
A psychology major at the [[Wikipedia:University of Tennessee|University of Tennessee]], Michelle played alongside Tennessee graduates like [[Wikipedia:Kara Lawson|Kara Lawson]]. On November 30, 2000, she became just the third woman in NCAA college basketball history to dunk during a game. She did so against the [[Wikipedia:University of Illinois|University of Illinois]], [[Wikipedia:University of South Carolina|University of South Carolina ]], and [[Wikipedia:Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University]]. Michelle competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei. Averaged 10.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during her career at Tennessee.
Michelle was drafted 9th overall by the [[Wikipedia:Houston Comets|Houston Comets]] in the 1st round of the 2002 WNBA Draft. Michelle, playing center, has a 7'10" reach which helped her to become one of the best shot blockers in the WNBA. In 2003, she was named WNBA most improved player of the year.
In the 2006 WNBA All-Star game, Michelle became the second WNBA player to dunk. Michelle would play for the [[Wikipedia:Houston Stealth|Houston Stealth]] in the [[Wikipedia:National Women's Basketball League|National Women's Basketball League]] (NWBL) in the 2003 off-season. The NWBL was was founded in 1997 and began play in the fall of that year. During the off-season, some WNBA players would play in the NWBL for developmental. Michelle played overseas for Ramla in Israel during the 2007-08 WNBA off-season and Salamanca (Spain) during the 2008-09 off-season.
Michelle played overseas for Ramla 's best season was in Israel during 2006 when she averaged 13 PPG and 7.9 rebounds per game and made the 2007All-08 WNBA off-season and Salamanca (Spain) during Star team. In the playoffs, she averaged 15.5 PPG for the 2008-09 off-seasonComets. She was signed by Atlanta as Michelle has scored 24 points in a game three times and had a free agent career best eight blocked shots against San Antonio on February 18June 20, 2003. Currently, 2009she ranks number one in the WNBA in defensive rebounds per 40 minutes played with nine, and fourth in total rebounds per 40 minute game with 11.3.
The Houston Comets was a were also known for courting great women's basketball stars. The team had among its members [[Wikipedia:Cynthia Cooper|Cynthia Cooper]] (the WNBA 's first MVP), college and national team based standout [[Wikipedia:Sheryl Swoopes|Sheryl Swoopes]], '''Kim Perrot''', who succumbed to cancer in Houston1999, Texasand college star '''Tina Thompson'''. Formed in 1997 In 2008, owner '''Hilton Koch''' put the team is one of the original eight up for sale, asking $10 million USD. No investors stepped up. The WNBA teams and won all four championships in the first four years took over management of the league's existence. The Comets were and disbanded the first dynasty of the WNBA and they have won more championships than any other team in the WNBADecember 2008. They began stated that they would only be suspending operations in 2009, which some people saw as a sign that the sister team of the Houston Rocketsfranchise could be revived if an investor came in. The team was folded and disbanded by the league Comets players were sent off to other teams in 2008 because new ownership was not founda dispersal draft.
2010: In the offseason, Michelle was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars. She is averaging 11.1 points a game, 6.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists. Her efforts landed her on the WNBA All-Star team against the USA Basketball women's national team. She received 67,906 fan votes, placing her in the top 10 of WNBA fan favorites and earning her a spot on the all-star roster.
'''Personal'''
==External links==
* [http://www.wnba.com/silverstars San Antonio Silver Stars website]
* [http://www.wnba.com/dream Atlanta Dream website]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Comets Houston Comets info site]