Michelle Snow

Michelle Snow

275px Snow in 2011.
No. 22 – Los Angeles Sparks
Position	Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	(1980-03-20) March 20, 1980 Pensacola, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Pensacola (Pensacola, Florida)
College	Tennessee (1998–2002)
WNBA draft	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2008	Houston Comets
2003	Houston Stealth
2009	Atlanta Dream
2010	San Antonio Silver Stars
2011	Chicago Sky
2012–2013	Washington Mystics
2015–present	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA All-Star (2005, 2006) WNBA Most Improved Player (2003) NWBL champion (2003)
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals Women's Basketball Representing United States Jones Cup 2000 Taipei Team Competition World Championship 2006 Brazil National team

Donnette Jé-Michelle Snow (born March 20, 1980) is an American professional basketball player from the WNBA. She currently plays for the Los Angeles Sparks.

High school years

Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, Snow led Pensacola High School to the state championship and was named "Miss Basketball" in 1998. Snow was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game

College years

Snow was a psychology major at the University of Tennessee. She played alongside Tennessee graduates like Kara Lawson. On November 30, 2000, Snow became just the third woman in NCAA college basketball history to dunk during a game. She did so against the University of Illinois, University of South Carolina and Vanderbilt University.

Tennessee statistics

Source

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998-99	Tennessee	34	290	60.0	-	0.5	6.4	0.4	0.7	1.4	8.5
1999-00	Tennessee	37	435	55.5	0.0	62.9	6.3	0.4	0.8	1.3	11.8
2000-01	Tennessee	33	365	57.2	-	60.8	6.8	0.8	0.6	1.4	11.1
2001-02	Tennessee	33	407	50.4	-	75.3	6.5	0.5	0.7	1.7	12.3
Career	Tennessee	137	1497	55.3	0.0	63.9	6.5	0.5	0.7	1.4	10.9

USA Basketball

She competed with USA Basketball as a member of the 2000 Jones Cup Team that won the Gold in Taipei.

Snow was named to the National Team representing the USA at the 2006 World Championships, held in Barueri and São Paulo, Brazil. The team won eight of their nine contests, but the lone loss came in the semifinal medal round to Russia. The USA beat Brazil in the final game to earn the bronze medal. Snow averaged 2.8 points per game and was second on the team with six blocks.

WNBA career

Snow was drafted 10th overall in the 1st round of the 2002 WNBA Draft. Her nickname is "Shell". Snow has a 7'1" reach which helped her to become one of the best shot blockers in the WNBA.

In 2003, Snow was named most improved player of the year.

In the 2006 WNBA all-star game, Michelle Snow became the second WNBA player to dunk in an all-star game.

After the Comets disbanded in late 2008, she later played for the Atlanta Dream. She was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars on March 11, 2010. She was again traded to the Chicago Sky on April 20, 2011. Snow signed with the Washington Mystics on February 9, 2012. On September 9, 2015 Snow signed with the Los Angeles Sparks.

NWBL career

Snow played on the championship team of the 2003 Houston Stealth in the NWBL.

Overseas career

She played for Ramla in Israel during the 2007-08 WNBA off-season. She had been playing for Salamanca in Spain during the 2008-09 WNBA off-season. During the 2009-2012 off-seasons she has been playing for Dynamo Kursk in the Russian Superleague A.

In the 2014-2015 season, Snow played in the Turkish Superleague for the Mersin BSH Bld women's team.

External links

• WNBA Player Profile

Los Angeles Sparks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs G/F 0 Beard, Alana 6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) 05-14-1982 Duke 12 F 10 Belyakova, Evgeniya 6' 0" (1.83m) 150 lb (68kg) 06-27-1986 Russia R G/F 17 Carson, Essence 6' 0" (1.83m) 163 lb (74kg) 07-28-1986 Rutgers 8 G 23 Dabović, Ana 6' 0" (1.83m) 157 lb (71kg) 08-18-1989 Serbia 1 F 28 Dubljević, Jelena 6' 3" (1.91m) 179 lb (81kg) 05-07-1987 Montenegro R G 12 Gray, Chelsea 5' 11" (1.8m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-08-1992 Duke 1 G 35 Knight, Whitney 6' 3" (1.91m) 156 lb (71kg) 01-09-1993 Florida Gulf Coast R C 42 Lavender, Jantel 6' 4" (1.93m) 185 lb (84kg) 11-12-1988 Ohio State 5 F 30 Ogwumike, Nneka 6' 2" (1.88m) 174 lb (79kg) 07-02-1990 Stanford 4 F/C 3 Parker, Candace 6' 4" (1.93m) 175 lb (79kg) 04-19-1986 Tennessee 8 G 20 Toliver, Kristi 5' 7" (1.7m) 130 lb (59kg) 01-27-1987 Maryland 7 C 21 Wauters, Ann 6' 4" (1.93m) 193 lb (88kg) 10-12-1980 Belgium 8 East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA	Head coach Brian Agler (Wittenberg) Assistant coaches Amber Stocks (Cincinnati) Athletic trainer Courtney Watson (California) Strength and conditioning coach Kelly Dormandy (Springfiled College) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured WNBA roster page