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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.
The Comets 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 standout [[Wikipedia:Sheryl Swoopes|Sheryl Swoopes]], '''Kim Perrot''', who succumbed to cancer in 1999, and college star '''Tina Thompson'''.
In 2008, owner '''Hilton Koch''' put the team up for sale, asking $10 million USD. No investors stepped up. The WNBA took over management of the Comets and disbanded the team in December 2008. They stated that they would only be suspending operations in 2009, which some people saw as a sign that the franchise could be revived if an investor came in. Comets players were sent off to other teams in a dispersal draft. Michelle was signed by Atlanta as a free agent on February 18, 2009.
Michelle was signed by the [[Wikipedia:Atlanta Dream|Atlanta Dream]] as a free agent on February 18, 2009.
2009: Played in 34 games for Atlanta…Averaged 5.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 34 games…Helped Atlanta reach the playoffs for the first time in franchise history following the team’s 4-30 finish in their inaugural season in 2008…Scored a season-high 17 points on 8-of-13 made field goal attempts on Sept. 5 at Phoenix…At Detroit on July 22, recorded season highs in rebounds (12), blocks (3) and minutes (31)…Playoffs: Played in two games for the Dream, averaging 4.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.
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]