Dr. Michelle Palmisano

Thousand Oaks High School, Basketball, Tennis, UCLA, Vanderbilt Basketball/Professional Basketball

Born: November 3, 1973 in Ventura, California

Thousand Oaks High School 1988-1992
University of California, Los Angeles 1992-1993
Vanderbilt University 1993-1997, B.E. Biomedical/Electrical Engineering
University of California, San Diego 1998-2000, M S Bioengineering
University of California, San Diego 2003-2007, Ph D Bioengineering

HIGH SCHOOL:
12 Varsity letters in Basketball, Tennis, Track & Field and Swimming
First athlete to have basketball jersey retired (#24)
TOHS Athlete of the Year
VC Sports Hall of Fame High School Athlete of the Year

SPORT ACHIEVEMENTS:
Basketball: Finished career as the #4 scorer in California history, #1 among guards with 2,798 points
Two-time All-American
CAL Hi Magazine rated #1 guard in state
CIF Player of the Year, 3 years CIF First Team
3 years All-State Team
Three-time LA Times Player of the Year
CIF Champions Back-to-Back 1991 & 1992
3 years Team MVP
CIF Record-Most 3-point field goals, career (203)
Ventura County Records-Highest point average, season (29.6), career (23.5)
Most Points, season (837), career (2798)
Most 3-point field goals, season (73)
Most 2-point field goals, career (595)
Most free-throws, game (23), season (261), career (757)
TOHS School Records-Most points scored, rebounds, assists & recoveries

Track & Field: 100 m & 300 m hurdles (CIF finals), 400 m

Swimming: 100 m freestyle & 400 m relay (CIF finals)

Tennis: #1 singles player, CIF Finals singles & doubles, 3 years Team MVP

UCLA: PAC-IO All-Freshman Team
Starting guard, Most 3-point goals game and season
Led team in 3-point field goals made, attempted & percentage
2nd on team in scoring (11.6 ppg) & steals (56), averaged 3.6 rpg and 2.1 apg

Vanderbilt: All-SEC Conference Team
NCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Three-time GTE and SEC Academic All-American
Kiwanis Club of Nashville Women’s Basketball Award
Vanderbilt Female Athelete of the Year
Starting guard, led team in scoring (12.2 ppg), 3-point goals made, attempted & percentage
Ranked 2nd in steals (55) and 4th in rebounding (4.2 rpg)
Team MVP
Vanderbilt records-Most 3-point field goals, game (6) & single season (83)

NCCA Tourney: 1995 Sweet Sixteen, 1996 Elite Eight, 1997 Sweet Sixteen
Member of 1000-point club garnering 1214 career points
Vanderbilt Women’s Tennis Team 1996-1997

USCD: 2000 National Collegiate Triathlon
Championships Runner-up, two-time USTS National
Triathlon Champion, and World Triathlon
Championship Team, USA, 9th female

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Inaugural WNBA Draft Camp 1997
Professional basketball in Italian League 2000-2002
Sponsored athlete at numerous Professional Triathlons
Played in pro tennis satellite circuit and running events