Haiden Palmer
Haiden Denise Palmer (born March 28, 1991 in Moreno Valley, California) is an American former basketball player. She played college basketball for Oregon State and Gonzaga[1] before going on to play professionally. She won the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Cup with Snæfell in 2016 while being named the Foreign Player of the Year, Playoffs MVP and the Cup MVP. She later went on to play in Germany where she won the German Cup in 2018 with TSV 1880 Wasserburg. In 2021, she win the Icelandic Cup again, this time with Haukar.
| Gonzaga Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Video coordinator |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 28, 1991 Moreno Valley, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Vista del Lago (Moreno Valley, California) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall |
| Selected by the Indiana Fever | |
| Playing career | 2014–2022 |
| Number | 3, 5 |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2014–2015 | Elizur Natanya |
| 2015–2016 | Snæfell |
| 2016–2017 | Herner TC |
| 2017–2018 | TSV 1880 Wasserburg |
| 2018–2019 | TK Hannover |
| 2019–2020 | Tapiolan Honka |
| 2020–2021 | Snæfell |
| 2021–2022 | Haukar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
Palmer started her college basketball with Oregon State in 2009 and averaged 10.8 points for the 2009–10 season. She left Oregon after the season, along with several of her teammates due to their dissatisfaction with coach LaVonda Wagner, and joined Gonzaga[2][3] where she redshirted her first year.[4] She was named the 2011–12 WCC Newcomer of the Year and the 2013 WCC Most Outstanding Player at the WCC Women's Basketball Championship. She helped Gonzaga to three WCC regular-season titles, two WCC Tournament Championships and three NCAA Tournaments, reaching the Sweet 16 in 2012.[5][6] After her senior season in 2014, she was recognized as an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[7][8]
Professional career
Palmer was drafted by the Indiana Fever in the 2014 WNBA Draft[9][10] but was waived on May 12. Her first professional stop was with Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino in 2014.[11] She spent the 2014–2015 season with Elizur Natanya in Israel where she averaged 15.1 points and 7.2 rebounds in 19 games.[12]
In 2015 she signed with Snæfell of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[13] Snæfell started the season by winning the Icelandic Super Cup on 11 October 2015, beating Grindavík 79–45, where Palmer had 22 points and 8 assists.[14] In February 2016, she helped Snæfell to the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals.[15] In the Cup finals, Haiden had a triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in Snæfell's 78–70 victory over Grindavík and was named the Cup Finals MVP.[16]
Palmer led Snæfell to a 3–2 victory over Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild finals. She was named the Finals MVP after she broke Olga Færseth's 22-year old scoring record by scoring 134 points in the five games.[17] After the season she was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.[18]
Palmer signed with Herner TC of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga for the 2016–2017 season[19] where she averaged 13.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.9 steals in 22 games.[20]
She moved to TSV 1880 Wasserburg in 2017 and helped the club to both the DBBL and cup finals. She also played for the club in the EuroCup Women, averaging 11.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game.[21]
In July 2018, Palmer signed with TK Hannover of the DBBL.[21]
She spent the 2019–20 season with Tapiolan Honka in the Naisten Korisliiga where she averaged 19.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.
On 25 June 2020, Palmer returned to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, signing back with Snæfell.[22] In her first game, she had 24 points and a season high 11 steals. On 24 March 2021, she scored a season high 39 points in a victory against KR. On two occasions she reached a season high 22 rebounds, in a loss against Fjölnir and a victory against Breiðablik in the last game of the season, where she also had 27 points and 11 assists, her fourth triple-double of the season. In 19 games, she averaged a league leading 7.9 assist per game along with 21.7 points and 11.9 rebounds.[23]
On 6 July 2021, Palmer signed with Haukar.[23] On 18 August 2021, she helped Haukar to a 94–89 victory against Fjölnir in the Icelandic Cup final with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.[24][25] On September 23, she scored 24 points in a victory against Portuguese club Clube União Sportiva in the EuroCup.[26] On 3 October, Haiden had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in a win against Valur in the Icelandic Super Cup.[27] She left the team in December 2021 after averaging 9.6 points, 9.7 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 7 Úrvalsdeild games.[28] In March, Palmer returned to Haukar, following Keira Robinson's injury.[29] On 10 April, she had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in game three of Haukar's semi-finals sweep against Valur.[30]
Coaching Career
In August 2022, it was announced that Palmer was named video coordinator for the Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team.[31]
Statistics
College statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Oregon State | 31 | 335 | 37.6% | 17.0% | 63.8% | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.8 |
| 2010–11 | Gonzaga | Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Gonzaga | 34 | 423 | 40.4% | 34.7% | 61.7% | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 12.4 |
| 2012–13 | Gonzaga | 33 | 411 | 39.5% | 24.5% | 59.2% | 3.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 12.5 |
| 2013–14 | Gonzaga | 34 | 513 | 42.4% | 30.4% | 58.8% | 5.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 15.1 |
| Career | 132 | 1682 | 40.2% | 11.1% | 61.0% | 10.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 12.7 | |
Source[32]
Awards and accomplishments
Club Honours
Germany
- German Basketball Cup (2018)
Iceland
- Icelandic league champion (2016)
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (2016, 2021)
- Icelandic Super Cup (2015)
Individual Honours
Iceland
- Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year (2016)
- Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP (2016)
- Icelandic Cup MVP (2016)
References
- ^ Chris Derrick (20 March 2013). "Rock of Zags". The Spokesman-Review. p. B1. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lindsay Schnell (29 June 2010). "Oregon State women's basketball program loses Haiden Palmer to Gonzaga". The Oregonian. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Jayda Evans (7 January 2011). "Where are they now: Former Oregon State G Haiden Palmer". Seattle Times. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Jess Brown (24 March 2012). "Heart of the Bulldogs". The Spokesman-Review (in Icelandic). pp. C1, C4. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Gonzaga guard Palmer to play for USA All-Star Team". KXLY. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Gonzaga's Haiden Palmer drafted by Fever". Spokesman.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Jayda Evans (1 April 2014). "Gonzaga senior guard Haiden Palmer an AP honorable mention All-American". Seattle Times. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "WNBA.com: Prospect: Haiden Palmer". wnbaallstarstreetjam.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Jayda Evans (16 April 2014). "Gonzaga guard Haiden Palmer drafted; Lisa Mispley Fortier hired". Seattle Times. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Palmer Selected in WNBA Draft". SWX Right Now. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Mayagüez regresa a su ruta ganadora". metro.pr. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Haiden Palmer". safsal.co.il. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Íslandsmeistararnir semja við nýjan Kana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 August 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 October 2015). "Gunnhildur aftur með og Snæfell burstaði Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (11 February 2016). "Vill vinna fyrir fólkið í bænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (13 February 2016). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Snæfell – Grindavík 78–70 – Bikarinn í Hólminn í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 April 2016). "Haiden Palmer setti nýtt stigamet í lokaúrslitum kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Helena og Craion bestu leikmennirnir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 October 2016). "Ólík byrjun hjá tveimur Íslandsmeistarakönum Snæfells". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Damen Basketball Bundesliga – Haiden Palmer". dbbl.de (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ a b Juliane Hoehne (4 July 2018). "Hannover adds Palmer to their roster". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (25 June 2020). "Snæfell fær Palmer sem vann tvöfalt með liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Haiden Palmer til silfurliðs Hauka". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (18 September 2021). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Fjölnir – Haukar 89–94 – Haukar bikarmeistari í sjöunda sinn eftir hörkuleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (18 September 2021). "Sér ekki eftir félagaskiptunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Haukar v Sportiva/AzorisHotels boxscore – EuroCup Women – 23 September – FIBA.basketball". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (3 October 2021). "Umfjöllun: Valur – Haukar 58–62 – Bikarmeistararnir unnu nauman sigur í uppgjöri bestu liða landsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (21 December 2021). "Haiden yfirgefur Hauka". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 March 2022). "Bikarmeistaraþynnka í Haukum sem töpuðu fyrir botnliði Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Aron Elvar Finnsson (10 April 2022). "Haukar í úrslit". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "WBB: Former Zag Haiden Palmer Returns as Video Coordinator". GoZags.com. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
External links
- Icelandic statistics at kki.is
- Finnish statistics at basket.fi
- Eurobasket.com profile
- DBBL profile 2019-08-04 at the Wayback Machine at dbbl.de
- EuroCup profile at fiba.basketball