Violet Palmer

Categories: Class of 2024
  • Led Cal Poly Pomona to four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances (1982-1986)
  • Two-time NCAA Division II national champion (1985-1986)
  • 20+ year veteran official at the NCAA, WNBA, and NBA level
  • Spent nine seasons officiating at the collegiate level, including five NCAA Women’s Final Fours and two national championship games
  • Spent thirteen seasons on the NBA’s officiating roster
  • Officiated more than seven hundred regular season NBA games
  • Officiated the 1997 WNBA Championship
  • Named the 1999 Naismith Award Women’s Official of the Year
  • Selected to officiate in the 1996 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament
  • Named coordinator of women’s basketball officials for the West Coast Conference (2009) and Pac-12 Conference (2010)
  • Currently the Big West Conference Women’s Basketball Coordinator of Officials
  • 2023 National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) “Gold Whistle Award” winner
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