Women's Basketball
Palmer, Michael

Michael Palmer
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- Mpalmer5@tulane.edu
Michael Palmer joined the Green Wave women's basketball staff as the director of basketball operations in June 2023.
He comes to Uptown after one season with the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball program as director of basketball operations. With the Panthers, he managed the day-to-day operations of the program including logistics of team practices, meals, and meetings. He was also responsible for team travel while also overseeing the student-manager team.
Palmer spent four seasons at Illinois before joining Pittsburgh. He was the Illini softball director of operations all four years in Champaign while also serving as the soccer director of operations and swimming & diving director of operations for one season at Illinois.
Prior to his stint at Illinois, Palmer spent four seasons at the University of Houston where he served as the director of operations for softball since August 2014 and served in the same capacity with the soccer program for the 2017 campaign. In his role, Palmer assisted with day-to-day operations, travel coordination and alumni and recruiting databases, while also serving as the liaison to the program's support staff.
Before his time with the Cougars, Palmer served as a softball graduate assistant manager at LSU from 2013-14, where he earned a master's degree in sports management.
A native of Dayton, Ohio, he received his bachelor's degree in sport and leisure studies at Ohio State University in August 2012.
He comes to Uptown after one season with the University of Pittsburgh women's basketball program as director of basketball operations. With the Panthers, he managed the day-to-day operations of the program including logistics of team practices, meals, and meetings. He was also responsible for team travel while also overseeing the student-manager team.
Palmer spent four seasons at Illinois before joining Pittsburgh. He was the Illini softball director of operations all four years in Champaign while also serving as the soccer director of operations and swimming & diving director of operations for one season at Illinois.
Prior to his stint at Illinois, Palmer spent four seasons at the University of Houston where he served as the director of operations for softball since August 2014 and served in the same capacity with the soccer program for the 2017 campaign. In his role, Palmer assisted with day-to-day operations, travel coordination and alumni and recruiting databases, while also serving as the liaison to the program's support staff.
Before his time with the Cougars, Palmer served as a softball graduate assistant manager at LSU from 2013-14, where he earned a master's degree in sports management.
A native of Dayton, Ohio, he received his bachelor's degree in sport and leisure studies at Ohio State University in August 2012.