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Tuesday, November 28
 
20 Questions: Tennessee's Michelle Snow

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With hundreds of Division I women's college basketball teams with thousands of student-athletes on their rosters, ESPN.com wants to give you a quick look inside the lives of the players we cover. Every Tuesday throughout the season, we'll feature a new student-athlete who has taken the time to answer our 20 Questions.

Michelle Snow, Tennessee
Michelle Snow
Snow
Vitals: 6-5 junior center
2000-2001 outlook: Became just the fourth player to dunk in a women's college basketball game in Sunday's victory over Illinois; looks impressive after summer with the gold-medal winning U.S. Jones Cup team.
1999-2000 stats to know: Started 33 of 37 games, averaging 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots. Scored at least 10 points in 25 games. Nearly dunked in NCAA Mideast Regional championship game against Texas Tech, but opted for the safer finger roll at the last second. In one stretch in January 2000, scored more than 20 points in four consecutive games. Named to All-SEC tournament team after sinking 75 percent of her shots from the field (24 of 32) and averaging 12.3 points in the tourney. Blocked an NCAA Final Four semifinal-record seven shots against Rutgers. Ranks eighth all-time in blocked shots (93) at Tennessee.

20 QUESTIONS
1 If you could be a cartoon character or super hero, who would you be and why?
Mighty Mouse.
2 What's something we don't know about you?
My first name isn't Michelle.
3 Who's the best player you've ever faced?
Connecticut's Tamika Williams.
4 Who's the one player, man or woman, you'd want to take one-on-one?
Notre Dame's Ruth Riley.
5 What's your favorite movie?
Love and Basketball and Love Jones.
6 What's the last CD you bought?
Kelly Price.
7 If you weren't a basketball player, what would you be?
A track or volleyball player.
8 How did you get started playing basketball?
It challenged me in so many ways.
9 If a movie was made about you, which actress would you like to see cast to play you?
Lisa Leslie.
10 Why do you wear your jersey number?
Kellie Jolly had mine (No. 14) when I got here, so I went back to zero.
11 What's your favorite pre-game meal?
Shrimp.
12 If you could invite any three people (dead or alive) to dinner, who would they be?
Jesus, my grandmother and my mom.
13 If you were stuck on a deserted island, what's the only thing you'd take with you?
The Bible.
14 When you think of St. Louis, what do you think of (other than the Final Four)?
A song by the rapper, Nelly -- "You Can Find Me in St. Louie."
15 What was your parents' favorite saying?
"Keep God first because He is the key to your success."*
16 What word that best describes your game?
Finesse.*
17 What's the dumbest thing that was said to you when you were being recruited?
They told me I would not get to play if I came to Tennessee.*
18 If you could be a famous person for a day, who would you be?
Myself in about 10 years.*
19 If you could pick any career for a one-month trial, what would it be?
A college coach.*
20 What's the one thing you can't get through the day without?
Toothpaste.*

* Due to an incomplete questionnaire, information from the Lady Vols' 1999-2000 media guide was included in this report.





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Tennessee's Michelle Snow jams it home on the fast break. (Courtesy: Oxygen Sports)
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Michelle Snow lays it in -- and almost dunks -- in a 1999 NCAA Tournament game.
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