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Merlakia JonesWWikipedia↗

Guard-forward · 5′9″ 147 lb · Born 1973-06-21 · High school: George Washington Carver · College: Florida 1991-92 to 1994-95 · 1997 WNBA draft, round 2, pick 5 (No. 13 overall) by Cleveland Rockers

Seasons

12 (4 College · 8 WNBA)

Teams

3 (1 College · 2 WNBA)

WNBA playoff seasons

Awards and honours

WNBA All-WNBA Team (first team): 2001
WNBA All-Star Game selection ×3: 1999, 2000, 2001

NCAA College career game logs →

2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 19 ft 9 in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Per-game averages as published: these seasons have no box scores here, so no season totals.

Season	Team	G	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
1991-92	Florida	28	15.0	5.0	0.9	1.1	0.5
1992-93	Florida	29	15.1	7.0	1.4	2.2	0.5
1993-94	Florida	28	18.6	10.1	1.8	1.9	0.7
1994-95	Florida	33	18.9	6.3	1.6	1.4	0.6

WNBA WNBA career game logs →

2 × 20 min, 30-second clock, arc 20 ft 6¼ in. Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.

Season	Team	G	GS	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%
1997	Rockers	28		21.0	229	8.2	2.9	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.9	.402	.417	.714	.448
1998	Rockers	30		22.8	286	9.5	3.2	1.3	1.1	0.1	1.7	.464	.350	.753	.523
1999	Rockers	32		26.9	347	10.8	3.8	1.6	1.3	0.2	2.1	.434	.278	.769	.479
2000	Rockers	32		29.2	336	10.5	4.2	1.9	0.9	0.1	1.8	.473	.333	.667	.508
2001	Rockers	30		33.2	404	13.5	5.5	1.5	1.0	0.1	1.8	.439	.265	.793	.487
2002	Rockers	32	2	34.2	391	12.2	5.5	2.3	1.4	0.1	1.7	.399	.278	.785	.454
2003	Rockers	34	12	19.7	164	4.8	2.9	1.3	0.6	0.1	1.1	.337	.308	.718	.382
2004	Shock	34	2	15.2	180	5.3	2.0	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.8	.371	.267	.750	.409
Total	8 seasons	252	16	25.2	2,337	9.3	3.7	1.4	0.9	0.1	1.6	.420	.303	.753	.467

On the roster (no figures on file): Shock 2003

Playoffs

Season	Team	G	GS	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%
1998	Rockers	3		21.7	27	9.0	4.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	.458	.500	1.000	.521
2000	Rockers	6		34.5	83	13.8	7.2	1.8	1.2	0.0	1.3	.395	.300	.750	.453
2001	Rockers	3		34.3	36	12.0	6.0	3.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	.469	.333	1.000	.524
2003	Rockers	3	0	12.0	5	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	.400	.000	.500	.420
2004	Shock	3	1	20.3	23	7.7	4.0	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.7	.423	.000	1.000	.434
Total	5 seasons	18	1	26.2	174	9.7	5.0	1.3	0.7	0.1	1.0	.422	.296	.833	.472

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Merlakia JonesWWikipedia↗

Awards and honours

NCAA College career game logs →

WNBA WNBA career game logs →