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Personal information | |
Date of birth | July 21, 1973 |
Place of birth | Montgomery, Alabama |
Nationality | United States |
High school | George Washington Carver |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Career information | |
College | University of Florida |
NBA Draft | 1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall |
Selected by the Cleveland Rockers | |
Pro career | 1997–2004 |
League | WNBA |
Career history | |
1997–2003 | Cleveland Rockers |
2004 | Detroit Shock |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career WNBA statistics | |
Field goals % | .420 |
Free throws % | .753 |
Points scored | 2,353 |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Merlakia Jones (born July 21, 1973) is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a guard in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for eight seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Jones played college football for the University of Florida, and then played professionally for the Cleveland Rockers and Detroit Shock of the WNBA.
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Jones was born in Montgomery, Alabama. She attended George Washington Carver in Montgomery, and was a standout high school basketball player for the G.W. Carver Wolverines.
Jones accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Carol Ross' Florida Gators women's basketball team from 1992 to 1995.
The Cleveland Rockers selected Jones in the second round (thirteenth pick overall) of the 1997 WNBA Draft, and she played for the Rockers from 1997 to 2003.[1] She played her WNBA final season Detroit Shock in 2004.
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