Merlakia Jones

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Merlakia Jones
No. 25
Guard
Personal information
Born	(1974 June 21-{{{month}}}-{{{day}}}) Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., 1974 June 21 Montgomery, Alabama
Nationality	United States
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Career information
High school	George Washington Carver
College	University of Florida
NBA draft	1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Rockers
Pro playing career	1997–2004
Career history
1997–2003	Cleveland Rockers
2004	Detroit Shock
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (1993, 1994, 1995) Honorable mention All-American (1993, 1994, 1995) First Team All-WNBA (2001)
Career WNBA statistics
Field goals %	.420
Free throws %	.753
Points scored	2,353
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Merlakia Jones (born June 21, 1974) 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 basketball for the University of Florida, and then played professionally for the Cleveland Rockers and Detroit Shock of the WNBA.

Early years

Jones was born to George and Jacqueline Jones in Montgomery, Alabama. She attended George Washington Carver in Montgomery, and was a standout high school basketball player for the G.W. Carver Wolverines.

College career

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.

Professional career

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.

References

External links

Merlakia Jones – Official WNBA player profile

1997 WNBA Draft

Elite Draft

Round 1	Dena Head Isabelle Fijalkowski Rhonda Mapp Kym Hampton Wanda Guyton Judy Mosley-McAfee Bridget Pettis Daedra Charles

Round 2	Wendy Palmer Lynette Woodard Michi Atkins Vickie Johnson Janeth Arcain Mikiko Hagiwara Nancy Lieberman-Cline Zheng Haixia

WNBA Draft

Round 1	Tina Thompson Pamela McGee Jamila Wideman Eva Horáková Tammi Reiss Sue Wicks Tora Suber Toni Foster

Round 2	Tia Jackson Sharon Manning Sophia Witherspoon Jessie Hicks Merlakia Jones Tamecka Dixon Denique Graves Tammy Jackson

Round 3	Racquel Spurlock Chantel Tremitiere Katrina Colleton Tina Nicholson Raegan Scott Trena Tice Debra Williams Umeki Webb

Round 4	Monique Ambers Andrea Congreaves Kisha Ford Kim Williams Anita Maxwell Travesa Gant Tajama Abraham Catarina Pollini

Persondata
Name	Jones, Merlakia
Alternative names
Short description	American college basketball player, professional basketball player, guard
Date of birth	June 21, 1974
Place of birth	Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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