Jade Melbourne
No. 5 – University of Canberra Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | WNBL | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | East Melbourne, Australia[1] | 18 August 2002||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 65.8 kg (145 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2022: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | UC Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Jade Melbourne (born 18 August 2002) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the UC Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She plays for the Australian national team.[2]
She represented Australia at the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, where the team won the bronze medal.[3][4]
Professional career
[edit]WNBA
[edit]Seattle Storm (2023)
[edit]Melbourne was selected in the Third Round of the 2022 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.[5] Melbourne, her agent, and the Storm agreed that Melbourne would stay over in Australia and play another season in the WNBL. This meant that Melbourne would not participate in the 2022 WNBA season.[6]
On February 20, 2023, Melbourne signed her rookie contract with the Storm and came over to participate in training camp.[7] Melbourne made the Opening Night roster for the Storm and became the youngest player on a roster in the WNBA for the 2023 season.[8]
Washington Mystics (2024–present)
[edit]On May 11, 2024, Melbourne was traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for a 2025 3rd-round pick.
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Stats current through end of 2024 season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2023 | Seattle | 29 | 0 | 10.6 | .391 | .150 | .793 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
2024 | Washington | 37 | 0 | 14.1 | .434 | .357 | .714 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 66 | 0 | 12.6 | .422 | .303 | .744 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jade Melbourne". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Profile". Asia-Basket. 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster Australia". FIBA. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Bronze medal in Amman points to bright future for Opals". FIBA. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Aussies Jade Melbourne, Amy Atwell picked up in WNBA draft". ESPN.com. ESPN. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Jade Melbourne puts WNBA on hold to play on home soil". australia.basketball. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Jade Melbourne signs with Seattle". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Seattle Sets 2023 Opening Day Roster". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Jade Melbourne WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
External links
[edit]- Jade Melbourne instagram
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Jade Melbourne at FIBA (archived)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Australian women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Melbourne
- Guards (basketball)
- Seattle Storm draft picks
- Seattle Storm players
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Washington Mystics players
- Basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic basketball players for Australia
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Olympic medalists in basketball