No. 5–Washington Mystics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Canberra Capitals | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Washington Mystics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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). 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]
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]
On May 11, 2024, Melbourne was traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for a 2025 3rd-round pick.
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 |
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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2022 | Did not appear in WNBA | ||||||||||||
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 |
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