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Jade Melbourne

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Jade Melbourne
No. 5 – University of Canberra Capitals
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)
East Melbourne, Australia[1]
Listed height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Listed weight65.8 kg (145 lb)
Career information
WNBA draft2022: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–presentUC Capitals
2023Seattle Storm
2024–presentWashington Mystics
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Jordan

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

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WNBA

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Seattle Storm (2023)

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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)

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On May 11, 2024, Melbourne was traded to the Washington Mystics in exchange for a 2025 3rd-round pick.

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[9]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
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

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  1. ^ "Jade Melbourne". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile". Asia-Basket. 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Roster Australia". FIBA. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Bronze medal in Amman points to bright future for Opals". FIBA. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Aussies Jade Melbourne, Amy Atwell picked up in WNBA draft". ESPN.com. ESPN. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Jade Melbourne puts WNBA on hold to play on home soil". australia.basketball. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Jade Melbourne signs with Seattle". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Seattle Sets 2023 Opening Day Roster". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Jade Melbourne WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
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