Jade Melbourne Explained

Jade Melbourne
Position:Guard
Team:Washington Mystics
League:WNBA
Number:5
Birth Date:2002 8, df=y
Birth Place:East Melbourne, Australia[1]
Height M:1.78
Draft Year:2022
Draft Team:Seattle Storm
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:33
Career Start:2021
Years1:2021–present
Team1:Canberra Capitals
Team2:Seattle Storm
Years3:–present
Team3:Washington Mystics

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]

WNBA career

Seattle Storm

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

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

WNBA statistics

Regular season

|-| style='text-align:left;'|2023| style='text-align:left;'|Seattle| 29 || 0 || 10.6 || .391 || .150 || .793 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.9 || 2.6|-| style='text-align:left;'| Career| style='text-align:left;'| 1 year, 1 team| 29 || 0 || 10.6 || .391 || .150 || .793 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 0.9 || 2.6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jade Melbourne . 2024-08-15 . Australian Olympic Committee.
  2. Web site: Profile. 18 December 2021. Asia-Basket.
  3. Web site: Team Roster Australia. FIBA. 27 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Bronze medal in Amman points to bright future for Opals. FIBA. 3 October 2021. 3 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Aussies Jade Melbourne, Amy Atwell picked up in WNBA draft . ESPN.com . 12 April 2022 . ESPN . 18 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Jade Melbourne puts WNBA on hold to play on home soil. . australia.basketball . Basketball Australia . 18 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Jade Melbourne signs with Seattle . storm.wnba.com . WNBA . 18 June 2023.
  8. Web site: Seattle Sets 2023 Opening Day Roster . storm.wnba.com . WNBA . 18 June 2023.