Marlelynn Lange-Harris Explained

MerleLynn Lange-Harris
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:195
Birth Date:28 April 1969
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
High School:Emery Collegiate Institute
(Toronto, Ontario)
College:UNLV (1988–1992)
Career Position:Center
Years1:1992–1993
Team1:Calais
Years2:1999
Team2:Phoenix Mercury
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-BWC team (1991, 1992)

MerleLynn Lange-Harris (first name also spelled Marlelynn; born 28 April 1969) is a Canadian former basketball player.[1] A 6-foot-6 center,[2] she played college basketball for UNLV from 1988 to 1992 and later professionally in Germany, with Calais in France[3] and in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury.[4] [5] [6]

Early life

Lange-Harris attended Emery Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario where she graduated in 1987.[7]

National team career

Lange-Harris competed for Canada in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics[8] and in the 1986, 1990 and 1994 World Championships.[9]

UNLV statistics

Source[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kellie Hudson . Basketball star takes dead aim at Seoul Games . 15 May 2023 . . 20 January 1988 . B4 . ProQuest.
  2. News: Sam Laskaris . 6-foot-6 player has high hopes for Canada's Olympic team . 15 May 2023 . . 31 May 1988 . N14 . ProQuest.
  3. News: Bruce Pascoe . Lange hopes to say au revoir to Division I-B . 15 May 2023 . . 1 October 1992 . 5D . ProQuest.
  4. News: Chris Jones . Lange-Harris gets a rise out of Phoenix as she tries the WNBA for size . 15 May 2023 . . 11 June 1999 . B17 . ProQuest.
  5. News: Jeff Metcalfe . It's mother's time to play Lange-Harris on roster; Husband gets extra duty . 15 May 2023 . . 10 June 1999 . C2 . ProQuest.
  6. News: David Leeder . Lange-Harris becomes only Canadian in WNBA . 15 May 2023 . . 11 June 1999 . S5 . ProQuest.
  7. News: 15 Merelynn Lange . 15 May 2023 . U.N.L.V Today . . 1988 . 28.
  8. Marlelynn Lange-Harris Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051114/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/marlelynn-lange-harris-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 22 July 2018.
  9. News: Canadian makes WNBA's Phoenix Mercury . 10 April 2022 . . 11 June 1999 . 62 . Newspapers.com.
  10. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2021-06-25.
  11. Web site: FINAL 1989 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT. 26 June 2021. NCAA.org.
  12. Web site: FINAL 1990 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT. 26 June 2021. NCAA.org.
  13. Web site: FINAL 1991 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT. 26 June 2021. NCAA.org.
  14. Web site: FINAL 1992 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT. 26 June 2021. NCAA.org.