Marlelynn Lange-Harris

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]

MerleLynn Lange-Harris
Personal information
Born (1969-04-28) 28 April 1969
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolEmery Collegiate Institute
(Toronto, Ontario)
CollegeUNLV (1988–1992)
PositionCenter
Career history
1992–1993Calais
1999Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-BWC team (1991, 1992)

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]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
1988-89 UNLV 33 46.8% 16.7% 58.6% 4.30 0.61 1.21 0.18 4.88
1989-90 UNLV 31 59.4% - 58.1% 5.52 1.13 0.87 0.29 8.13
1990-91 UNLV 21 59.3% - 69.2% 7.81 1.14 1.14 0.33 13.24
1991-92 UNLV 26 62.9% - 64.9% 8.12 1.27 1.65 0.50 16.85
Career 111 58.1% 16.7% 63.6% 6.20 1.01 1.21 0.32 10.17
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
1988-89 UNLV 33 72 154 1 6 17 29 142 20 40 6 161
1989-90 UNLV 31 101 170 0 0 50 86 171 35 27 9 252
1990-91 UNLV 21 112 189 0 0 54 78 164 24 24 7 278
1991-92 UNLV 26 171 272 0 0 96 148 211 33 43 13 438
Career 111 456 785 1 6 217 341 688 112 134 35 1129

References
  1. Kellie Hudson (20 January 1988). "Basketball star takes dead aim at Seoul Games". Toronto Star. p. B4. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via ProQuest.
  2. Sam Laskaris (31 May 1988). "6-foot-6 player has high hopes for Canada's Olympic team". Toronto Star. p. N14. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via ProQuest.
  3. Bruce Pascoe (1 October 1992). "Lange hopes to say au revoir to Division I-B". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 5D. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via ProQuest.
  4. Chris Jones (11 June 1999). "Lange-Harris gets a rise out of Phoenix as she tries the WNBA for size". National Post. p. B17. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via ProQuest.
  5. Jeff Metcalfe (10 June 1999). "It's mother's time to play Lange-Harris on roster; Husband gets extra duty". The Arizona Republic. p. C2. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via ProQuest.
  6. David Leeder (11 June 1999). "Lange-Harris becomes only Canadian in WNBA". The Globe and Mail. p. S5. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via ProQuest.
  7. "15 Merelynn Lange". U.N.L.V Today. UNLV. 1988. p. 28. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marlelynn Lange-Harris Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  9. "Canadian makes WNBA's Phoenix Mercury". The Winnipeg Sun. 11 June 1999. p. 62. Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  11. "FINAL 1989 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  12. "FINAL 1990 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  13. "FINAL 1991 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  14. "FINAL 1992 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 26 June 2021.


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