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LaVon Mercer

American basketball player · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1959 · age 67

LaVon Mercer is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played at the center position. As a high school senior, he averaged 37.6 points, 30.1 rebounds, and 12 blocked shots per game, and was named a Parade All-American.

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ClubYearsMatchesGoals
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.1988-1994
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.1980-1988
Georgia Bulldogs basketball1976-1980

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Playing college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs, he became the school's all-time career-leader in blocks and field-goal percentage, set its single-season shooting percentage record, and had the best SEC Tournament career field goal percentage of any SEC player. Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 3rd round of the 1980 NBA draft, he instead played 14 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, where he was the MVP in 1981. He obtained Israeli citizenship, and also played for the Israeli national basketball team.

Country
United States
Category
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
Living
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Born 1959 · age 67

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