Mercedes Russell

Mercedes Russell
	Russell in 2019
No. 55 – Shanxi Flame
Position	Center
League	WCBA
Personal information
Born	July 27, 1995 (age 29); Springfield, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Springfield (Springfield, Oregon)
College	Tennessee (2013–2018)
WNBA draft	2018: 2nd round, 22nd overall pick
	Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018	New York Liberty
2018–2024	Seattle Storm
2019–2020	Southside Flyers
2020–2021	Galatasaray
2023–2024	Southside Flyers
2024	Heilongjiang Dragons
2025	Shanxi Flame
2025–present	Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
	2× WNBA champion (2018, 2020); WNBA Commissioner's Cup champion (2021); WNBL champion (2024); WNBL Grand Final MVP (2024); First-team All-SEC (2018); Gatorade National Player of the Year (2013); McDonald's All-American (2013);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women

Mercedes Brianna Russell (born July 27, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Shanxi Flame of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). She was drafted 22nd overall by the New York Liberty in the 2018 WNBA draft. Russell played center for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team in college.^[1] In high school, she was named 2013 Gatorade Girls' Basketball Player of the Year.

^ Greif, Andrew (April 14, 2018). "Marie Gulich leads 4 players with Oregon ties selected in 2018 WNBA draft". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 14, 2018.