(1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 28) 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–present
Seattle Storm
2019–2020
Southside Flyers
2020–2021
Galatasaray
2023–2024
Southside Flyers
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA champion (2018, 2020)
WNBA Commissioner's Cup champion (2021)
WNBL champion (2024)
WNBL Grand Final MVP (2024)
Gatorade National Player of the Year (2013)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
2012 U17 Amsterdam
Team competition
Mercedes Brianna Russell (born July 27, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). 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.
Russell was MVP of the 2013 McDonalds All-American game
^Greif, Andrew (April 14, 2018). "Marie Gulich leads 4 players with Oregon ties selected in 2018 WNBA draft". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
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won his sixtieth Grand Prix, ahead of Lando Norris and George Russell, who scored Mercedes' first Grand Prix podium finish of the season. After struggling...
took the fastest lap, and won the race ahead of Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in second and third respectively, marking Verstappen's...
traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Jacob Evans, D'Angelo Russell and Omari Spellman. Wiggins scored 24 points and had five steals in his...