Ron Mercer SG

Current Team: N/A

Born: May 18, 1976 (47 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 210 (95kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1997 NBA Draft

Early Entry Info: 1997 Early Entrant

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 6, Boston Celtics

Pre-Draft Team: Kentucky (So)

High School: Oak Hill Academy [Mouth of Wilson, Virginia]

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NBA

8 Years Of Service

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1997-98 BOS 80 62 33.3 15.26 6.44 14.31 .450 0.04 0.35 .107 2.35 2.80 .839 1.36 2.14 3.50 2.20 1.56 0.21 1.65 2.66
1998-99 BOS 41 40 37.8 17.02 7.44 17.24 .431 0.12 0.73 .167 2.02 2.56 .790 0.90 2.88 3.78 2.54 1.63 0.29 2.17 1.98
1999-00 * All Teams 68 68 35.0 16.88 6.76 15.88 .426 0.22 0.71 .313 3.13 3.97 .789 0.94 2.74 3.68 2.32 1.10 0.34 2.22 2.22
1999-00 * DEN 37 37 38.1 18.32 7.35 16.54 .444 0.41 1.05 .385 3.22 4.08 .788 0.78 3.32 4.11 2.81 0.89 0.41 2.35 2.03
1999-00 * ORL 31 31 31.3 15.16 6.06 15.10 .402 0.00 0.29 .000 3.03 3.84 .790 1.13 2.03 3.16 1.74 1.35 0.26 2.06 2.45
2000-01 CHI 61 61 41.6 19.70 8.20 18.38 .446 0.23 0.75 .304 3.08 3.74 .825 1.18 2.69 3.87 3.30 1.28 0.44 2.11 2.43
2001-02 * All Teams 53 41 32.4 13.87 5.87 14.79 .397 0.34 1.17 .290 1.79 2.25 .798 0.94 2.42 3.36 2.42 0.60 0.25 1.66 2.04
2001-02 * CHI 40 40 37.6 16.82 7.15 17.93 .399 0.42 1.43 .298 2.10 2.70 .778 1.10 2.77 3.88 2.95 0.75 0.25 1.98 2.15
2001-02 * IND 13 1 16.4 4.77 1.92 5.15 .373 0.08 0.38 .200 0.85 0.85 1.000 0.46 1.31 1.77 0.77 0.15 0.23 0.69 1.69
2002-03 IND 72 3 23.1 7.72 3.39 8.29 .409 0.04 0.22 .188 0.90 1.12 .802 0.44 1.69 2.14 1.56 0.68 0.19 0.75 1.71
2003-04 SAN 39 0 13.2 5.00 2.31 5.41 .427 0.05 0.18 .286 0.33 0.44 .765 0.26 1.00 1.26 0.56 0.36 0.13 0.67 0.95
2004-05 NJN 18 3 21.7 7.61 3.61 8.78 .411 0.00 0.17 .000 0.39 0.56 .700 0.50 1.72 2.22 1.11 0.89 0.11 0.78 1.11
CAREER   432 278 31.0 13.64 5.76 13.43 .429 0.14 0.56 .250 1.97 2.44 .808 0.89 2.22 3.11 2.13 1.06 0.26 1.58 2.04

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1997-98 BOS 80 62 2,662 1,221 515 1,145 .450 3 28 .107 188 224 .839 109 171 280 176 125 17 132 213
1998-99 BOS 41 40 1,551 698 305 707 .431 5 30 .167 83 105 .790 37 118 155 104 67 12 89 81
1999-00 * All Teams 68 68 2,377 1,148 460 1,080 .426 15 48 .313 213 270 .789 64 186 250 158 75 23 151 151
1999-00 * DEN 37 37 1,408 678 272 612 .444 15 39 .385 119 151 .788 29 123 152 104 33 15 87 75
1999-00 * ORL 31 31 969 470 188 468 .402 0 9 .000 94 119 .790 35 63 98 54 42 8 64 76
2000-01 CHI 61 61 2,535 1,202 500 1,121 .446 14 46 .304 188 228 .825 72 164 236 201 78 27 129 148
2001-02 * All Teams 53 41 1,715 735 311 784 .397 18 62 .290 95 119 .798 50 128 178 128 32 13 88 108
2001-02 * CHI 40 40 1,502 673 286 717 .399 17 57 .298 84 108 .778 44 111 155 118 30 10 79 86
2001-02 * IND 13 1 213 62 25 67 .373 1 5 .200 11 11 1.000 6 17 23 10 2 3 9 22
2002-03 IND 72 3 1,660 556 244 597 .409 3 16 .188 65 81 .802 32 122 154 112 49 14 54 123
2003-04 SAN 39 0 516 195 90 211 .427 2 7 .286 13 17 .765 10 39 49 22 14 5 26 37
2004-05 NJN 18 3 390 137 65 158 .411 0 3 .000 7 10 .700 9 31 40 20 16 2 14 20
CAREER   432 278 13,406 5,892 2,490 5,803 .429 60 240 .250 852 1,054 .808 383 959 1,342 921 456 113 683 881

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1997-98 BOS 80 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1.33 0.95 0.20 35 45 .438 2.22 1.86 4.08
1998-99 BOS 41 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 1.17 0.75 0.15 14 27 .341 0.04 1.11 1.15
1999-00 * All Teams 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1.05 0.50 0.25 34 34 .500 0.39 1.66 2.05
1999-00 * DEN 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1.20 0.38 0.25 17 20 .459 0.69 0.52 1.21
1999-00 * ORL 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 0.84 0.66 0.25 17 14 .548 -0.32 1.05 0.73
2000-01 CHI 61 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 .347 1.56 0.60 0.20 10 51 .164 1.75 0.27 2.02
2001-02 * All Teams 53 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 1.45 0.36 0.15 14 39 .264 -1.46 0.83 -0.63
2001-02 * CHI 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 1.49 0.38 0.15 8 32 .200 -1.43 0.88 -0.55
2001-02 * IND 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 1.11 0.22 0.16 6 7 .462 -0.12 0.03 -0.09
2002-03 IND 72 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .139 2.07 0.91 0.14 43 29 .597 -0.21 1.48 1.27
2003-04 SAN 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .084 0.85 0.54 0.08 24 15 .615 -0.46 0.79 0.33
2004-05 NJN 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1.43 1.14 0.06 8 10 .444 -0.61 0.44 -0.17
CAREER   432 278 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 1.35 0.67 0.18 182 250 .421 1.21 9.93 11.15

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1997-98 BOS 80 62 .491 .451 4.45 8.31 6.21 11.60 9.60 2.42 0.50 22.35 139.62 -0.53 1.07 103.0 107.8 14.11
1998-99 BOS 41 40 .463 .435 2.62 8.85 5.65 12.09 10.57 2.28 0.56 24.46 138.85 -1.24 0.99 94.2 104.7 13.57
1999-00 * All Teams 68 68 .479 .433 2.97 8.69 5.82 11.34 11.19 1.59 0.67 24.63 152.73 -1.88 1.06 96.9 106.8 12.88
1999-00 * DEN 37 37 .500 .457 2.24 9.83 5.97 12.86 11.37 1.19 0.72 23.73 161.71 -1.23 1.11 99.3 109.4 13.45
1999-00 * ORL 31 31 .452 .402 4.04 7.12 5.59 9.28 10.95 2.19 0.59 25.96 119.16 -2.83 1.00 93.5 103.7 12.01
2000-01 CHI 61 61 .492 .452 3.25 7.96 5.52 16.25 9.55 1.66 0.79 24.78 157.49 0.20 1.07 99.4 110.4 14.94
2001-02 * All Teams 53 41 .439 .408 3.33 8.93 6.07 14.87 9.52 1.00 0.57 24.70 148.53 -0.16 0.94 90.2 108.9 10.06
2001-02 * CHI 40 40 .440 .411 3.30 8.88 6.00 16.17 9.37 1.06 0.51 25.64 147.49 -0.02 0.94 89.8 108.1 10.49
2001-02 * IND 13 1 .432 .381 3.37 9.43 6.42 7.99 11.13 0.51 0.99 17.59 157.31 -1.12 0.93 90.8 111.8 6.27
2002-03 IND 72 3 .439 .411 2.22 8.10 5.23 11.55 7.86 1.55 0.61 18.63 139.87 1.24 0.93 94.2 104.7 9.40
2003-04 SAN 39 0 .446 .431 2.12 8.27 5.20 8.02 10.63 1.46 0.70 21.75 147.70 -2.21 0.92 87.8 99.3 9.12
2004-05 NJN 18 3 .422 .411 2.65 9.97 6.15 10.13 7.94 2.18 0.41 21.13 111.14 -0.17 0.87 84.7 105.2 9.05
CAREER   432 278 .470 .434 3.20 8.41 5.74 12.63 9.83 1.79 0.62 23.26 148.74 -0.51 1.02 96.4 106.4 12.54

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NBA Transactions

Jun 25, 1997 - The Boston Celtics selected Ron Mercer in Round 1 with Pick 6 in the 1997 NBA Draft.
Sep 4, 1997 - Ron Mercer signed a multi-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
Aug 3, 1999 - Ron Mercer was acquired by the Denver Nuggets, along with Popeye Jones and Dwayne Schintzius, from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Danny Fortson, Eric Washington, Eric Williams and a conditional 2001 1st round pick (DEN own).
Feb 1, 2000 - Ron Mercer was acquired by the Orlando Magic, along with Chauncey Billups, Johnny Taylor and a TPE, from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Chris Gatling, a 2001 1st round pick (ORL own) and cash.
Jul 1, 2000 - Ron Mercer, previously with the Orlando Magic, became a free agent.
Aug 2, 2000 - The Orlando Magic renounced their free-agent exception rights to Ron Mercer.
Aug 2, 2000 - Ron Mercer signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls.
Feb 19, 2002 - Ron Mercer was acquired by the Indiana Pacers, along with Brad Miller, Kevin Ollie, Metta World Peace and a TPE, from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Travis Best, Norman Richardson, Jalen Rose and a 2002 2nd round pick (IND own).
Jul 24, 2003 - Ron Mercer was acquired by the San Antonio Spurs, along with Hedo Turkoglu, from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Danny Ferry.
Feb 27, 2004 - The San Antonio Spurs placed the contract of Ron Mercer on waivers.
Mar 2, 2004 - Ron Mercer, previously with the San Antonio Spurs, became a free agent.
Aug 12, 2004 - Ron Mercer signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets.
Jun 30, 2005 - Ron Mercer exercised a Player Option to extend his contract.
Aug 17, 2005 - Ron Mercer, previously with the New Jersey Nets, became a free agent.
Aug 17, 2005 - The New Jersey Nets utilized the amnesty provision on the contract of Ron Mercer.
Nov 1, 2005 - Ron Mercer retired from professional basketball.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-Rookie First Team - 1998

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2001-02 IND 5 0 23.4 7.80 3.60 7.20 .500 0.00 0.00 .000 0.60 0.80 .750 0.00 2.00 2.00 0.80 0.20 0.20 0.60 1.80
2002-03 IND 6 0 22.5 6.50 2.67 8.17 .327 0.00 0.00 .000 1.17 1.33 .875 0.33 1.83 2.17 1.17 1.00 0.17 0.83 1.83
CAREER   11 0 22.9 7.09 3.09 7.73 .400 0.00 0.00 .000 0.91 1.09 .833 0.18 1.91 2.09 1.00 0.64 0.18 0.73 1.82

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
2001-02 IND 5 0 117 39 18 36 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 10 10 4 1 1 3 9
2002-03 IND 6 0 135 39 16 49 .327 0 0 .000 7 8 .875 2 11 13 7 6 1 5 11
CAREER   11 0 252 78 34 85 .400 0 0 .000 10 12 .833 2 21 23 11 7 2 8 20

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
2001-02 IND 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .126 1.33 0.33 0.11 2 3 .400 0.04 0.14 0.18
2002-03 IND 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 1.40 1.20 0.16 2 4 .333 -0.25 0.08 -0.17
CAREER   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 1.38 0.88 0.14 4 7 .364 -0.21 0.21 -

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
2001-02 IND 5 0 .516 .500 - 9.58 5.11 6.31 7.36 0.45 0.60 16.73 125.00 -0.29 1.08 98.5 102.1 10.46
2002-03 IND 6 0 .371 .327 1.61 9.36 5.38 10.39 8.69 2.41 0.67 19.67 120.15 -0.25 0.80 80.6 109.1 6.23
CAREER   11 0 .432 .400 0.93 9.47 5.26 8.41 8.14 1.48 0.64 18.33 123.33 -0.27 0.92 88.1 105.9 8.19

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Rising Stars Challenge Participant - 1998

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Rising Stars Challenge Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1998 East 1 1 22 8 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2 0 0 3 1
TOTAL   1 1 22 8 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2 0 0 3 1
AVERAGES   1 1 22.0 8.00 4.00 10.00 .400 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 2.00 2.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 1.00

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NBA Training Camp Experience

1997 NBA Training Camp - Boston Celtics
1998 NBA Training Camp - Boston Celtics
1999 NBA Training Camp - Denver Nuggets
2000 NBA Training Camp - Chicago Bulls
2001 NBA Training Camp - Chicago Bulls
2002 NBA Training Camp - Indiana Pacers
2003 NBA Training Camp - San Antonio Spurs
2004 NBA Training Camp - New Jersey Nets

NCAA

College: Kentucky (1997)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1995-96 Kentucky Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1996-97 Kentucky So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American First Team - 1997
NABC All-American First Team - 1997
AP All-American First Team - 1997
USBWA All-American First Team - 1997
SEC Player of the Year (Coaches) - 1997
SEC Player of the Year (AP) - 1997
SEC Tournament MVP - 1997
SEC All-Tournament Team - 1997
NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) - 1996, 1997
Great Alaska Shootout Most Outstanding Player - 1997

High School Basketball

Prep/High School: Oak Hill Academy [Mouth of Wilson, Virginia]

High School Special Event Stats

Year Event GP MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1995 McDonalds All-American 1 00:00 19 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Prep/High School Awards & Honors

Naismith Prep Player of the Year - 1995
Parade All-American First Team - 1994, 1995
USA TODAY's All-USA First Team - 1995
Tennessee Mr. Basketball (Class A) - 1994
Tennessee Mr. Basketball (Class AA) - 1993