- LaVon Mercer
LaVon Mercer (born
13 January 1959 inMetter, Georgia ), is an American-Israel i retiredbasketball player. He played in the center position (height 2.08m).He played collegiality for
University of Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by theSan Antonio Spurs in the 3rd round (60th overall) of the1980 NBA Draft . [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1980.html 1980 NBA Draft] ]He played for Hapoel Tel Aviv (1981-1988) and
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (1988-1995). LaVon Mercer won won 6 Israeli Champions (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995) and 5 Israeli State Cups (1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994). Playing for Maccabi was also Euroleague's semifinalist (1991) and Euroleague's finalist (1989). Playing for Hapoel was Radivoj Korac Cup semifinalist (1988).Mercer also played for the Israeli national team at the 1986 Basketball world championship and 1987 European championship.References
External links
* [http://www.lavonmercer.org/ Personal site]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=205&idioma=3 basketpedya.com]
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