🏀 WNBA FIRST BASKET STATS
SEASON: 2026 2025
WAS MIN J. Melbourne G · 2025 Season
J. Melbourne played for 2 teams in 2025: WAS → MIN. Stats below are combined across all stints.
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OPENING JUMPS
8.3%
FIRST POSSESSION % (1)
25%
FIRST SHOT % (3)
41.7%
FIRST BASKET % (5)
43
GAMES PLAYED
12
GAMES STARTED
23.4
MINUTES PER GAME
5.9
POINTS PER GAME
40%
FIELD GOAL %
In the 2025 season, J. Melbourne started 12 games across 43 appearances. Of those starts, she took first possession 8.3% of the time, took the first shot 25% of the time, and hit the first basket 41.7% of the time. Of the 5 first baskets, 2 were at home and 3 were on the road. She took the opening jump 1 time (1 won, 0 lost).
FIRST BASKET SHOT TYPES 5 total
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
layup 5 100%
FIRST SHOT SHOT TYPES 3 total
SHOT TYPECOUNT%
layup 3 100%
VS OPPONENTS First shots and first baskets
OPPONENT FS FB
LVA 1 2
IND 1 1
GSV 1 1
CON 0 1
JUMP GAME LOG Every game J. Melbourne took the opening jump
DATE MATCHUP H/A TEAM RESULT
Aug 8, 2025 WAS @ MIN HOME MIN WON
FIRST POSSESSION GAME LOG Every game J. Melbourne took the first possession
DATE MATCHUP H/A TEAM POS
Jul 3, 2025 WAS @ MIN AWAY WAS G
FIRST SHOT GAME LOG Every game J. Melbourne took the first shot
DATE MATCHUP H/A TEAM SHOT TYPE POS
Aug 15, 2025 WAS @ IND AWAY WAS layup G
Aug 13, 2025 GSV @ WAS HOME WAS layup G
Jun 26, 2025 WAS @ LVA AWAY WAS layup G
FIRST BASKET GAME LOG Every game J. Melbourne scored the first basket
DATE MATCHUP H/A TEAM SHOT TYPE POS SH#
Aug 19, 2025 CON @ WAS HOME WAS layup G 4
Aug 15, 2025 WAS @ IND AWAY WAS layup G 1
Aug 13, 2025 GSV @ WAS HOME WAS layup G 1
Jun 26, 2025 WAS @ LVA AWAY WAS layup G 1
May 23, 2025 WAS @ LVA AWAY WAS layup G 2