Mercedes Staples

Position: Guard

5-10 (178cm)

Hometown: Centerville, UT

Schools: Minnesota (Women) and San Diego State (Women)

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SUMMARY

Career

G

112

PTS

8.6

TRB

3.7

AST

1.6

FG%

41.2

FG3%

39.1

FT%

73.1

eFG%

49.6

PER

-

WS

-

Per Game

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	G	25	2	14.9	1.3	3.7	.344	0.7	2.2	.327	0.6	1.5	.368	.441	0.2	0.3	.571	0.0	1.2	1.3	1.1	0.8	0.1	0.9	0.9	3.4
2019-20	Minnesota	Big Ten	SO	G	8	1	14.1	1.0	3.6	.276	0.4	1.8	.214	0.6	1.9	.333	.328	0.3	0.4	.667	0.3	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.1	0.6	0.9	2.6
2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	G	24	24	32.7	4.5	11.3	.396	1.2	3.4	.358	3.3	7.9	.413	.450	1.3	1.6	.821	0.6	5.8	6.4	2.0	0.9	0.2	2.0	1.7	11.5
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	G	28	28	33.7	4.1	9.7	.428	1.4	3.6	.392	2.7	6.0	.450	.502	0.6	0.9	.680	0.3	3.7	4.0	2.0	1.1	0.2	1.3	2.0	10.3
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	G	27	20	31.4	4.0	8.8	.456	2.3	5.0	.455	1.7	3.8	.456	.584	0.5	0.7	.684	0.3	3.8	4.1	1.7	1.3	0.0	1.1	1.2	10.7
Career					112	75	27.3	3.3	8.0	.412	1.3	3.4	.391	2.0	4.6	.428	.496	0.6	0.8	.731	0.3	3.4	3.7	1.6	1.0	0.1	1.3	1.4	8.6

Minnesota (2 Yrs)					33	3	14.7	1.2	3.7	.328	0.6	2.1	.304	0.6	1.6	.358	.414	0.2	0.3	.600	0.1	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.8	0.1	0.8	0.9	3.2
San Diego State (3 Yrs)					79	72	32.6	4.2	9.8	.425	1.6	4.0	.410	2.5	5.8	.436	.509	0.8	1.1	.747	0.4	4.4	4.8	1.9	1.1	0.1	1.4	1.6	10.8

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	G	12	0	9.2	0.5	2.3	.222	0.3	1.1	.231	0.3	1.2	.214	.278	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.8	1.3

2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	G	17	17	32.4	4.9	11.4	.435	1.4	3.3	.411	3.6	8.1	.445	.495	1.1	1.4	.783	0.6	5.3	5.9	2.2	0.8	0.2	1.6	1.6	12.3
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	G	15	15	34.7	4.3	9.5	.448	1.2	3.3	.360	3.1	6.2	.495	.510	0.6	0.7	.818	0.3	3.0	3.3	2.0	1.3	0.2	1.3	1.8	10.3
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	G	13	6	29.8	3.5	7.4	.469	2.2	4.7	.475	1.2	2.7	.457	.620	0.6	1.0	.615	0.5	3.5	4.0	1.0	1.1	0.0	0.8	0.8	9.8
Career					57	38	27.5	3.5	8.1	.434	1.3	3.2	.406	2.2	4.9	.452	.513	0.6	0.8	.745	0.4	3.3	3.6	1.5	0.9	0.1	1.1	1.3	8.9

Minnesota (1 Yr)					12	0	9.2	0.5	2.3	.222	0.3	1.1	.231	0.3	1.2	.214	.278	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.8	1.3
San Diego State (3 Yrs)					45	38	32.4	4.3	9.6	.447	1.6	3.7	.419	2.7	5.9	.464	.528	0.8	1.0	.745	0.5	4.0	4.5	1.8	1.0	0.1	1.3	1.4	10.9

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Totals

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	G	25	2	372	32	93	.344	18	55	.327	14	38	.368	.441	4	7	.571	1	31	32	27	20	2	23	23	86
2019-20	Minnesota	Big Ten	SO	G	8	1	113	8	29	.276	3	14	.214	5	15	.333	.328	2	3	.667	2	7	9	7	8	1	5	7	21
2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	G	24	24	785	107	270	.396	29	81	.358	78	189	.413	.450	32	39	.821	14	140	154	49	22	4	48	41	275
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	G	28	28	943	116	271	.428	40	102	.392	76	169	.450	.502	17	25	.680	8	104	112	55	31	5	35	55	289
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	G	27	20	848	108	237	.456	61	134	.455	47	103	.456	.584	13	19	.684	9	103	112	45	36	1	29	32	290
Career					112	75	3061	371	900	.412	151	386	.391	220	514	.428	.496	68	93	.731	34	385	419	183	117	13	140	158	961

Minnesota (2 Yrs)					33	3	485	40	122	.328	21	69	.304	19	53	.358	.414	6	10	.600	3	38	41	34	28	3	28	30	107
San Diego State (3 Yrs)					79	72	2576	331	778	.425	130	317	.410	201	461	.436	.509	62	83	.747	31	347	378	149	89	10	112	128	854

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	G	12	0	110	6	27	.222	3	13	.231	3	14	.214	.278	0	0		1	5	6	5	4	1	3	10	15

2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	G	17	17	551	84	193	.435	23	56	.411	61	137	.445	.495	18	23	.783	11	90	101	37	13	3	28	27	209
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	G	15	15	520	64	143	.448	18	50	.360	46	93	.495	.510	9	11	.818	4	45	49	30	20	3	20	27	155
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	G	13	6	387	45	96	.469	29	61	.475	16	35	.457	.620	8	13	.615	6	46	52	13	14	0	11	11	127
Career					57	38	1568	199	459	.434	73	180	.406	126	279	.452	.513	35	47	.745	22	186	208	85	51	7	62	75	506

Minnesota (1 Yr)					12	0	110	6	27	.222	3	13	.231	3	14	.214	.278	0	0		1	5	6	5	4	1	3	10	15
San Diego State (3 Yrs)					45	38	1458	193	432	.447	70	167	.419	123	265	.464	.528	35	47	.745	21	181	202	80	47	6	59	65	491

Per 40 Minutes

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	25	2	372	3.4	10.0	.344	1.5	4.1	.368	1.9	5.9	.327	0.4	0.8	.571	3.4	2.9	2.2	0.2	2.5	2.5	9.2
2019-20	Minnesota	Big Ten	SO	8	1	113	2.8	10.3	.276	1.8	5.3	.333	1.1	5.0	.214	0.7	1.1	.667	3.2	2.5	2.8	0.4	1.8	2.5	7.4
2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	24	24	785	5.5	13.8	.396	4.0	9.6	.413	1.5	4.1	.358	1.6	2.0	.821	7.8	2.5	1.1	0.2	2.4	2.1	14.0
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	28	28	943	4.9	11.5	.428	3.2	7.2	.450	1.7	4.3	.392	0.7	1.1	.680	4.8	2.3	1.3	0.2	1.5	2.3	12.3
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	27	20	848	5.1	11.2	.456	2.2	4.9	.456	2.9	6.3	.455	0.6	0.9	.684	5.3	2.1	1.7	0.0	1.4	1.5	13.7
Career	Overall			112	75	3061	4.8	11.8	.412	2.9	6.7	.428	2.0	5.0	.391	0.9	1.2	.731	5.5	2.4	1.5	0.2	1.8	2.1	12.6
	Minnesota			33	3	485	3.3	10.1	.328	1.6	4.4	.358	1.7	5.7	.304	0.5	0.8	.600	3.4	2.8	2.3	0.2	2.3	2.5	8.8
	San Diego State			79	72	2576	5.1	12.1	.425	3.1	7.2	.436	2.0	4.9	.410	1.0	1.3	.747	5.9	2.3	1.4	0.2	1.7	2.0	13.3

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	12	0	110	2.2	9.8	.222	1.1	5.1	.214	1.1	4.7	.231	0.0	0.0		2.2	1.8	1.5	0.4	1.1	3.6	5.5
2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	17	17	551	6.1	14.0	.435	4.4	9.9	.445	1.7	4.1	.411	1.3	1.7	.783	7.3	2.7	0.9	0.2	2.0	2.0	15.2
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	15	15	520	4.9	11.0	.448	3.5	7.2	.495	1.4	3.8	.360	0.7	0.8	.818	3.8	2.3	1.5	0.2	1.5	2.1	11.9
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	13	6	387	4.7	9.9	.469	1.7	3.6	.457	3.0	6.3	.475	0.8	1.3	.615	5.4	1.3	1.4	0.0	1.1	1.1	13.1
Career	Overall			57	38	1568	5.1	11.7	.434	3.2	7.1	.452	1.9	4.6	.406	0.9	1.2	.745	5.3	2.2	1.3	0.2	1.6	1.9	12.9
	Minnesota			12	0	110	2.2	9.8	.222	1.1	5.1	.214	1.1	4.7	.231	0.0	0.0		2.2	1.8	1.5	0.4	1.1	3.6	5.5
	San Diego State			45	38	1458	5.3	11.9	.447	3.4	7.3	.464	1.9	4.6	.419	1.0	1.3	.745	5.5	2.2	1.3	0.2	1.6	1.8	13.5

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Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	25	2	372	4.9	14.3	.344	2.1	5.8	.368	2.8	8.4	.327	0.6	1.1	.571	4.9	4.1	3.1	0.3	3.5	3.5	13.2		88.6	87.9
2019-20	Minnesota	Big Ten	SO	8	1	113	3.8	13.9	.276	2.4	7.2	.333	1.4	6.7	.214	1.0	1.4	.667	4.3	3.3	3.8	0.5	2.4	3.3	10.0		75.8	94.8
2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	24	24	785			.396			.413			.358			.821
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	28	28	943			.428			.450			.392			.680
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	27	20	848	7.4	16.3	.456	3.2	7.1	.456	4.2	9.2	.455	0.9	1.3	.684	7.7	3.1	2.5	0.1	2.0	2.2	19.9		111.4	86.4
Career	Overall			112	75	3061	6.4	15.5	.412	2.8	6.7	.428	3.5	8.8	.391	0.8	1.3	.731	6.6	3.4	2.8	0.2	2.5	2.7	17.1		102.2	87.6
	Minnesota			33	3	485	4.6	14.2	.328	2.2	6.2	.358	2.4	8.0	.304	0.7	1.2	.600	4.8	4.0	3.3	0.3	3.3	3.5	12.4		85.5	89.6
	San Diego State			79	72	2576	7.4	16.3	.425	3.2	7.1	.436	4.2	9.2	.410	0.9	1.3	.747	7.7	3.1	2.5	0.1	2.0	2.2	19.9		111.4	86.4

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	12	0	110	3.1	14.0	.222	1.6	7.3	.214	1.6	6.8	.231	0.0	0.0		3.1	2.6	2.1	0.5	1.6	5.2	7.8		69.7	97.0
2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	17	17	551	8.7	19.9	.435	6.3	14.1	.445	2.4	5.8	.411	1.9	2.4	.783	10.4	3.8	1.3	0.3	2.9	2.8	21.5		98.6	100.3
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	15	15	520	7.1	15.9	.448	5.1	10.3	.495	2.0	5.5	.360	1.0	1.2	.818	5.4	3.3	2.2	0.3	2.2	3.0	17.2		101.8	98.9
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	13	6	387	6.8	14.6	.469	2.4	5.3	.457	4.4	9.3	.475	1.2	2.0	.615	7.9	2.0	2.1	0.0	1.7	1.7	19.3		114.3	91.7
Career	Overall			57	38	1568	7.3	16.9	.434	4.6	10.2	.452	2.7	6.6	.406	1.3	1.7	.745	7.6	3.1	1.9	0.3	2.3	2.8	18.6		101.4	97.5
	Minnesota			12	0	110	3.1	14.0	.222	1.6	7.3	.214	1.6	6.8	.231	0.0	0.0		3.1	2.6	2.1	0.5	1.6	5.2	7.8		69.7	97.0
	San Diego State			45	38	1458	7.6	17.1	.447	4.9	10.5	.464	2.8	6.6	.419	1.4	1.9	.745	8.0	3.2	1.9	0.2	2.3	2.6	19.4		103.1	97.6

Advanced

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	25	2	372	10.3	.446	.441	.591	.075	84	0.3	10.1	5.3	14.0	3.1	0.5	19.3	15.4		0.3	0.5	0.8	.088		-1.6	3.3	1.7
2019-20	Minnesota	Big Ten	SO	8	1	113	8.2	.345	.328	.483	.103	23	2.1	8.0	4.9	11.4	3.8	0.8	14.1	14.9		0.0	0.1	0.1	.018		-2.4	2.3	-0.2
2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	24	24	785		.477	.450	.300	.144					15.0			14.3	21.7
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	28	28	943		.511	.502	.376	.092					12.4			11.0	17.1
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	27	20	848	18.9	.589	.584	.565	.080	248	1.3	14.7	8.0	10.9	2.5	0.1	10.5	16.7		2.2	1.6	3.7	.176		4.6	1.8	6.4
Career	Overall			112	75	3061	15.6	.509	.496	.429	.103	354	1.1	12.9	7.0	12.8	2.8	0.3	12.9	17.9		2.4	2.2	4.6			2.2	2.3	4.5
	Minnesota			33	3	485	9.8	.422	.414	.566	.082	106	0.7	9.6	5.2	13.4	3.2	0.6	18.1	15.3		0.2	0.6	0.9			-1.8	3.0	1.2
	San Diego State			79	72	2576	18.9	.522	.509	.407	.107	248	1.3	14.7	8.0	12.7	2.5	0.1	12.1	18.4		2.2	1.6	3.7			4.6	1.8	6.4

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2018-19	Minnesota	Big Ten	FR	12	0	110	1.4	.278	.278	.481	.000	16	1.1	5.8	3.4	8.6	2.1	0.9	10.0	13.3		-0.1	0.1	0.0	.011
2020-21	San Diego State	MWC	JR	17	17	551	16.5	.512	.495	.290	.119	195	2.3	20.1	10.9	16.5	1.3	0.6	12.1	21.5		0.8	0.4	1.2	.090
2021-22	San Diego State	MWC	SR	15	15	520	13.3	.523	.510	.350	.077	142	0.9	10.9	5.6	11.9	2.2	0.6	11.9	16.4		0.7	0.5	1.2	.094
2022-23	San Diego State	MWC	SR	13	6	387	16.1	.621	.620	.635	.135	106	2.1	16.8	9.3	6.7	2.1	0.0	9.7	15.6		0.8	0.7	1.5	.155
Career	Overall			57	38	1568	14.3	.526	.513	.392	.102	458	1.7	15.2	8.2	12.0	1.9	0.5	11.4	17.8		2.2	1.7	4.0	.102
	Minnesota			12	0	110	1.4	.278	.278	.481	.000	16	1.1	5.8	3.4	8.6	2.1	0.9	10.0	13.3		-0.1	0.1	0.0	.011
	San Diego State			45	38	1458	15.3	.540	.528	.387	.109	443	1.7	15.9	8.6	12.3	1.9	0.4	11.5	18.1		2.3	1.6	4.0	.108

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