LaVon Mercer

LaVon Mercer
לבן מרסר
Personal information
Born	January 13, 1959; Metter, Georgia
Nationality	American / Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Metter (Metter, Georgia)
College	Georgia (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980: 3rd round, 60th overall pick
	Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1981–1995
Position	Center
Career highlights and awards
	2× Third-team All-SEC (1979, 1980); Third-team Parade All-American (1976);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

LaVon Mercer (לבן מרסר; born January 13, 1959) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played at the center position. As a high school senior, he averaged 37.6 points, 30.1 rebounds, and 12 blocked shots per game, and was named a Parade All-American. Playing college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs, he became the school's all-time career-leader in blocks and field-goal percentage, set its single-season shooting percentage record, and had the best SEC Tournament career field goal percentage of any SEC player. Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 3rd round of the 1980 NBA draft, he instead played 14 seasons in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, where he was the MVP in 1981. He obtained Israeli citizenship, and also played for the Israeli national basketball team.

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