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class="infobox-data">American / Israeli</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">220 lb (100 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Metter_High_School" title="Metter High School">Metter</a> (Metter, Georgia)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_basketball" title="Georgia Bulldogs basketball">Georgia</a> (1976–1980)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980</a>: 3rd round, 60th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1981–1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1981–1988</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_B.C." title="Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.">Hapoel Tel Aviv</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1988–1995</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_B.C." title="Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.">Maccabi Tel Aviv</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>2× Third-team All-<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (1979, 1980)</li> <li>Third-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team"><i>Parade</i> All-American</a> (1976)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mercela01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1777077#P2685" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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He played at the <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> position.<sup id="cite_ref-auto7_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto7-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a high school senior, he averaged 37.6 points, 30.1 rebounds, and 12 blocked shots per game, and was named a <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team"><i>Parade</i> All-American</a>. Playing <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball">Georgia Bulldogs</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/SEC_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC Tournament">SEC Tournament</a> career field goal percentage of any SEC player. Drafted by the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> in the 3rd round of the <a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980 NBA draft</a>, he instead played 14 seasons in the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League" title="Israeli Basketball Premier League">Israeli Basketball Premier League</a>, where he was the MVP in 1981. He obtained Israeli citizenship, and also played for the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli national basketball team">Israeli national basketball team</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_and_personal_life">Early and personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LaVon_Mercer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early and personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer was born on January 13, 1959,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Metter,_Georgia" title="Metter, Georgia">Metter, Georgia</a>, population 4,000.<sup id="cite_ref-auto7_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto7-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after he was born his mother left him, along with his father, leaving his grandmother to raise him.<sup id="cite_ref-auto5_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At age 16, after the death of his grandparents, he was homeless.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When he competed Mercer was 6' 10" (2.08 m) tall, and weighed 220 pounds (100 kg).<sup id="cite_ref-auto7_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto7-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He now has three children; two daughters (Dionn and Gabriell) and a son (Alexander).<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school">High school</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LaVon_Mercer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: High school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer attended <a href="/wiki/Metter_High_School" title="Metter High School">Metter High School</a> ('76).<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His teammates nicknamed him "Tree".<sup id="cite_ref-auto5_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He grabbed a state record 41 rebounds in a game in 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-auto5_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1975–76 he averaged 37.6 points, 30.1 rebounds, and 12 blocked shots per game.<sup id="cite_ref-auto10_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto10-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his senior year he was named the Georgia High School Player of the Year, and a <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team"><i>Parade</i> All-American</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named the No. 1 high school player in Georgia by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlanta_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="The Atlanta Journal">The Atlanta Journal</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto5_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was a degree of local racial prejudice at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-auto5_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He said: "Townfolk called Coach West.... They asked him why he was starting five blacks on the basketball team. He told 'em it was 'cause we were the best players. When we won our first 12 straight, the calls stopped and the gym – it filled up."<sup id="cite_ref-auto5_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Writing in <i>The Atlantic Journal</i>, Tom Tucker observed: "He can leap so high he hits his head on the rim. He doesn't block shots, he pounds the rejected basketball into the cheering grandstands like a beach ball. He has the soft touch of a great shooter, and when he goes for a rebound, he roars like a lion scaring anyone near him."<sup id="cite_ref-auto5_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto5-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 300 colleges recruited Mercer.<sup id="cite_ref-auto10_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto10-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The high school retired his jersey in 2014, the first time it had retired a player's jersey number.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College">College</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LaVon_Mercer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: College"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In college, Mercer played for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">University of Georgia</a> from 1976 to 80.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977–78 he averaged 8.4 rebounds per game for the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball">Bulldogs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1978–79 he averaged 13.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game with a .643 field goal percentage, and was named All-<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> – 3rd Team.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1979–80 he averaged 11.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game with a .611 field goal percentage, playing alongside <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Dominique Wilkins</a>, and was All-SEC – 3rd Team.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto4_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer is Georgia's all-time career-leader in blocks (327; fourth-highest in the SEC behind <a href="/wiki/Jarvis_Varnado" title="Jarvis Varnado">Jarvis Varnado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, and Kyle Davis; a 2.8 blocks per game average) and field-goal percentage (.602), and holds its single-season shooting percentage record (64.2%, in 1979).<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto9_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto9-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also had the third-best season of any Georgia player in blocked shots (88, in both his freshman and sophomore years, in 1977 and 1978), and the best <a href="/wiki/SEC_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC Tournament">SEC Tournament</a> career field goal percentage of any SEC player (75.8%).<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto9_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto9-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named the Bulldog's 2004 SEC Legend.<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LaVon_Mercer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mercer was selected by the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> in the 3rd round (60th overall) of the <a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980 NBA draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went to the team's rookie camp and the team was interested in him, but he decided to instead play in Israel.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1980s and 1990s, Mercer played professional basketball in Israel for 14 years in the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League" title="Israeli Basketball Premier League">Israeli Basketball Premier League</a> for <a href="/wiki/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_B.C." title="Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.">Hapoel Tel Aviv</a> (1981–1988) and <a href="/wiki/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_B.C." title="Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.">Maccabi Tel Aviv</a> (1988–1995).<sup id="cite_ref-auto8_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto8-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer led his teams to 6 <a href="/wiki/Ligat_Winner" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligat Winner">Israeli Championships</a> (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995), and 5 <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Basketball_State_Cup" title="Israeli Basketball State Cup">Israeli State Cups</a> (1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994).<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1980–81 he was the season MVP.<sup id="cite_ref-auto8_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto8-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986–87 he had his highest-scoring season, at 23.4 points per game.<sup id="cite_ref-auto8_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto8-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While playing for Maccabi, the club reached the <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_FIBA_European_Champions_Cup" title="1988–89 FIBA European Champions Cup">Euroleague finals in 1989</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_FIBA_European_Champions_Cup" title="1990–91 FIBA European Champions Cup">Euroleague semifinals in 1991</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was called the "Israeli Michael Jordan".<sup id="cite_ref-auto6_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto6-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercer became an <a href="/wiki/Israeli_citizen" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli citizen">Israeli citizen</a>, and served in the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli Defense Forces">Israeli Defense Forces</a> for two years.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercer also played for the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli national basketball team">Israeli national basketball team</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1986_FIBA_World_Championship" title="1986 FIBA World Championship">1986 FIBA World Championship</a> and <a href="/wiki/EuroBasket_1987" title="EuroBasket 1987">1987 Eurobasket</a> Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1982, having formerly been <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a>, he <a href="/wiki/Converted_to_Judaism" class="mw-redirect" title="Converted to Judaism">converted to Judaism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He said that "I guess you could call me a Messianic Jew or a Christian Jew. When I was over there it was the closest I felt to God. I really defend the state of Israel...."<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006 he was honored by the <a href="/wiki/Israeli_Consulate" class="mw-redirect" title="Israeli Consulate">Israeli Consulate</a> to the Southeast United States and made an official <a href="/wiki/Goodwill_ambassador" title="Goodwill ambassador">goodwill ambassador</a> for the State of Israel.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Commenting on his years in Israel, Mercer said "I was pretty in awe of the lifestyle<span class="nowrap"> </span>... I really wasn't planning on leaving, but my family wanted to come back to the States."<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned to the United States in the mid-1990s, after 14 years in Israel.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_after_competing">Life after competing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LaVon_Mercer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Life after competing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Mercer returned to the United States, in 1994 he completed his BA in Behavioral Sciences at <a href="/wiki/National_Louis_University" title="National Louis University">National Louis University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in 2003, Mercer served as the women's varsity basketball coach and Associate Athletic Director at <a href="/wiki/Spelman_College" title="Spelman College">Spelman College</a> in Georgia.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto6_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto6-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then became a member of an insurance team, dealing in life and health insurance.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LaVon_Mercer&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_ref-auto3_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto3_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto3_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto3_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto3_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto3_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/lavon-mercer-1.html">"Lavon Mercer College Stats"</a>. <i>College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=College+Basketball+at+Sports-Reference.com&rft.atitle=Lavon+Mercer+College+Stats&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sports-reference.com%2Fcbb%2Fplayers%2Flavon-mercer-1.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaVon+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWinnickBalzerUxbury1980" class="citation book cs1">Winnick, Matt; Balzer, Howard M.; Uxbury, John (September 1980). <i>Official National Basketball Association Register, 1980–81</i>. 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LaVON MERCER"</a>. <i>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Atlanta+Journal-Constitution&rft.atitle=WHATEVER+HAPPENED+TO+...+LaVON+MERCER&rft.date=2016-09-04&rft.aulast=Rosenberg&rft.aufirst=I.+J.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ajc.com%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Fwhatever-happened-lavon-mercer%2FoWOzoDNy0T4EL4Ijyi8teK%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaVon+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto5-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto5_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto5_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto5_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto5_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto5_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto5_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto5_5-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.metteradvertiser.com/news/local/article_e2ac93ca-7deb-11e3-bfda-001a4bcf6878.html">"Simply Great: A '76 feature on Lavon Mercer"</a>. <i>The Metter Advertiser</i>. January 15, 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Metter+Advertiser&rft.atitle=Simply+Great%3A+A+%2776+feature+on+Lavon+Mercer&rft.date=2014-01-15&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metteradvertiser.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Farticle_e2ac93ca-7deb-11e3-bfda-001a4bcf6878.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaVon+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto2-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto2_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto2_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeah_Levy2013" class="citation web cs1">Leah Levy (March 12, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/basketball-star-a-slam-dunk-at-gha/">"Basketball Star a Slam Dunk at GHA"</a>. <i>Atlanta Jewish Times</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Atlanta+Jewish+Times&rft.atitle=Basketball+Star+a+Slam+Dunk+at+GHA&rft.date=2013-03-12&rft.au=Leah+Levy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fatlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com%2Fbasketball-star-a-slam-dunk-at-gha%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaVon+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/what-israel-means-to-me-lavon-mercer/">"What Israel Means to Me: LaVon Mercer; Here’s what the Spelman coach and Israeli basketball legend has to say as we celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday,"</a>, <i>Times of Israel</i>, April 12, 2018.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.maccabi.co.il/Player.asp?PlayerUID=172&lang=en">"LaVon Mercer,"</a> maccabi.co.il.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_9-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGoodman2014" class="citation web cs1">Goodman, Jerri (January 15, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.metteradvertiser.com/news/local/article_7520b05c-7deb-11e3-bcd5-001a4bcf6878.html">"Lavon Mercer to be honored Saturday night"</a>. <i>The Metter Advertiser</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Metter+Advertiser&rft.atitle=Lavon+Mercer+to+be+honored+Saturday+night&rft.date=2014-01-15&rft.aulast=Goodman&rft.aufirst=Jerri&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metteradvertiser.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Farticle_7520b05c-7deb-11e3-bcd5-001a4bcf6878.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALaVon+Mercer" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto10-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto10_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto10_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19760319&id=sS4dAAAAIBAJ&pg=6821,3154303">"Georgia Basketball Signee Has a Change of Heart"</a>. <i>The Tuscaloosa News</i>. 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