Melanie Pearson
Guard Forward 12
Ht
6'
1"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Irvine, 
California
Last School
UCLA
Roster Years
2001-2002


Before BYU

  • Two-time All-State honoree
  • Was a four-time All-CIF player
  • Two-time Division II California Player of the Year
  • Two-time league MVP
  • Named AA All-American in 1995
  • Team won back-to-back state championships
  • Team won three CIF championships
  • All-State Division I Second Team 2013-14

At UCLA

  • Three year letterwinner at UCLA, 1996-1999
  • Played in 83 total games
  • Shot 42.3 percent from the field, 40.1 percent from 3-point range and 72.3 percent from the free-throw line
  • In her three seasons, she totaled 778 points, pulled down 254 rebounds
  • Had career totals in assists with 125, steals with 87 and 22 in blocked shots
  • UCL recorded back-to-back 20+win seasons in 1998 and 1999, finishing second and first, respectively in the Pac-10, and made it to the Elite Eight in 1999

Personal

  • From Irvine, California
  • Parents are Jon and Carol Pearson
  • Has two brothers
  • Majoring in geographic information systems

Mission

  • Lisbon , Portugal
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year 2001-2002

  • Played in all games
  • Averaged 11.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game
  • Named to the 2002 Mountain West Conference Third Team
  • Garnered one MWC Player of the Week citation.
  • Recorded season and BYU career highs in points with 30, in rebounds with nine, assists with four and in steals with two

 

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year