a 6'3" (1.90 m) forward, melvin entered the wnba in 1999, and played for the cleveland rockers, the washington mystics, and the chicago sky over twelve seasons in the league. she recorded wnba career averages of 9.7 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game. melvin has also played professionally in italy, israel, spain, poland, russia the abl, and china.