Shavonte Zellous - Mersin

In the absence of Katie Douglas, Zellous stepped up for the Fever in the WNBA playoffs. After averaging 7.5 points during the season, Zellous went off in the Finals, scoring 17 points per game. This winter she'll be back in Turkey playing for Mersin, where she finished fifth in the Turkish League in scoring last year.

Erlana Larkins - Mersin

Like Zellous, Larkins emerged as a dominant force in the WNBA playoffs. After starting on two games during the regular season, she started in nine of the Fever's 10 playoff games. This season will be her fourth with Mersin, where she had averaged over 10 points a game in each season that she has played there.

January 30, 2013: Mersin won its sixth straight game with a huge home upset of Turkish League leader and previously unbeaten Fenerbahce, 81-75. Fever guard Shavonte Zellous led her team with 35 points and Fever forward Erlana Larkins added 18 points and 16 boards as Mersin ended Fenerbahce's win streak at 14. Mersin (10-5) remains tied for fourth place in the league standings. Mersin trailed 66-54 after three quarters before outscoring Fenerbahce 27-9 in the final period. Zellous was 9-of-9 from the free throw line, while hitting 7-of-14 overall including four 3-pointers. On the losing side for Fenerbahce (14-1), WNBA stars Cappie Pondexter scored 17 points and Angel McCoughtry had 13.

Zellous, who has played a full 40 minutes the past three games, continues leading the Turkish League in scoring with 22.0 points per game. Larkins averages a double-double in the league with 13.1 points and a league-best 14.4 rebounds per game.

January 14, 2013:There were no surprises in Turkey this week while Fever teammates Erlana Larkins and Shavonte Zellous clashed with fellow Indiana mate Jessica Davenport. Larkins and Zellous led 5th-place Mersin, 8-5, to a fourth straight win while defeating Istanbul Universitesi 74-61 last Saturday, in Istanbul. Zellous, the Turkish scoring leader, topped all scorers with 22 points and added seven rebounds and six assists. Larkins, the Turkish rebounding leader, pulled down 20 boards to go with 10 points and four assists. Davenport was the top scorer for Istanbul Unitersitesi, 6-7 and in ninth place. Davenport shot 8-of-10 from the floor and finished with 18 points and six rebounds in a game which Mersin led from start to finish.

January 7, 2013: Mersin has not played yet in January, but won both of its final games to cap its December schedule. In a 75-69 win over Botas on Dec. 26, Erlana Larkins posted 20 points and 16 rebounds while teammate Shavonte Zellous scored 19 points with five boards. Three nights later, Zellous recorded 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists in an 87-69 win over Canik BLD. Not to be outdone, Larkins added 13 points, 16 boards and five assists.

At the midway point of the Turkish season, Mersin is in sixth place, 7-5, with three straight wins. Zellous leads the Turkish league with 21.3 points per game while Larkins leads the circuit with 14.2 rebounds per game.

December 12, 2012: Erlana Larkins and Shavonte Zellous have moved their team into seventh place in the Turkish League with another win last Sunday, Dec. 9. Mersin defeated Edremit 83-68.

Zellous led the team once again with 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including 3-for-5 from behind the 3-point line. She was a perfect 9-for-9 from the charity stripe. Her 34 points was a season-high and matched her high from last season. She added four rebounds and four assists. She was named Turkish League player of the week.

Larkins added her second-straight double-double, finishing with 17 points and 14 rebounds. It was her fifth double-double of the season and she has only had one game where she has not grabbed double-figure rebounds.

Mersin is now 4-3 in the Turkish League and 4-2 in EuroCup play.

December 7, 2012: Mersin lost two in a row to Kayseri last week, once in Turkish League play and another in the EuroCup eight-final series. An 80-62 loss to Kayseri in league play dropped Mersin to 3-4 in Turkish League action. Zellous scored 16 points and added six rebounds and an assist, while Larkins finished with seven points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Mersin dropped to ninth place in the Turkish standings.

The second loss to Kayseri came in EuroCup play. Mersin led through the third quarter, but Kayseri’s Asjha Jones led her team to the narrow 91-87 victory with 17 points and five rebounds. Zellous finished with a game-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Larkins pitched in a double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. She played all 40 minutes of the game. Mersin plays Kayseri once more as it hosts Game 2 of the EuroCup eighth-final series on Dec. 13.

November 26, 2012: Fever star Erlana Larkins has been tabbed by Eurobasket.com as the Turkish League’s player of the week for her efforts in Mersin’s 78-69 win over Samsun. Larkins’ double-double of 12 points and 21 rebounds last Saturday helped Mersin improve to 3-3 with back-to-back wins in the Turkish League. Meanwhile, Shavonte Zellous scored a game-high 26 points on 6-of-13 shooting. She added four rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.

In EuroCup action, Larkins and Zellous helped Mersin to its fourth straight Group C win last week, beating Balfius Namur (Belgium) 80-68. Standing at 4-1 in Group C, Mersin is assured to advance to the second round of the EuroCup play.

November 19, 2012 : Mersin (Turkey) used 18 points and five rebounds from Shavonte Zellous, and seven points and 12 rebounds from Erlana Larkins, to upset third-place Ceyhan-BID in the Turkish League last Saturday. Mersin trailed 34-31 at the half, but outscored the home team 28-14 in the third period to command a 59-49 advantage.

Last week, Mersin won its third straight EuroCup game, 77-71 over Tarbes (France). Zellous led all scorers with 21 points while Larkins had a huge game with 18 points and 17 rebounds. Together, the Fever duo shot 10-of-21 from the floor and 13-of-16 from the free throw line.

Zellous has scored in double figures in all three Turkish League games as well as all three EuroCup games. Larkins has had double-digit rebounds in three Turkish League games and a pair of EuroCup bouts. Overall, Mersin is 2-3 in the Turkish League and 3-1 in its first round of EuroCup action.

November 16, 2012: Erlana Larkins and Shavonte Zellous are teammates on Mersin, based in Mersin Turkey. The team plays both in the Turkish League and in the EuroCup League. Larkins has played in four games and recorded three double-doubles, including a 27-point, 14-rebound performance last weekend. Zellous, in her five games with the team, has averaged 19 points and over five rebounds. Mersin is currently 1-3 in the Turkish League, and 3-1 in the EuroCup.