2007:Melvin started 25 games of 29 played...averaged 9.9 pts, 1.3 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game....Set career high in rebounds (15) and defensive boards (12) on 6/1 at Washington...Scored the most points in a Sky uniform (26) vs. Indiana on 8/7....Ranked 6th in the league in rebounds per game (6.7)....Prior to joining the Sky, Melvin had 3 starts of 3 games in the beginning of the ’07 season...averaged 11.3 pts and 6.7 rebounds per game in a Washington jersey.

2006:Melvin started 34 games out of 34 played...averaged 11.9 pts, 1.3 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game.

2004 Season: Averaged 8.6 ppg and 3.8 rpg…helped lead the Mystics to its third playoff berth.

2003 Season: Averaged a career-high 13.1 ppg.

2002 Season: Started every game…averaged 12.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg.

2001 Playoffs: Averaged 8.0 points and 4.0 rebounds during the 2001 Playoffs...Handed-out a playoff high 4 assists on August 20 vs. Charlotte.

2001 Season: Played in 27 games (20 starts) during the 2001 season, 9.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 1.5 apg during the 2001 season...Pulled-down a career-high 12 rebounds (career-high 7 defensive) at Washington on June 17...On July 11, The WNBA announced that Melvin was among the 12 players selected by WNBA head coaches as reserves for the 2001 WNBA All-Star Game...The game took place on July 16 in Orlando, FL...Melvin did not participate in the game due to an eye injury…On June 2 at Sacramento, pulled-down a career-high 6 offensive rebounds…Was placed on the Injured List on July 10 and missed 5 games due to a right eye orbital wall fracture (July 10 -- July 21)…Was activated from the Injured List on July 25.

2000 Season: In Game Two of 2000 Playoffs vs. Orlando, recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes...Scored 14 points at Orlando in Game One on 6-8 FG with 4 rebounds and 3 assists...In the playoffs, averaged 8.8 points and 6.7 rebounds…Started every game during the 2000 regular season...Averaged a team-high 11.7 points on .471 (136-289) FG% with a team-high 5.4 rebounds a game...Had 4 points, 6 rebounds and a team-high 3 assists at Washington...Recorded her first double-double of the season (second of her career) at Detroit (7/31), with 13 points and a career-high tying 10 rebounds...Grabbed a career-high tying 10 rebounds at Portland (6/28)...Against the Mercury (6/25), tied a franchise single-game record with a career-high 4 blocks...Against the Shock (6/16), scored a franchise-record and career-high 28 points on 10-12 FG and 7-12 FT with a career-high 7 assists...Notched 21 double-digit scoring outings...Grabbed double-digit rebounds twice...Led the Rockers offensive effort eight times...Grabbed team-high rebounds 13 times...Dished-out team-high assists seven times 1999 Season: One of only three players in play in all 32 games, while starting 9…Rockers’ third leading scorer with 8.1 ppg and second leading rebounder with 4.0 rpg (37th in WNBA)…Went to the free throw line a team-high 98 times, scoring a team-high 68 points from the line…Grabbed a team-high 53 offensive rebounds…Recorded a team-high 22 blocked shots…Paced the team offensively in six games…Grabbed team-high rebounds in five games…Dished-out team-high assists in three games…Recorded two double-digit rebound outings…Tallied one double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Sacramento on July 16…Notched a career-high 16 points at Washington on July 21.

European Experience: Played for Como, Italy in the 2002 with Rocker teammate Mery Andrade…Played in Karmiel, Israel in 2001 leading her team to its best-ever finish…Played in Spain after the ABL folded and helped lead Vigo to a championship.

Other Professional Experience: Played one season with the Philadelphia Rage of the ABL … Was the No. 2 selection in the 1998 ABL Draft … Averaged 12.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game during 1998-99 season and ranked third in the league in field goal percentage (.556).

College: Named to 1996-97 Kodak All-America team … Helped lead Wolfpack to first-ever NCAA Final Four appearance during the 1997-98 season … Led the team in scoring all four years … Ranks fourth in school history for career points (2,042) and third for career rebounds (1,020) and field goals made (838) … Only player in N.C. State history to lead the team in field goal percentage all four years.

Likes to be called “Chas”

Started playing basketball in the fourth grade

If given the opportunity to play anyone one-on-one, would want to play against her sister Danielle because “she would player her hardest against me because we are both so competitive”

She is the middle child of five and has two brothers, Alejandro and Adam

Parents are Jimmy and Janet Melvin

Her cousin, George Williams plays for the New York Giants

Has several pre-game superstitions, including wearing her socks inside out, reading her Bible and listening to gospel music Notes that the achievement she is most proud of was being able to stay overseas and winning a championship in Spain

Thinks people would be surprised to know that she plays the piano

Enjoys reading, going to the movies and being with family and friends

Also plays tennis, softball, and volleyball and enjoys bowling and playing pool

Lists chicken and meatloaf as her favorite food, red as her favorite color and Ghost as her favorite movie…Will Smith and Whoopie Goldberg are her favorite actor/actress

Enjoys listening to gospel, R & B and rap music

After she is done playing she wants to get married and have a family and maybe become a color analyst or coach

Full name is Chasity Monique Melvin

Selected by the Cleveland Rockers in the first round (11th overall) of the 1999 WNBA Draft on 5/4/99...Selected by the Washington Mystics (2nd) in the 2004 Dispersal Draft on 1/6/04...Traded to Sky from Washington for Monique Currie on May 24, 2007.