Eugene Melson 
#54 PF | 6-9, 255lbs | Pistons | Experience: 1 year
Born: 12/9/2004 (24) | College: Cincinnati | Fort Wayne, IN

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 86 42 68 0 34 7 32 66 83 31 9 41 39 78 33 87  
 Potential: A C B F C F D B A C D C          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  2028  2029  2030  2031  2032  2033  2034  2035 
 Value: $2,369,991  $2,637,570  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 2                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2028 PBSL DET 82 0 12.2 7.0 0.6 2.3 0.4 0.7 0.56 0.1 0.3 1.7 .515 .712 .000  
 2027 PBSL DET 82 7 15.2 6.4 0.6 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.95 0.1 0.2 1.7 .491 .683 .000  
 Career     164 7 13.7 6.7 0.6 2.3 0.5 0.7 0.76 0.1 0.2 1.7 .503 .699 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2028 PBSL DET 2.7 5.3 .515 1.5 2.2 .712 2.0 3.1 .630 0.8 2.2 .359 0.0 0.0 .000  
 2027 PBSL DET 2.6 5.3 .491 1.2 1.8 .683 2.0 3.4 .574 0.6 1.9 .340 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     2.7 5.3 .503 1.4 2.0 .699 2.0 3.3 .601 0.7 2.0 .350 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2028 82 0 1003 225 437 126 177 0 2 576 49 237 30 11 54 11 22 140 -148 
 2027 82 7 1249 214 436 99 145 0 1 527 51 246 57 11 60 11 13 136 -92 
 Career 164 7 2252 439 873 225 322 0 3 1103 100 483 87 22 114 22 35 276 -240 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2028 PBSL DET .559 1.32 5.0 9.0 22.6 5.4 21.0 13.2 15.7 62.3 2.1 -1.8 100.9 108.3  
 2027 PBSL DET .528 1.21 9.2 9.7 17.8 4.4 16.9 10.6 10.9 -11.1 -0.4 -1.1 103.0 106.9  
 Career     .544 1.26 7.2 9.4 19.9 4.8 18.7 11.7 13.0 51.2 1.7 -1.5 102.1 107.5  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2028 PBSL DET 7 0 11.1 6.0 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.7 0.20 0.1 0.3 2.3 .594 .400 .000  
 2027 PBSL DET 10 0 19.1 7.1 0.9 2.6 0.7 0.8 0.88 0.2 0.5 2.7 .549 .625 .000  
 Career     17 0 15.8 6.6 0.9 2.1 0.5 0.8 0.62 0.2 0.4 2.5 .566 .559 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 2028 PBSL DET 2.7 4.6 .594 0.6 1.4 .400 2.0 3.1 .636 0.7 1.4 .500 0.0 0.0 .000  
 2027 PBSL DET 2.8 5.1 .549 1.5 2.4 .625 2.2 3.5 .629 0.6 1.6 .375 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     2.8 4.9 .566 1.1 2.0 .559 2.1 3.4 .632 0.6 1.5 .423 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2028 7 0 78 19 32 4 10 0 0 42 7 17 1 1 5 1 2 16 0 
 2027 10 0 191 28 51 15 24 0 0 71 9 35 7 2 8 2 5 27 -8 
 Career 17 0 269 47 83 19 34 0 0 113 16 52 8 3 13 3 7 43 -8 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 2028 PBSL DET .583 1.31 2.4 11.9 22.6 9.0 14.9 11.7 11.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 110.3 111.6  
 2027 PBSL DET .581 1.39 9.1 10.4 15.1 5.4 17.1 10.9 8.9 -7.3 -0.2 -0.8 106.9 110.3  
 Career     .571 1.36 6.7 10.9 10.7 6.5 16.4 11.2 9.7 -7.0 -0.2 -0.5 107.9 110.7  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 2023 CINCI 33 33 25.4 7.1 1.3 4.3 1.2 1.2 1.08 0.3 0.3 3.3 .361 .725 .000  
 2024 CINCI 32 32 24.9 11.9 1.5 5.0 1.2 1.6 0.74 0.3 0.3 3.1 .472 .701 .000  
 2025 CINCI 31 31 30.6 18.1 1.6 5.6 1.7 1.7 1.00 0.4 0.4 2.7 .488 .685 .000  
 Total   96 96 26.9 12.3 1.5 5.0 1.4 1.5 0.93 0.3 0.3 3.0 .454 .699 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 2023 33 33 837 74 205 87 120 0 1 235 42 184 41 9 38 9 9 109 11 
 2024 32 32 797 144 305 94 134 0 4 382 49 210 37 9 50 9 11 98 -4 
 2025 31 31 949 195 400 172 251 0 2 562 50 224 53 12 53 12 13 84 214 
 Career 96 96 2583 413 910 353 505 0 7 1179 141 618 131 30 141 30 33 291 221 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 17 3 8 3 2 3 3 8 11 7 8 0 1  
 Playoff 22 4 8 4 1 2 3 8 14 6 8 0 0  
 Career 28 4 12 4 2 3 4 11 24 8 12 0 1  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/18 BKN W 32 5 12 0 0 0 0 10 2 3 1 3 1 0 5 12
 10/19 BOS L 22 7 11 4 4 0 0 18 2 8 0 2 0 0 6 -3
 10/23 PHX W 36 8 15 0 0 0 0 16 1 8 0 1 0 0 3 10
 10/26 DAL L 36 3 11 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 1 3 1 1 2 -12
 10/27 LAC W 29 6 8 2 4 0 0 14 1 9 1 3 1 0 5 7
 10/29 PHX W 36 12 17 0 0 0 0 24 2 10 1 1 0 1 2 39
 10/31 WAS W 12 1 3 1 4 0 0 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 9
 11/1 CHI L 14 5 8 2 2 0 0 12 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 -5
 11/3 POR W 18 5 9 1 2 0 0 11 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 8
 11/4 TOR W 9 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -2
 11/6 BOS L 19 2 7 2 2 0 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 0 4 -9
 11/8 TOR W 15 3 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
 11/9 LAL W 16 4 11 0 0 0 0 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 -7
 11/13 NYK W 9 2 4 4 4 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 -4
 11/14 NOP L 8 3 5 2 2 0 0 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 -6
 11/16 CLE W 15 4 5 1 2 0 0 9 3 6 1 2 0 0 2 -4
 11/18 CLE W 11 3 5 2 2 0 0 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 10
 11/19 GSW W 17 3 6 2 6 0 0 8 0 4 1 2 0 2 2 14
 11/23 LAC W 14 3 5 1 2 0 0 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 -16
 11/24 PHX W 13 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 -10
 11/27 ORL L 18 1 7 4 5 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 -19
 11/28 DEN L 24 5 9 3 4 0 1 13 1 5 1 0 0 1 3 -13
 12/2 CHB L 18 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 2 6 0 0 0 0 3 -1
 12/6 BKN L 11 1 4 5 6 0 0 7 2 3 0 1 0 0 3 -7
 12/7 BOS W 13 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 3
 12/10 DAL L 15 3 6 1 2 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2
 12/11 SAS W 10 4 5 0 0 0 1 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5
 12/14 BOS W 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 -3
 12/16 POR L 9 2 3 1 2 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
 12/17 SAC W 20 3 7 6 8 0 0 12 1 4 0 1 0 1 4 10
 12/19 MIL L 18 3 7 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 -9
 12/21 SAS W 11 2 3 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -6
 12/23 CHB L 11 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 -6
 12/26 DAL L 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 5 -9
 12/27 PHI L 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 -7
 12/30 PHI W 10 3 7 2 2 0 0 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 6
 12/31 UTA L 16 3 5 3 4 0 0 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 10
 1/4 PHI W 8 5 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8
 1/5 CHI W 12 3 7 2 2 0 0 8 2 8 0 1 1 0 1 8
 1/9 MIL L 10 2 4 2 4 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 -3
 1/10 MIL W 8 2 4 2 4 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 -1
 1/13 SAC L 9 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 -2
 1/15 NOP L 9 2 3 3 4 0 0 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
 1/17 ATL W 8 5 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 -1
 1/19 VAN W 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2
 1/21 UTA L 12 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 -8
 1/23 HOU W 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2
 1/25 LAC W 11 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2
 1/26 LAC W 18 5 7 2 2 0 0 12 1 5 0 3 2 0 2 6
 1/29 PHI W 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 0 3 -4
 1/31 OKC L 14 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 -12
 2/1 GSW W 14 1 4 5 6 0 0 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 3 3
 2/5 WAS W 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 -9
 2/7 TOR L 12 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 3 0 0 2 3 -1
 2/8 VAN L 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 -1
 2/13 PHX W 18 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 -7
 2/14 MIL W 11 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0
 2/17 DEN W 10 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 -4
 2/18 CLE W 15 2 6 4 6 0 0 8 0 4 0 1 0 1 3 4
 2/20 LAC W 14 4 10 0 0 0 0 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 -1
 2/21 MIN L 9 2 6 4 4 0 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 -11
 2/24 MIA W 10 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 -1
 2/26 BKN L 10 1 4 1 5 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -4
 3/2 UTA W 14 8 10 0 0 0 0 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 3
 3/3 IND W 17 6 8 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 5
 3/5 GSW W 13 2 5 1 4 0 0 5 2 2 0 3 0 1 2 0
 3/7 UTA L 7 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
 3/9 NYK W 11 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 -8
 3/10 ORL L 12 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 6
 3/13 TOR W 8 2 5 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -10
 3/14 DAL W 16 3 9 3 4 0 0 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 10
 3/16 MIA L 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -5
 3/17 HOU W 17 3 5 5 7 0 0 11 1 7 0 1 1 0 0 21
 3/21 MIN W 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
 3/24 MIN L 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 4 -11
 3/25 ORL L 10 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 -13
 3/27 CLE L 13 4 6 2 2 0 0 10 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 -3
 3/30 ORL L 18 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -21
 4/1 ATL L 8 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 -11
 4/3 WAS L 10 4 5 5 5 0 0 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -5
 4/7 BOS L 12 3 3 3 4 0 0 9 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 7
 4/8 NOP L 12 4 4 3 3 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 -3
 4/10 LAL W 8 2 5 4 6 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 10
 4/13 OKC W 10 4 5 3 4 0 0 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 -2
 4/14 CHB L 17 4 11 7 8 0 0 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 -18
 4/16 WAS L 15 6 9 2 2 0 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 -7
 4/18 IND L 13 8 11 1 2 0 0 17 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 11
 4/19 DAL W 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 -15
 4/21 CHB L 11 6 9 0 2 0 0 12 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 9
 4/22 CHB W 19 5 8 0 0 0 0 10 1 5 0 3 1 0 4 -5
 4/24 CHB W 11 1 3 2 6 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
 4/25 CHB W 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 -4
 4/27 CHB L 11 3 4 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 -7
 4/29 CHB L 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
 5/1 CHB L 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 5

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 2022 High School: Rated **** and #30 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 2023 Freshman All-Conference (American Athletic Conference)
 2025 1st Team All-Conference (American Athletic Conference)

 Transactions
 Date Action
 7/1/2026 Drafted by the Pistons with pick #24 of round 1.

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