Justin Brian Melton (born April 7, 1987), popularly known as QuickMelt, Mouse, The Flying Minion, and Minion is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(PBA). He was drafted 13th overall by the

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in the 2013 PBA draft.

Early career

Justin Melton played high school basketball at Tabb High School in Yorktown,

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. After playing one year of junior varsity basketball, Melton played three years of varsity basketball, capturing Bay Rivers District 1st Team Honors in his junior and senior seasons. In his senior season, he was awarded Bay Rivers District "Player of the Year," along with 1st Team All-Region and All-State honors. Melton also excelled in track and field, placing 2nd in the Virginia High School AA State Track Meet in the triple jump event with a distance of 45 feet 6 inches. Melton studied and played basketball on a full scholarship at

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, in

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where he was very successful. Justin was a very tough player in college and was the leader and motor of the team for the last 3 seasons. He is extremely athletic can finish strong at the rim. He shot over 40 percent from the 3-point line in his senior year. Melton possessed above-average athleticism for a person of his size and was very quick. He is also featured on his college's official website because of being featured on a

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article. He played more than 20 minutes a game in his college years.

Professional career

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He played in Brazil for the AABI CLineSP Artur Nogueira, made great games being fundamental for the conquest of the Paulista championship, but the team went bankrupt and he was waived.

ABL

He played for Malaysia in the

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, as an import.

PBA

Melton was picked 13th overall by the Mixers in the 2013 PBA draft. Melton was noticed as one of the most athletic players in his draft class, and he showcased that athleticism very fast with his teammates. Though measured at just 5-foot-9 in socks, Melton finished with several rim-rattling slams during practice. His energy was also on display on defense. Melton struggled in his first conference, the

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, due to injuries on the finger, but bounced back and even won the Best Player of the Game honors. He shocked the whole PBA, by winning the

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Slam Dunk Contest held in the

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. He and

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had a head-to-head matchup on that battle, they have been tied for three rounds on the championship round, at last, they have been declared co-champions, because the process is going on and on. He has a high vertical leap, which allows him to jump very high despite of his 5'9" height. Melton is also a decent outside shooter, who shot at 67% in his first season. On November 25, 2021, Melton, along with Kyle Pascual, was traded to the

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for James Laput. On December 24, 2021, after only playing three games for the Dyip, Melton was traded to the

for

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PBA career statistics

''As of the end of 2021 season''
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Season-by-season averages

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Melton, Justin 1987 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Pampanga Filipino expatriate basketball people in Malaysia Filipino men's basketball players Filipino people of African-American descent Kuala Lumpur Dragons players Magnolia Hotshots draft picks Magnolia Hotshots players Mount Olive Trojans men's basketball players Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars Point guards Sportspeople from Angeles City Terrafirma Dyip players Blackwater Bossing players Filipino emigrants to the United States Tabb High School alumni