Kelsey Mitchell (basketball)

Kelsey Mitchell
Mitchell in 2019
No. 0 – Indiana Fever
PositionPoint guard/Shooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-11-12) November 12, 1995 (age 28)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolPrinceton (Sharonville, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (2014–2018)
WNBA draft2018: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–presentIndiana Fever
2019Al Ahly
2021–2022Elitzur Ramla
2023Spar Citylift Girona
2022–2024Athletes Unlimited League
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Kelsey Mitchell (born November 12, 1995[citation needed]) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

College career

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Mitchell completed her college career with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2018. In February 2018, she was named the Big Ten women's basketball player of the year by the conference's coaches. She was a second-team All-American in 2015, 2017, and 2018, while notching first-team All-American in 2016.[1]

As a college freshman in 2014–15, Mitchell finished the season with 873 total points, which were the second-most by a freshman in NCAA Division I history, behind Tina Hutchinson's 898 with San Diego State in 1983–84.[2] During her senior season, Mitchell averaged 24.4 points per game on 46.1 percent shooting and 40.3 percent shooting from three. She also managed 4.1 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds per game. She finished the regular season of her final season with the third-most points in NCAA Division I history,[3] and ultimately finished her career with 3,402 points, trailing only Kelsey Plum of Washington.[4] In 2018, after her senior year, she won the Dawn Staley Award.

Professional career

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Mitchell was the second overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, and was selected to the 2018 WNBA All-Rookie Team alongside A'ja Wilson, Ariel Atkins, and Diamond DeShields. Mitchell participated in the WNBA Three-Point Contest in 2018 and 2023. For her leadership on and off the court, Mitchell was awarded the 2023 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award, becoming the 4th Fever player to win the recognition after Tamika Catchings (2008 & 2016) and Natalie Achonwa (2020). Mitchell participated in the 2024 Skills Challenge at 2024 WNBA All-Star Weekend after Fever teammate, Erica Wheeler, was unable to attend due to the global computer outages delaying her travel.[5] She would earn back-to-back WNBA All-Star appearances in 2023 and 2024, alongside Fever teammates Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark.

In 2019, Mitchell played for Egyptian club Al Ahly in the 2019 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup.[6]

Personal life

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Mitchell is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio. She has a twin sister.[7]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  TO  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high  *  Led Division I  °  Led the league  ‡  WNBA record

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[8]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018 Indiana 34 17 24.4 .346 .335 .804 1.8 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.9 12.7
2019 Indiana 34 20 25.1 .387 .374 .836 1.6 2.6 0.4 0.1 1.7 13.6
2020 Indiana 22 22 32.1 .448 .389 .849 2.2 2.8 0.6 0.1 2.5 17.9
2021 Indiana 32 32 33.1 .431 .335 .882 2.6 2.5 1.1 0.2 2.0 17.8
2022 Indiana 31 31 32.6 .438 .409 .861 1.9 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.4 18.4
2023 Indiana 40° 40° 33.7 .441 .398 .824 1.6 3.1 0.9 0.1 2.3 18.2
2024 Indiana 40° 38 32.0 .468 .402 .832 2.5 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.6 19.2
Career 7 years, 1 team 233 200 30.4 .426 .378 .839 2.0 2.8 0.8 0.1 2.0 16.8
All-Star 2 0 13.0 .467 .125 — 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.5

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2024 Indiana 2 2 38.5 .421 .263 .500 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 19.0
Career 1 year, 1 team 2 2 38.5 .421 .263 .500 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 19.0

College

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NCAA statistics[9]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2014–15 Ohio State 35 35 37.1 .415 .378 .835 4.2 4.2 1.7 0.2 4.1 24.9*
2015–16 Ohio State 34 34 36.6 .452 .397 .852 3.2 3.4 1.7 0.2 3.1 26.1
2016–17 Ohio State 35 35 34.2 .437 .369 .818 2.8 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.4 22.6
2017–18 Ohio State 35 35 35.9 .448 .402 .832 3.2 4.2 1.5 0.1 2.2 24.3
Career 139 139 35.9 .438 .386 .835 3.3 3.9 1.5 0.2 3.0 24.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kelsey Mitchell Bio :: The Ohio State University :: official athletic site". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Buckeyes Fall at Buzzer in NCAA Second Round at UNC – Ohio State Buckeyes". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. AP. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Hass-Hill, Colin. "Women's Basketball: Ohio State guard Kelsey Mitchell named Big Ten Player of the Year by conference's coaches". The Lantern. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Central Michigan stuns Ohio State in NCAA regional". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Peterson, Chloe (July 19, 2024). "CrowdStrike outage grounds Erica Wheeler; Kelsey Mitchell to step in WNBA Skills Challenge". Indianapolis Star.
  6. ^ "Kelsey MITCHELL at the FIBA Africa Champions Cup Women – Final Round 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Whoa! Three Fever Players Have Twin Siblings – Indiana Fever". fever.wnba.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Kelsey Mitchell WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  9. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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