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Karima Brittany Christmas-Kelly (born September 11, 1989) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Christmas-Kelly is currently an assistant coach for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. She played college basketball at Duke.
.jpg) Christmas-Kelly in 2019 | |
| Indiana Fever | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant Coach |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 11, 1989 Long Beach, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dobie (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Duke (2007–2011) |
| WNBA draft | 2011: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Washington Mystics | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2011 | Washington Mystics |
| 2011–2012 | Tulsa Shock |
| 2012–2014 | Indiana Fever |
| 2015–2018 | Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings |
| 2016–2017 | Guri KDB Life Winnus |
| 2019–2020 | Minnesota Lynx |
| As coach: | |
| 2023-Present | Indiana Fever (Asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Source[1]
| 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 | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Duke | 30 | 123 | 52.1 | – | 59.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| 2008–09 | Duke | 32 | 239 | 49.4 | 45.9 | 65.1 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 2009–10 | Duke | 36 | 347 | 43.1 | 28.6 | 71.7 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 2010–11 | Duke | 36 | 343 | 37.5 | 21.1 | 69.9 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 9.5 |
| Career | Duke | 134 | 1052 | 43.5 | 28.3 | 68.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
Christmas-Kelly was selected the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (23rd overall) by the Washington Mystics.[2]
On February 5, 2015, Christmas signed with the Tulsa Shock, which she previously played from 2011 to 2012.[3]
On February 1, 2019, Christmas-Kelly signed with the Minnesota Lynx.[4] On July 30, 2020, Christmas-Kelly was waived by the Lynx after suffering a season-ending achilles injury.[5]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Christmas-Kelly won a WNBA championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Washington | 14 | 0 | 10.1 | .310 | .217 | .696 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | Tulsa | 17 | 0 | 9.8 | .370 | .235 | .800 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | Tulsa | 14 | 6 | 11.5 | .333 | .313 | .739 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| 2012† | Indiana | 16 | 0 | 10.9 | .314 | .318 | .500 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | Indiana | 34 | 28 | 26.9 | .373 | .300 | .811 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| 2014 | Indiana | 34 | 3 | 21.6 | .343 | .386 | .755 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| 2015 | Tulsa | 32 | 32 | 28.7 | .396 | .386 | .782 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 10.6 |
| 2016 | Dallas | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | .400 | .317 | .796 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 12.4 |
| 2017 | Dallas | 34 | 34 | 29.7 | .380 | .292 | .851 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 6 | 6 | 27.8 | .448 | .444 | .813 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | Minnesota | 6 | 0 | 12.0 | .278 | .273 | .600 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | .143 | .000 | .875 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Career | 10 years, 4 teams | 243 | 143 | 22.9 | .374 | .321 | .791 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012† | Indiana | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | .250 | .167 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 2013 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 30.8 | .400 | .286 | .625 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 10.8 |
| 2014 | Indiana | 5 | 0 | 25.0 | .333 | .333 | .824 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| 2015 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 32.5 | .211 | .000 | .875 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 2017 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | .222 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Career | 5 years, 2 teams | 15 | 7 | 25.3 | .324 | .214 | .821 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
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