Kelsey Mitchell (basketball)
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Kelsey Mitchell (born November 12, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Mitchell was the second overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft. She 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]
No. 0 – Indiana Fever | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1995-11-12) November 12, 1995 (age 28) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Princeton (Sharonville, Ohio) |
College | Ohio State (2014–2018) |
WNBA draft | 2018: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
Selected by the Indiana Fever | |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–present | Indiana Fever |
2019 | Al Ahly |
2021–2022 | Elitzur Ramla |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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 2019, Mitchell played for Egyptian club Al Ahly in the 2019 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup.[5]