Micaela Kelly
Free agent | |
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Position | Guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | July 2, 1998 |
Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Detroit King High School |
College | Central Michigan (2016–21) |
WNBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 21st overall pick |
Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
Career history | |
2021 | Antalya Gunesi |
2021–2022 | Breiðablik |
Micaela Kelly (born July 2, 1998)[1] is an American professional basketball player. She was picked in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
Kelly was born in Detroit, Michigan. She played basketball for Detroit King High School. She was named to the All-Detroit High School Girls Basketball first team in 2016.[6][7][8]
College career
Kelly attended Central Michigan University. She led CMU to a Mid-American Conference title and an NCAA tournament berth. She is the second player in program history in terms of points with 2,173. She was an MAC Player of the Year in 2019–20. Her senior year, she averaged 23.9 points and 4.9 assists. She graduates in 2021 with a degree in community development.[9][10][11][12][13]
Professional career
Kelly announced in March 2021 that she would forgo a year of eligibility to declare for the WNBA Draft. She is the second player from Central Michigan to be selected.[14][15][16]
After starting the season with Antalya Gunesi in Turkey, Kelly signed with Breiðablik of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild in November 2021, replacing Chelsey Shumpert.[17]
The Indiana Fever announced on February 19th, 2022 that they have signed Kelly to a Training Camp Contract [18] She was waived by the Fever on 20 April.[19]
Statistics
College statistics
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Central Michigan | Did not play per NCAA transfer rules[20] | ||||||||
2017–18 | Central Michigan | 35 | 50.0% | 38.9% | 71.1% | 4.34 | 3.51 | 0.40 | 1.23 | 11.54 |
2018–19 | Central Michigan | 33 | 49.3% | 41.7% | 81.0% | 4.27 | 3.85 | 0.15 | 1.55 | 14.58 |
2019–20 | Central Michigan | 30 | 42.8% | 35.5% | 80.9% | 6.47 | 4.93 | 0.33 | 1.77 | 21.47 |
2020–21 | Central Michigan | 27 | 48.8% | 35.7% | 80.5% | 4.85 | 4.26 | 0.22 | 2.19 | 23.85 |
Career | 125 | 47.3% | 37.6% | 78.9% | 4.94 | 4.10 | 0.28 | 1.65 | 17.38 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
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2016–17 | Central Michigan | Did not play per NCAA rules[20] | |||||||||||
2017–18 | Central Michigan | 35 | 148 | 296 | 44 | 113 | 64 | 90 | 152 | 123 | 14 | 43 | 404 |
2018–19 | Central Michigan | 33 | 174 | 353 | 65 | 156 | 68 | 84 | 141 | 127 | 5 | 51 | 481 |
2019–20 | Central Michigan | 30 | 219 | 512 | 75 | 211 | 131 | 162 | 194 | 148 | 10 | 53 | 644 |
2020–21 | Central Michigan | 27 | 233 | 477 | 71 | 199 | 107 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 6 | 59 | 644 |
Career | 125 | 774 | 1638 | 255 | 679 | 370 | 469 | 618 | 513 | 35 | 206 | 2173 |
Source[21]
References
- ^ "Micaela Kelly". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ CMUChippewas.com, Andy Sneddon. "CMU's Micaela Kelly drafted 21st overall in WNBA Draft". The Morning Sun.
- ^ "Central Michigan's Micaela Kelly selected in WNBA Draft second round". WXYZ. April 16, 2021.
- ^ Philippou, Alexa. "Connecticut Sun select Baylor's DiJonai Carrington, Central Michigan's Micaela Kelly, Oregon State's Aleah Goodman in 2021 WNBA Draft". courant.com.
- ^ "Connecticut Sun pick DiJonai Carrington, Micaela Kelly, Aleah Goodman in 2021 WNBA Draft". fox61.com. 16 April 2021.
- ^ Wright, Imanni (April 16, 2021). "Two players with Michigan roots selected in 2021 WNBA draft". WDIV.
- ^ "All-Detroit high school girls basketball teams". April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Micaela Kelly's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com.
- ^ "MICAELA KELLY". 247Sports.
- ^ "Central Michigan's Micaela Kelly picked in second round of WNBA Draft". mlive. April 16, 2021.
- ^ Stats, Her Hoop (12 April 2021). "2021 WNBA Draft Prospect Micaela Kelly". herhoopstats.substack.com.
- ^ "Kelly, Davis lead Central Michigan women to MAC title". ABC News.
- ^ Writer, Jack Carle, Sentinel-Tribune Sports. "CMU downs Falcons in MAC title game". Sentinel-Tribune.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ritchey, Isaac. "Micaela Kelly to forgo final season of eligibility, enter WNBA Draft". www.cm-life.com.
- ^ Deutsch, Jonathan (April 15, 2021). "CMU's Micaela Kelly drafted 21st in WNBA Draft". WEYI.
- ^ "CMU's Kelly Enters WNBA Draft". March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Breiðablik fær Micaela Kelly í stað Chelsey Shumpert". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Fever Sign Micaela Kelly". fever.wnba.com.
- ^ "Fever Waive Micaela Kelly". Indiana Fever. WNBA. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b Ritchey, Isaac. "Micaela Kelly to forgo final season of eligibility, enter WNBA Draft". www.cm-life.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
Kelly initially started her career at DePaul but did not appear in any games for the Blue Demons before transferring to Central Michigan.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.