Karima Brittany Christmas-Kelly (born September 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Duke.
![]() Christmas-Kelly in 2019 | |
Free agent | |
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Position | Forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 32) 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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 23rd overall |
Selected by the Washington Mystics | |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
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 |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
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 |
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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]
2011 WNBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |
Indiana Fever 2012 WNBA champions | |
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