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]
Free agent | |
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Position | Guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1998-07-02) July 2, 1998 (age 24) |
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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21st overall |
Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
Career history | |
2021 | Antalya Gunesi |
2021–2022 | Breiðablik |
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]
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]
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]
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]
Kelly initially started her career at DePaul but did not appear in any games for the Blue Demons before transferring to Central Michigan.
2021 WNBA draft | |
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First round | |
Second round |