Crystal Kelly
Personal information | |
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Born | September 15, 1986 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Sacred Heart Academy (Louisville, Kentucky) |
College | Western Kentucky (2004–2008) |
WNBA draft | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 31st overall |
Selected by the Houston Comets | |
Position | Forward |
Number | 42 |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | Sacramento Monarchs |
2009 | Detroit Shock |
2010 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
Stats at WNBA.com |
Crystal Kelly (born September 15, 1986) is a professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
High school
Kelly played for Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, where she was named a WBCA All-American. In addition, Kelly was named the 2004 Kentucky Miss Basketball. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored four points.[1]
College
Kelly attended college at Western Kentucky University, where she was a standout basketball player. She broke the WKU women's basketball program record for career rebounds, and earned a place in the top 25 career scorers in NCAA Division I women's basketball history by scoring over 2,600 points. In her senior year, she led the nation with a 64.8% field goal shooting percentage. Kelly was named to the all-Sun Belt Conference team during each of her four collegiate seasons, and was named the 2008 Sun Belt Player of the Year in her senior season. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in public relations in 2008.[2]
Western Kentucky statistics
Source[3]
Legend | |||||
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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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2004–05 | Western Kentucky | 30 | 579 | 61.1 | - | 73.7 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 19.3 |
2005–06 | Western Kentucky | 34 | 687 | 60.1 | - | 76.1 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 20.2 |
2006–07 | Western Kentucky | 32 | 770 | 61.1 | 31.8 | 77.4 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 24.1 |
2007–08 | Western Kentucky | 34 | 767 | 64.4 | 29.4 | 82.5 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 22.6 |
Career | Western Kentucky | 130 | 2803 | 61.7 | 30.8 | 77.8 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 21.6 |
Professional
Following her collegiate career, Kelly was selected in the third round (31st overall) in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Houston Comets.[4] The Comets waived Kelly in May 2008, but a few days later she was signed to the Sacramento Monarchs.[5]
Kelly averaged 7 points per game in 16 minutes per game as a backup to starting forward Rebekkah Brunson during the 2008 regular season. Then an injury to Brunson allowed Kelly to become a starter and a notable scorer during the WNBA Playoffs. In the Monarchs' victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, Kelly led all scorers with 19 points.[6]
Post-Playing Days
In late August 2012, Chancellor Dugan, new head coach at Bellarmine University in Louisville announced the hiring of Kelly as a women's basketball assistant coach that began with the 2012–13 season. Kelly was responsible for recruiting and post player development. In late June 2016, she was announced as a new assistant coach at Tennessee Tech University under head coach, Kim Rosamond.
Notes
- ↑ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ "WNBA Crystal Kelly Playerfile:Bio". Archived from the original on November 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ "2008 WNBA Draft Board". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013.
- ↑ "2008 WNBA Transactions".
- ↑ "Kelly scores 19 to keep Monarchs alive".