Trey Kell

Trey Kell
Kell in 2014
No. 3 – Igokea
Position Shooting guard
League ABA League
Bosnian League
Personal information
Born (1996-04-05) April 5, 1996
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school St. Augustine (San Diego, California)
College San Diego State (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Igokea
Career highlights and awards

Trey Kell (born April 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Igokea of the ABA League and the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs.

Early life

Kell attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego. As a junior, he led St. Augustine to a 29-4 record and a CIF Division III state title. He was ranked the No. 13 shooting guard in his class by Scout.com, and the 79th ranked player overall by ESPN. On October 1, 2013, Kell orally committed to San Diego State, picking the Aztecs over offers from Vanderbilt, Gonzaga and Oregon.[1]

College career

As a freshman, Kell posted 5.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game and was named to the Maui Invitational all-tournament team.[2] He helped San Diego State reach the NCAA Tournament as freshmen and beat St. John's in the first round.[3] Kell averaged 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while starting all 38 games as a sophomore. He was named to the First Team All-Mountain West Conference.[4] As a junior, Kell was named to the Third Team All-Mountain West Conference.[5] He was also named (NABC) All-District 17 Second Team for the second straight season. Kell led the Aztecs in points per game (13.2), assists (2.9), steals (1.4) and free-throw percentage (.766) as a junior.[6]

Kell had an injury-shortened senior season, missing time with an ankle injury suffered in a January 27, 2018, loss to UNLV. When he returned, the team went on a nine-game winning streak. Kell scored a career-high 28 points in the 82–75 victory over New Mexico for the Mountain West championship to send the team to the NCAA Tournament. He was named Mountain West Tournament MVP.[7] As a senior, he averaged 10.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.[8]

Professional career

On July 31, 2018, Kell officially started his professional career by signing with the Bosnian team Igokea. He chose Igokea over nine other European offers.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Zeigler, Mark (October 1, 2013). "St. Augustine's Kell commits to SDSU". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Spencer, Chris. "Las Vegas Invitational Field Announced". Continental Tire. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Zeigler, Mark (March 2, 2018). "Senior Night: Kell, Pope are remaining pieces of SDSU's star recruiting class". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "SDSU Men's Basketball Picked to Win Mountain West". San Diego State Aztecs. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mountain West Announces 2016-17 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Gayle, Austin (March 23, 2017). "Aztecs' Trey Kell named to NABC All-District 17 Second Team for second consecutive year". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Mark (March 10, 2018). "Trey Kell sparks San Diego State to Mountain West title, 82–75". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Zeigler, Mark (July 31, 2018). "SDSU's Trey Kell signs with European team". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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