Kelsey Mitchell (basketball)

Kelsey Mitchell (born November 12, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Mitchell was the second overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft. She completed her college career with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2018. In February 2018, she was named the Big Ten women's basketball player of the year by the conference's coaches. She was a second-team All-American in 2015, 2017, and 2018, while notching first-team All-American in 2016.[1]

For the Canadian track cyclist, see Kelsey Mitchell (cyclist).

Kelsey Mitchell
Mitchell in 2019
No. 0 – Indiana Fever
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-11-12) November 12, 1995
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolPrinceton (Sharonville, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (2014–2018)
WNBA draft2018: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–presentIndiana Fever
2019Al Ahly
2021–2022Elitzur Ramla
Career highlights and awards

As a college freshman in 2014–15, Mitchell finished the season with 873 total points, which were the second-most by a freshman in NCAA Division I history, behind Tina Hutchinson's 898 with San Diego State in 1983–84.[2] During her senior season, Mitchell averaged 24.4 points per game on 46.1 percent shooting and 40.3 percent shooting from three. She also managed 4.1 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds per game. She finished the regular season of her final season with the third-most points in NCAA Division I history,[3] and ultimately finished her career with 3,402 points, trailing only Kelsey Plum of Washington.[4]

In 2019, Mitchell played for Egyptian club Al Ahly in the 2019 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup.[5]

Personal

Mitchell is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio.

WNBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018 Indiana 341724.4.346.335.8041.82.70.70.11.912.7
2019 Indiana 342025.1.387.374.8361.62.60.40.11.713.6
2020 Indiana 222232.1.448.389.8492.22.80.60.12.517.9
2021 Indiana 323233.1.431.335.8822.62.51.10.22.017.8
2022 Indiana 313132.6.438.409.8611.94.20.90.22.418.4
Career 5 years, 1 team 15312229.1.409.366.8472.03.00.80.22.115.9

Ohio State statistics

Statistics courtesy NCAA Statistics[6]

Legend
  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 PPG
2014–15 Ohio State 35 873 41.5% 37.8% 83.5% 4.2 4.2 1.7 24.9
2015–16 Ohio State 34 889 45.2% 39.7% 85.2% 3.2 3.4 1.7 26.1
2016–17 Ohio State 35 791 43.7% 36.9% 81.8% 2.8 3.9 1.2 22.6
2017–18 Ohio State 35 849 44.8% 40.2% 83.2% 3.2 4.2 1.5 24.3
Career 139 3402 43.8% 38.6% 83.5% 3.3 3.9 1.5 24.5

See also

References
  1. "Kelsey Mitchell Bio :: The Ohio State University :: official athletic site". Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. "Buckeyes Fall at Buzzer in NCAA Second Round at UNC – Ohio State Buckeyes". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. AP. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. Hass-Hill, Colin. "Women's Basketball: Ohio State guard Kelsey Mitchell named Big Ten Player of the Year by conference's coaches". The Lantern. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. "Central Michigan stuns Ohio State in NCAA regional". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  5. "Kelsey MITCHELL at the FIBA Africa Champions Cup Women – Final Round 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 7, 2018.


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