Micaela_Kelly

Micaela Kelly

Micaela Kelly

American basketball player


Michaela Lynn Kelly (born July 2, 1998)[1] is an American basketball player and coach. She played college basketball for Central Michigan[2] before being drafted playing professionally in Turkey and Iceland. Kelly was drafted in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association.[3][4][5][6]

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Early life

Kelly was born in Detroit, Michigan. She played basketball for The Cooper elementary cougars A.L Holmes Eagles and Detroit King High School. She was named to the All-Detroit High School Girls Basketball first team in 2016.[7][8][9]

College career

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 graduated in 2021 with a degree in community development.[10][11][12][13][14]

Professional career

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.[15][16][17]

After starting the season with Antalya Gunesi in Turkey, Kelly signed with Breiðablik of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild in November 2021, replacing Chelsey Shumpert.[18][19] On February 13, 2022, she scored a season high 39 points in a win against Haukar. On February 19, 2022, the Indiana Fever announced that they have signed Kelly to a training camp contract[20] despite she still being under contract with Breiðablik where she was averaging 23.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.[21] She was waived by the Fever on 20 April.[22]

Coaching career

In August 2022, Kelly joined the coaching staff of Central Michigan women's basketball team as the program's director of player development.[23]

Statistics

College statistics

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References

  1. "Micaela Kelly". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. CMUChippewas.com, Andy Sneddon. "CMU's Micaela Kelly drafted 21st overall in WNBA Draft". The Morning Sun.
  3. Stats, Her Hoop (12 April 2021). "2021 WNBA Draft Prospect Micaela Kelly". herhoopstats.substack.com.
  4. Writer, Jack Carle, Sentinel-Tribune Sports. "CMU downs Falcons in MAC title game". Sentinel-Tribune.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Deutsch, Jonathan (April 15, 2021). "CMU's Micaela Kelly drafted 21st in WNBA Draft". WEYI.
  6. "Breiðablik fær Micaela Kelly í stað Chelsey Shumpert". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 November 2021). "Valin í WNBA nýliðavalinu í apríl en er nú komin í Breiðablik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. Davíð Eldur (23 February 2022). "Ívar um brotthvarf Michaela Kelly úr liði Blika "Ljóst að það er verið að brjóta á okkur"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  9. "Fever Waive Micaela Kelly". Indiana Fever. WNBA. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. Ashley Birkeness (30 August 2022). "Micaela Kelly returns to CMU women's basketball program". Central Michigan Life. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  11. Ritchey, Isaac. "Micaela Kelly to forgo final season of eligibility, enter WNBA Draft". www.cm-life.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01. Kelly initially started her career at DePaul but did not appear in any games for the Blue Demons before transferring to Central Michigan.
  12. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

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