Kelsey Mitchell

Kelsey Mitchell is a professional basketball player in the Women’s National Basketball Association. As of 2022, she plays for the Indiana Fever. She also played internationally for Al Ahly. For college, she attended Ohio State University where she was named the Big Ten Player of the Year three times in 2015, 2017, and 2018.

Player Profile

Kelsey Mitchell was born on November 12, 1995, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She stands 173 cm and her weight was last listed at 73 kg. She plays the position of a point guard. She graduated high school from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio.

Career

After high school, she went on to attend the Ohio State University and played for the women’s basketball team. While there, she was named Big Ten Player of the Year three times in 2015, 2017, and 2018. In 2015, she was also named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

She was drafted into the WNBA in 2018 by the Indiana Fever. As of the 2022 season, she is still playing for the Fever.

In addition to her career in the US, she also played internationally. In 2019, she played for Al Ahly Women’s Basketball in the Egyptian Basketball League Top Division.

Career Highlights

• 2015 - Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• 2015 - USBWA National Freshman of

the Year

• 2015, 2017, 2018 - Big Ten Player of

the Year

• 2015–2018 - First-team All-Big Ten
• 2016 - First-team All-American
• 2015, 2017, 2018 - Second-team

All-American