Kelsey Mitchell (basketball)

Kelsey Mitchell (born November 12, 1995^[1]) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Kelsey Mitchell

Mitchell with the Indiana Fever in 2024
No. 0 – Indiana Fever
Position	Point guard/Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-11-12) November 12, 1995 (age 29) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school	Princeton (Sharonville, Ohio)
College	Ohio State (2014–2018)
WNBA draft	2018: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by	Indiana Fever
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–present	Indiana Fever
2019	Al Ahly
2021–2022	Elitzur Ramla
2023	Spar Citylift Girona
2022–2024	Athletes Unlimited League
2024–2025	Shanxi Flame
Career highlights
3x WNBA All-Star (2023–2025) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2018) WNBA Commissioner's Cup champion (2025) Dawn Staley Leadership Award (2023) Dawn Staley Award (2018) First-team All-American – AP (2016) 3x Second-team All-American – AP (2015, 2017, 2018) 3x WBCA Coaches' All-American (2016–2018) 4x All-American – USBWA (2015–2018) 2× Big Ten co-Player of the Year (2015, 2018) Big Ten Player of the Year (2017) Big Ten Tournament MOP (2018) 4× First-team All-Big Ten (2015–2018) USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2015) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2015) Big Ten All-Freshman team (2015) McDonald's All American (2014)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's 3x3 basketball Representing the  United States FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup 2023 San Juan Team

College career

Mitchell 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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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,^[4] and ultimately finished her career with 3,402 points, trailing only Kelsey Plum of Washington.^[5] In 2018, after her senior year, she won the Dawn Staley Award.

Professional career

WNBA

Indiana Fever (2018–present)

Mitchell was the second overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, and was selected to the 2018 WNBA All-Rookie Team alongside A'ja Wilson, Ariel Atkins, and Diamond DeShields. Mitchell participated in the WNBA Three-Point Contest in 2018 and 2023. For her leadership on and off the court, Mitchell was awarded the 2023 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award, becoming the 4th Fever player to win the recognition after Tamika Catchings (2008 & 2016) and Natalie Achonwa (2020). Mitchell participated in the 2024 Skills Challenge at 2024 WNBA All-Star Weekend after Fever teammate, Erica Wheeler, was unable to attend due to the global computer outages delaying her travel.^[6] She became a three-time WNBA All-Star with appearances in 2023, 2024 and 2025 alongside Fever teammates Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark.

After entering free agency in 2025, the Fever designated Mitchell as a core player, giving the team exclusive rights and guaranteeing her a supermax contract for the 2025 season.^[7][8] Mitchell had been the team's top signing priority according to Fever GM Amber Cox.^[9] Mitchell signed a core contract on January 29.^[10]

Overseas

In 2019, Mitchell played for Egyptian club Al Ahly in the 2019 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup.^[11]

Mitchell signed with the Shanxi Flame of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association for the 2024–2025 season.^[12]

Personal life

Mitchell is from Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville, Ohio. She has a twin sister.^[13]

Career statistics

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	TO	Turnovers per game	PPG	Points per game
Bold	Career high	*	Led Division I	°	Led the league	‡	WNBA record

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current as of game on August 12, 2025

WNBA regular season statistics^[14]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018	Indiana	34	17	24.4	.346	.335	.804	1.8	2.7	0.7	0.1	1.9	12.7
2019	Indiana	34	20	25.1	.387	.374	.836	1.6	2.6	0.4	0.1	1.7	13.6
2020	Indiana	22	22	32.1	.448	.389	.849	2.2	2.8	0.6	0.1	2.5	17.9
2021	Indiana	32	32	33.1	.431	.335	.882	2.6	2.5	1.1	0.2	2.0	17.8
2022	Indiana	31	31	32.6	.438	.409	.861	1.9	4.2	0.9	0.2	2.4	18.4
2023	Indiana	40°	40°	33.7	.441	.398	.824	1.6	3.1	0.9	0.1	2.3	18.2
2024	Indiana	40°	38	32.0	.468	.402	.832	2.5	1.8	0.7	0.2	1.6	19.2
2025	Indiana	33	33	31.2	.454	.383	.761	2.0	3.2	0.9	0.2	1.5	20.0
Career	8 years, 1 team	266	233	30.5	.430	.379	.827	2.0	2.8	0.8	0.1	2.0	17.2
	All-Star	3	1	15.6	.536	.267	1.000	1.7	1.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	11.7

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2024	Indiana	2	2	38.5	.421	.263	.500	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	19.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	2	38.5	.421	.263	.500	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	19.0

College

NCAA statistics^[15]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2014–15	Ohio State	35	35	37.1	.415	.378	.835	4.2	4.2	1.7	0.2	4.1	24.9*
2015–16	Ohio State	34	34	36.6	.452	.397	.852	3.2	3.4	1.7	0.2	3.1	26.1
2016–17	Ohio State	35	35	34.2	.437	.369	.818	2.8	3.9	1.2	0.2	2.4	22.6
2017–18	Ohio State	35	35	35.9	.448	.402	.832	3.2	4.2	1.5	0.1	2.2	24.3
Career		139	139	35.9	.438	.386	.835	3.3	3.9	1.5	0.2	3.0	24.5

See also

• List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career scoring leaders
• List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders