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Kierstan Bell

Not to be confused with Kristen Bell.

Kierstan Bell (born March 16, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Las Vegas Aces in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Florida Gulf Coast and Ohio State.

Kierstan Bell
No. 1 – Las Vegas Aces
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-03-16) March 16, 2000 (age 24)
Alliance, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolCanton McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
College
WNBA draft2022: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Las Vegas Aces
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentLas Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

College career

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Ohio State

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Bell was rated as the 8th-best overall recruit in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz[1] and the 18th overall by ProspectsNation.com in 2019.[2] Bell signed to play with Ohio State out of high school.[3] Bell had an outstanding freshman season for the Buckeyes, being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Team, and three-time Big Ten Player of the Week.[4][5]

Following her freshman season, Bell announced that she was entering the transfer portal and leaving Ohio State.[6]

Florida Gulf Coast University

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On May 5, 2020, Bell signed to continue her collegiate basketball career with Florida Gulf Coast.[7]

During her sophomore campaign, Bell produced the best season in program history for the Eagles. She averaged 24.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 2.3 blocks. She was named the ASUN Player of the Week 6 different times and named the ASUN Newcomer of the Week a record ten times.[8] Bell was also named the ASUN Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, WBCA Honorable Mention All-American, AP Honorable Mention All-American, and USBWA Honorable Mention All-American.[9][10]

Prior to her junior year, ESPN named Bell the 16th-best women's college basketball player for the 2021–22 season.[11] Bell averaged 22.8 points and 7.3 rebounds during the year, but also missed time due to a partial torn meniscus.[12] Bell also set a new ASUN record for the number of Player of the Week Honors during the season. On January 18, 2022, Bell was awarded the 11th Player of the Week honor of career.[13]

In January 2022, Bell announced she would be declaring early for the WNBA draft.[14][15] Bell was projected to go in the first round by multiple mock drafts.[16]

Professional career

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Las Vegas Aces

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In the 2022 WNBA draft, Bell was taken 11th overall by the Las Vegas Aces.[17]

Adelaide Lightning

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Bell signed with the Adelaide Lightning for the 2022/2023 Australian WNBL season; however, she was cut by the team in December 2022.

Career statistics

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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
† Denotes seasons in which Bell won a WNBA championship

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[18]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022† Las Vegas 21 1 5.8 .303 .136 1.000 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.3
2023† Las Vegas 36 0 11.8 .346 .244 .600 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4 3.7
2024 Las Vegas 6 0 7.2 .375 .500 .500 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.8
Career 3 years, 1 team 63 1 9.3 .342 .241 .688 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 2.8

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2022† Las Vegas 4 0 4.8 .667 .600 .000 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.8
2023† Las Vegas 8 0 6.3 .167 .000 1.000 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.3
2024 Las Vegas 1 0 3.0 .500 — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Career 3 years, 1 team 13 0 5.5 .308 .188 .800 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.8

College

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NCAA statistics[19]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 Ohio State 30 10 20.9 .394 .318 .667 4.4 1.6 1.2 0.9 2.0 10.9
2020–21 Florida Gulf Coast 26 26 29.8 .527 .358 .753 10.6 2.7 1.9 2.3 2.3 24.3*
2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast 24 24 29.0 .471 .286 .702 7.3 2.5 2.1 1.8 2.1 22.8
Career 80 60 26.2 .473 .321 .717 7.3 2.2 1.7 1.6 2.1 18.8

References

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  1. ^ "2019 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100". ESPN. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "2019 Players". ProspectsNation. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Olson, Dan (August 25, 2018). "No. 5 prospect Kierstan Bell commits to Ohio State". ESPN. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "KIERSTAN BELL". Ohio State Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Harrison, Phil (March 25, 2020). "Kierstan Bell to enter transfer portal, leave Ohio State women's basketball program". USA Today Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Huenefeld, Nicholas (May 13, 2020). "Bell Signs With Women's Basketball Program, Adds To Special Recruiting Class". FGCU Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "KIERSTAN BELL". FGCU Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bell Takes Top @ASUNWBB Honor; 2020-21 Postseason Awards Announced". PrestoSports. March 3, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "College basketball: FGCU's Kierstan Bell named Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of Year". Naples Daily News. March 31, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  11. ^ Creme, Charlie (April 29, 2021). "Women's college basketball: Top 25 players for 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Barie, Sean (January 24, 2022). "FGCU star basketball player to miss time with knee injury". Waterman Broadcasting of Florida LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  13. ^ "Kierstan Bell Sets ASUN Record with 11th Career Player of the Week Honor". FGCU Athletics. January 18, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  14. ^ Nemchock, Eric (February 26, 2022). "2022 WNBA Draft Watch: Early entry Kierstan Bell shaking up draft boards". Vox Media. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  15. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 19, 2022). "Florida Gulf Coast junior guard Kierstan Bell says she will enter WNBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  16. ^ Hardwig, Greg (April 10, 2022). "WNBA Draft: The next stop on Kierstan Bell's basketball journey will be in New York Monday". News-Press. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  17. ^ "Former Ohio State Buckeye Kierstan Bell taken in WNBA draft's first round by Las Vegas Aces". The Columbus Dispatch. April 12, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  18. ^ "Kierstan Bell WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  19. ^ "Kierstan Bell College Stats". Sports Reference.
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