Karima Christmas-Kelly

Karima Brittany Christmas-Kelly (born September 11, 1989) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Christmas-Kelly is currently an assistant coach for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. She played college basketball at Duke.

Karima Christmas-Kelly
Christmas-Kelly in 2019
Indiana Fever
PositionAssistant Coach
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 34)
Long Beach, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolDobie (Houston, Texas)
CollegeDuke (2007–2011)
WNBA draft2011: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2011–present
Career history
As player:
2011Washington Mystics
20112012Tulsa Shock
20122014Indiana Fever
20152018Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings
2016–2017Guri KDB Life Winnus
20192020Minnesota Lynx
As coach:
2023-PresentIndiana Fever (Asst.)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Duke statistics

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Source[1]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08Duke3012352.159.02.60.50.80.24.1
2008–09Duke3223949.445.965.14.21.01.40.37.5
2009–10Duke3634743.128.671.75.31.52.20.49.6
2010–11Duke3634337.521.169.96.31.71.60.49.5
CareerDuke134105243.528.368.34.71.21.50.37.9

WNBA

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Christmas-Kelly playing for the Washington Mystics in 2011

Christmas-Kelly was selected the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (23rd overall) by the Washington Mystics.[2]

On February 5, 2015, Christmas signed with the Tulsa Shock, which she previously played from 2011 to 2012.[3]

On February 1, 2019, Christmas-Kelly signed with the Minnesota Lynx.[4] On July 30, 2020, Christmas-Kelly was waived by the Lynx after suffering a season-ending achilles injury.[5]

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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
Denotes seasons in which Christmas-Kelly won a WNBA championship

Regular season

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YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2011Washington14010.1.310.217.6961.20.10.60.10.63.4
2011Tulsa1709.8.370.235.8001.20.40.40.20.93.2
2012Tulsa14611.5.333.313.7391.90.21.00.30.43.6
2012Indiana16010.9.314.318.5002.30.80.80.30.52.9
2013Indiana342826.9.373.300.8114.11.11.90.31.28.6
2014Indiana34321.6.343.386.7553.60.90.90.30.76.9
2015Tulsa323228.7.396.386.7825.01.71.10.31.210.6
2016Dallas343431.6.400.317.7965.92.11.20.71.512.4
2017Dallas343429.7.380.292.8514.22.21.20.21.610.4
2018Dallas6627.8.448.444.8135.51.50.30.31.79.3
2019Minnesota6012.0.278.273.6000.81.00.80.20.72.7
2020Minnesota2012.5.143.000.8753.00.51.50.52.04.5
Career10 years, 4 teams24314322.9.374.321.7913.71.31.10.31.17.0

Playoffs

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YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2012Indiana3010.7.250.1671.0002.70.30.30.30.73.0
2013Indiana4430.8.400.286.6256.02.31.00.53.510.8
2014Indiana5025.0.333.333.8244.61.60.40.40.67.4
2015Tulsa2232.5.211.000.8755.01.01.50.51.57.5
2017Dallas1134.0.222.0001.0005.03.01.01.00.06.0
Career5 years, 2 teams15725.3.324.214.8214.71.50.70.51.57.3

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  3. ^ "Tulsa Shock signs Karima Christmas". Swish Appeal. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Forward Karima Christmas-Kelly". WNBA. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lynx Awarded Erica McCall From Waivers". WNBA. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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