Brianna Kiesel

Brianna Kiesel

Personal information
Born	(1993-07-08) July 8, 1993 (age 32) Utica, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Listed weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Career information
High school	Thomas R. Proctor (Utica, New York)
College	Pittsburgh (2011–2015)
WNBA draft	2015: 2nd round, 13th overall pick
Drafted by	Tulsa Shock
Playing career	2015–2021
Position	Point guard
Career history
2015–2016	Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings
2017	Atlanta Dream
2019–2021	Artego Bydgoszcz
Stats at Basketball Reference

Brianna Kiesel (born July 8, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player. In June 2021 she was named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach for her alma mater, Pitt. ^[1]

College

Kiesel is the Pittsburgh Panthers' all-time leader in minutes played and fifth all-time leader in points and assists. ^[2] She, along with Shavonte Zellous are the only two Panthers to be selected in the WNBA draft. ^[3]

Professional career

She has a career 31.5% of Field Goals, 22.4% 3-point average, and 3.8 points per game. ^[4]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics ^[5]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	Tulsa	34	15	18.1	.333	.231	.755	0.8	1.9	0.8	0.1	1.2	5.1
2016	Dallas	14	0	7.4	.174	.167	.750	0.4	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.9
2017	Atlanta	9	0	8.3	.200	.111	.700	0.4	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	1.6
Career	3 years, 2 teams	57	15	13.9	.307	.209	.746	0.7	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.9	3.5

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	Tulsa	2	0	16.5	.214	.000	1.000	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	6.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	0	16.5	.214	.000	1.000	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	6.0

College

NCAA statistics ^[6]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Pittsburgh	30	408	35.2%	20.9%	70.2%	3.4	3.0	1.2	0.0	13.6
2012–13	Pittsburgh	30	448	34.1%	25.6%	80.0%	4.7	3.0	1.5	0.3	14.9
2013–14	Pittsburgh	30	492	39.0%	27.6%	82.5%	5.3	3.7	1.6	0.1	16.4
2014–15	Pittsburgh	32	590	39.9%	34.2%	83.7%	5.0	4.5	2.1	0.1	18.4
Career		122	1938	37.0%	28.3%	79.5%	4.6	3.5	1.6	0.1	15.9

Personal life

Kiesel completed two bachelor's degrees. ^[7]

References

1. "Brianna Kiesel Returns to Pitt". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
2. "Ex-Pitt standout Brianna Kiesel gets started in WNBA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
3. "The Official Athletic Site of the University of Pittsburgh". www.pittsburghpanthers.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
4. "Player WNBA average". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
5. "Brianna Kiesel WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
6. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
7. Delaney, Anne. "Kiesel "blessed and honored" to be drafted in WNBA". Uticaod. Retrieved 2017-09-10.

External links

• Brianna Kiesel - WNBA
• Pitt Panthers bio