Karima Christmas-Kelly

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Karima Christmas-Kelly
Karima Christmas-Kelly (cropped).jpg
Christmas-Kelly in 2019
Indiana Fever
PositionAssistant Coach
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 36)
Long Beach, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Dobie (Houston, Texas)
College Duke (2007–2011)
WNBA draft 2011: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick
Drafted by Washington Mystics
Playing career2011–present
Career history
Playing
2011 Washington Mystics
2011–2012 Tulsa Shock
2012–2014 Indiana Fever
2015–2018 Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings
2016–2017 Guri KDB Life Winnus
2019–2020 Minnesota Lynx
Coaching
2023–presentIndiana Fever (Asst.)
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

Contents

Duke statistics

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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Duke 30 123 52.1– 59.0 2.6 0.5 0.8 0.2 4.1
2008–09 Duke 32 239 49.4 45.965.1 4.2 1.0 1.4 0.3 7.5
2009–10 Duke 3634743.1 28.6 71.75.3 1.5 2.20.49.6
2010–11 Duke 36343 37.5 21.1 69.9 6.31.71.6 0.4 9.5
Career Duke 134 1052 43.5 28.3 68.3 4.7 1.2 1.5 0.3 7.9

WNBA

Christmas-Kelly playing for the Washington Mystics in 2011 Karima Christmas WNBA.jpg
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]

Personal life

Christmas-Kelly is married to Austin Kelly, who is also an Indiana Fever assistant coach. They have a son. [6]

WNBA career statistics

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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2011 Washington 14010.1.310.217.6961.20.10.60.10.63.4
2011 Tulsa 1709.8.370.235.8001.20.40.40.20.93.2
2012 Tulsa 14611.5.333.313.7391.90.21.00.30.43.6
2012 † Indiana 16010.9.314.318.5002.30.80.80.30.52.9
2013 Indiana 342826.9.373.300.8114.11.11.90.31.28.6
2014 Indiana 34321.6.343.386.7553.60.90.90.30.76.9
2015 Tulsa 323228.7.396.386.7825.01.71.10.31.210.6
2016 Dallas 343431.6.400.317.7965.92.11.20.71.512.4
2017 Dallas 343429.7.380.292.8514.22.21.20.21.610.4
2018 Dallas 6627.8.448.444.8135.51.50.30.31.79.3
2019 Minnesota 6012.0.278.273.6000.81.00.80.20.72.7
2020 Minnesota 2012.5.143.000.8753.00.51.50.52.04.5
Career10 years, 4 teams24314322.9.374.321.7913.71.31.10.31.17.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2012 † Indiana 3010.7.250.1671.0002.70.30.30.30.73.0
2013 Indiana 4430.8.400.286.6256.02.31.00.53.510.8
2014 Indiana 5025.0.333.333.8244.61.60.40.40.67.4
2015 Tulsa 2232.5.211.000.8755.01.01.50.51.57.5
2017 Dallas 1134.0.222.0001.0005.03.01.01.00.06.0
Career5 years, 2 teams15725.3.324.214.8214.71.50.70.51.57.3

References

  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.
  6. ↑ Peterson, Chloe (November 26, 2024). "Married couple Karima Christmas-Kelly, Austin Kelly join Stephanie White's Fever staff". Indianapolis Star . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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