Kierstan Bell

Not to be confused with Kristen Bell.

Kierstan Bell

No. 1–Las Vegas Aces
Position	Guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(2000-03-16) March 16, 2000 (age 25) Alliance, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school	Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
College	Ohio State (2019–2020) Florida Gulf Coast (2020–2022)
WNBA draft	2022: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Drafted by	Las Vegas Aces
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–present	Las Vegas Aces
2022–2023	Adelaide Lightning
2023	Athletes Unlimited League
Career highlights
2× WNBA champion (2022, 2023) Commissioner's Cup champion (2022) 2× Honorable Mention All-American (AP, USBWA, WBCA) (2021, 2022) 2× ASUN Player of the Year (2021, 2022) ASUN Newcomer of the Year (2021) 2× ASUN All-First Team (2021, 2022) 2× ASUN tournament MVP (2021, 2022) 2× Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year (2021, 2022) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2020) McDonald's All-American (2019) 3× Ohio Ms. Basketball (2017, 2018, 2019)
Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

College career

Ohio State

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

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

Las Vegas Aces

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

Adelaide Lightning

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

Athletes Unlimited

Bell appeared in Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball in 2023, finishing 10th on the season.

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

†	Denotes seasons in which Bell won a WNBA championship

WNBA

Regular season

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

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

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

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. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
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. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. 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.

External links

• Career statistics from WNBA.com    ·  Basketball Reference  
• FGCU Eagles bio
• Ohio State Buckeyes bio