Kierstan Bell

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Kierstan Bell
No. 1–Las Vegas Aces
Position Guard
League WNBA
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 school Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
College
WNBA draft 2022: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Las Vegas Aces
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–present Las Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards

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.

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College career

Ohio State

Bell was rated as the 6th overall recruit in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz and the 18th overall by ProspectsNation.com in 2019. [1] [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 3-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 10 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 2021–2022 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]

College statistics

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Ohio State (Big Ten Conference)
2019–20 Ohio State 30326.394.318.6674.41.61.20.910.9
Florida Gulf Coast (ASUN Conference)
2020–21 FGCU 26632.527.358.75310.62.71.92.324.3
2021–22 FGCU 24547.471.286.7027.32.52.11.822.8
Career801505.473.321.7177.32.21.71.618.8

Professional career

Las Vegas Aces

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

Adelaide Lighting

Bell signed with the Adelaide Lighting for the 2022/2023 WNBL season, she was cut by Adelaide in December 2022.

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 Bell won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Kierstan Bell WNBA Regular Season Statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2022 † Las Vegas 2115.8.303.1361.0000.90.30.10.10.21.3
2023 † Las Vegas 36011.8.346.244.6001.60.50.40.10.43.7
2024 Las Vegas 00.0–––.0.0.0.0.0.0
Career3 years, 1 team5719.6.339.221.7141.30.40.30.10.32.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2022 † Las Vegas 404.8.667.600.0001.30.30.00.00.52.8
2023 † Las Vegas 806.3.167.0001.0000.80.30.40.30.31.3
Career1 year, 1 team1205.8.292.188.8000.90.30.30.20.31.8

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