Kelsey Mitchell (basketball)

Kelsey Mitchell
	Mitchell with the Indiana Fever in 2024
No. 0 – Indiana Fever
Position	Point guard/Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	November 12, 1995; Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school	Princeton (Sharonville, Ohio)
College	Ohio State (2014–2018)
WNBA draft	2018: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Drafted by	Indiana Fever
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–present	Indiana Fever
2019	Al Ahly
2021–2022	Elitzur Ramla
2023	Spar Citylift Girona
2022–2024	Athletes Unlimited League
2024–2025	Shanxi Flame
2026	Hive BC
Career highlights
	3x WNBA All-Star (2023–2025); All-WNBA First Team (2025); WNBA All-Rookie Team (2018); WNBA Commissioner's Cup champion (2025); Dawn Staley Leadership Award (2023); Dawn Staley Award (2018); First-team All-American – AP (2016); 3x Second-team All-American – AP (2015, 2017, 2018); 3x WBCA Coaches' All-American (2016–2018); 4x All-American – USBWA (2015–2018); 2× Big Ten co-Player of the Year (2015, 2018); Big Ten Player of the Year (2017); Big Ten Tournament MOP (2018); 4× First-team All-Big Ten (2015–2018); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2015); Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2015); Big Ten All-Freshman team (2015); McDonald's All American (2014);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup

Kelsey Michelle Mitchell (born November 12, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Hive of Unrivaled.

Mitchell played college basketball for the Ohio State University Buckeyes. As a college freshman in 2014-15, Mitchell finished the season with 873 total points, the second highest by a freshman in NCAA Division I history. Mitchell finished the regular season of her final season, in 2018, with the third-most points in NCAA Division I history, and, after the post season, finished her college career with the second-most points, trailing only Kelsey Plum of Washington. In February 2018, Mitchell was named the Big Ten women's basketball player of the year. She was a second-team All-American in 2015, 2017, and 2018, while notching first-team All-American honors in 2016. In 2018, following her senior year, Mitchell won the Dawn Staley Award for best guard in Division I college basketball. Mitchell remains Ohio State's all-time leading scorer.

Mitchell was the second overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, and was selected to the 2018 WNBA All-Rookie Team. Mitchell participated in the WNBA Three-Point Contest in 2018 and 2023. For her leadership on and off the court, Mitchell was awarded the 2023 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award. Mitchell became a three-time WNBA All-Star with appearances in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

In 2019, Mitchell played for Egyptian club Al Ahly in the 2019 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup. Mitchell signed with the Shanxi Flame of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association for the 2024-2025 season.