Kelsey Smith

Valparaiso

Nov 4 (Tue)

6:00 PM

Height:
6-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Charles, Ill.
High School:
St. Charles North
Prev School:
Michigan State

2013-14 (Senior):

Appeared in 15 games with starts against Providence and Georgetown
Season-best six points against Butler
Played a season-high 12 minutes against Providence
Appeared in DePaul's Sweet 16 game against Texas A&M

2012-13 (Junior):

Played first game against Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 22, 2012
Had to sit out DePaul's fall quarter which was finished on Nov. 20
Came off the bench and scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds against Northwestern
Season-best 23 minutes against Northern Illinois
Also grabbed nine rebounds against the Huskies
Missed three games (Princeton, Oral Roberts and Louisville) with a knee injury.

2011-12:

Enrolled at DePaul in January and will sit out the remainder of the 2011-12 season and the Autumn Quarter of the 2012-13 season
DePaul's Autumn Quarter exams are scheduled to end on Nov. 20.

2010-11 (at Michigan State):

Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Academic All-Big Ten
Inaugural Spartan Scholar-Athlete Award at the team banquet
Appeared in 22 games
1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds in 5.8 minutes per game
.500 (14-of-28) from the field
Tallied 10 points, five rebounds, and team highs with five assists and three blocks in only 20 minutes in her collegiate debut vs. IPFW (11/13)
Five points, three rebounds, a block and a steal in 10 minutes vs. Iona (12/12)
Season highs with seven rebounds and two steals, to go along with six points and two blocks in 16 minutes vs. Dartmouth (12/18)
Five points and six rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Vermont (12/21)
Two points, three rebounds, an assist and a block in nine minutes in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals vs. Northwestern (3/4).

2009-10 (at Michigan State):

Redshirt Season

High School:

Three-time Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09)
Ranked No. 54 in the class of 2009 by Blue Star Report, No. 67 by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and No. 89 by Hoopgurlz
Four-year starter at St. Charles North High School for head coach Katie Sauber
Finished her career as the school's all-timer leader in points, rebounds and blocks; tallying over 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 blocks
Three-time Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Class 3A/4A All-State selection (2006-09), including a first team choice as a senior
Two-time Chicago Sun Times Class 4A All-State honoree (2007-09), capped by a second team selection in 2008-09
Three-time Courier-News 4A All-State First Team selection, and two-time Courier-News Player of the Year (2007 and 2008)
2008 Republican Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Four-time all-area selection by the Daily Herald
Senior season was named captain and averaged 17.0 points and 9.4 rebounds per game
As a junior, led St. Charles North to its first regional and sectional title, and finished the season with 16.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game
14.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game as a sophomore
Participated in the 2007 and 2008 Nike Regional Skills Academy
Played AAU for the Illinois Hustle and coach Derril Kipp
In 2008, traveled to France with the Blue Star Select Team to play against various international competition
Also lettered in volleyball at St. Charles North
Graduated No. 2 in her class of 531.

Personal:

Daughter of Mark and Carin Smith
Commerce major with a finance concentration

Smith By the Numbers:
Career Statistics at DePaul
2012-13 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career Highs:
Points: 10, vs. IPFW (Nov. 13, 2010)
Rebounds: 9, Northern Illinois (Dec. 15, 2012)
Assists: 5, vs. IPFW (Nov. 13, 2010)
Steals: 3, Milwaukee (Dec. 11, 2012)
Blocks: 3, vs. IPFW (Nov. 13, 2010)
Field Goals: 4, Northern Illinois (Nov. 15, 2012)
Field Goal Attempts: 6, x2 last Northwestern (Dec. 2, 2012)
3-Point Field Goals: NA
3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 1, at Baylor (Nov. 19, 2010)
Free Throws: 4, vs. IPFW (11/13/10)
Free Throw Attempts: 5, x2 last Vermont (Dec. 15, 2012)
Minutes: 23, Northern Illinois (Dec. 15, 2012)
Double-Figure Games: 1
3+ Blocks: 1