Kenisha Bell

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Kenisha Bell
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Bell in 2019
Free agent
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (1996-05-25) May 25, 1996 (age 25)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolBloomington Kennedy
College
WNBA draft2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2019–present

Kenisha Bell is an American professional basketball player. Bell began her college career at Marquette University and then played for the University of Minnesota. Professionally she played briefly with the Minnesota Lynx.[1]

Family and early years[]

Bell was born in Chicago, IL the daughter of Aishia Bell and Brian Townsend. She has nine brothers, three of whom play college basketball, and seven sisters. Her brother Brandon Bell ran track at Marquette University.[2] She majored in communications at the University of Minnesota.[3]

College career[]

After starting her college career with Marquette in 2014, Bell transferred to Minnesota the following season.[4] After redshirting her first year, Bell spent three seasons with Minnesota and made one trip to the NCAA tournament in the 2017–18 season.[5]

Marquette and Minnesota statistics[]

Source[6]

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  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014-15 Marquette 30 434 39.8% 22.5% 68.9% 5.2 2.7 2.0 0.4 14.5
2016-17 Minnesota 30 482 37.7% 28.6% 77.6% 4.2 4.9 2.2 0.2 16.1
2017-18 Minnesota 33 661 42.3% 35.8% 73.3% 5.4 6.8 2.6 0.1 20.0
2018-19 Minnesota 32 610 39.4% 27.1% 69.8% 5.9 4.4 2.0 0.2 19.1
Career 125 2187 39.9% 29.3% 72.4% 5.2 4.8 2.2 0.2 17.5

Professional career[]

Bell was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx with the 30th pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft.[7] She played two preseason games with the Lynx before being waived in end of May.[8]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "WNBA". Across the Timeline. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Andy Greder (7 March 2019). "Gophers' Kenisha Bell started off homeless in Minnesota, but she's made it her own". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Kenisha Bell". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Marcus Fuller (2 March 2018). "Kenisha Bell, after many moves, making all the right ones for Gophers". Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ Drew Cove (10 April 2019). "Minnesota Lynx draft former Gophers' guard Kenisha Bell". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  7. ^ Jack Warrick (10 May 2019). "Former Gopher Kenisha Bell looks like a longshot to make Lynx roster". Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ Dane Mizutani (21 May 2019). "Lynx waive former Gophers star Kenisha Bell, acquire two players via trade". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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