Kierstan Bell Bio
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SOCIAL MEDIA
WNBA TRANSACTIONS
| April 11, 2022 | Drafted by Las Vegas in the first round (No. 11 overall) of the 2022 WNBA Draft |
WNBA REGULAR SEASON CAREER
Career Highlights
- 2022 & 2023 WNBA Champion
2024 (Las Vegas)
- Was injured early on and played in just 6 games during the regular season and saw action in one game in the postseason.
2023 (Las Vegas)
- Won WNBA Championship
- Scored in double figures 3 times, including a career-high 15 points on Aug. 1
2022 (Las Vegas)
- Won WNBA Championship
- Scored 10 or more points on 1 occasion—career-high 12 vs. Los Angeles on May 23
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER
2024 (Las Vegas—2-0 vs. Seattle, 1st Round; 1-3 vs. New York, Semifinals)
- Saw action in 1 playoff contest.
2023 (Las Vegas—2-0 vs. Chicago, 1st Round; 3-0 vs. Dallas, Semifinals; 3-1 vs. New York, Finals)
- Saw action in 8 playoff contests and scored a high of 4 points vs. Dallas on Sept. 29
2022 (Las Vegas—2-0 vs. Phoenix, 1st Round; 3-1 vs. Seattle, Semifinals; 3-1 vs. Connecticut, Finals)
- Scored 10 or more points on 1 occasion—career-playoff high 11 vs. Phoenix on August 20
KIERSTAN BELL IN THE NEWS
- Former FGCU star Kiersten Bell wins second straight WNBA title with Las Vegas (Oct. 23, 2023)
- How Kierstan Bell went from the end of the bench to consistent contributor for the Aces (Aug. 29, 2023)
- ‘Next woman up’: Reserve’s defense shines just when Aces need her (Aug. 18, 2023)
- The Aces’ bench has helped cook up the perfect chemistry (Aug. 4, 2023)
- ‘It’s not my time yet’: Kierstan Bell embraces supporting role with WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces (June 5, 2023)
- The Pivotal Presence of the Las Vegas Aces Rookies (September 23, 2022)
- FGCU Alumna Kierstan Bell playing for WNBA Championship (September 12, 2022)
- FGCU’s Kierstan Bell making the most of limited role for WNBA’s top-seeded Las Vegas Aces (August 26, 2022)
- Kierstan Bell is ready for her big moment in the WNBA (August 3, 2022)
- FGCU’s Kierstan Bell adjusting to the professional life in Las Vegas Aces camp (April 23, 2022)
- Early entry Kierstan Bell shaking up draft boards (February 26, 2022)
- FGCU’s Kierstan Bell talks about WNBA draft declaration, knee injury (January 24, 2022)
OVERSEAS CAREER
2023-24 [Nesibe Aydin Ankara—Turkey (KBSL)]
- Competing in the Turkish Super League (KBSL) this offseason
2022-23 [Adelaide Lightning —Australia (WNBL)]
- Scored 10 or more points on 8 occasions, and 20 or more points 2 times, including a season-high 23 vs. Southside on December 3
- Grabbed 10 or more rebounds on 1 occasion—14 vs. Southside on December 3
- Recorded 1 point-rebound, double-double (23 points, 14 rebounds vs. Southside on December 3)
- Handed out a season-high 5 assists vs. Southside on December 3
- Picked up a season-high 3 steals vs. Southside on December 3
- Blocked a season-high 3 shots vs. Melbourne on November 13
OVERSEAS STATISTICS
COLLEGE
Junior (Florida Gulf Coast, 2021-22)
- Named Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year
- Named AP and USBWA All-America Honorable Mention
- Named ASUN Player of the Year
- Named to the All-ASUN First Team
- Named to the ASUN All-Tournament Team
- Named ASUN Tournament MVP
- Her scoring average of 22.8 points per game led the ASUN and would have ranked 5th nationally, but an injury kept her from meeting the games played threshold of 74 percent
- Had 5 games of 30-plus points on the season, highlighted by a season-high 39 (17-of-31 FGs) against Tennessee Tech—second-most points for a game in FGCU history
- Had 6 double-doubles on the year, and holds the FGCU record with 24 for her career
- Set the ASUN and FGCU record for most career ASUN Player of the Week honors (12) after earning the accolade 5 times as a junior
Sophomore (Florida Gulf Coast, 2020-21)
- Named WBCA, Associated Pres and UWBWA All-America honorable mention
- Named Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year
- Named ASUN Player of the Year (unanimous)
- Named ASUN Newcomer of the Year (unanimous)
- Named to the First Team All-ASUN (unanimous)
- Named ASUN Tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament Team
- 6-time ASUN Player of the Week
- 10-time ASUN Newcomer of the Week
- Named USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (2/23)
- Needed just 12 games to break FGCU’s single-season record for double-doubles, ultimately finishing with 16
- Notched 25 double-digit scoring performances, including 20 with 20-plus, 12 with 25-plus and five with 30-plus
- Pulled down 10-plus rebounds 17 times
- Established new FGCU single-season records for total points, scoring average, field goals made and defensive rebounds per game
- Led the ASUN in scoring, rebounding, field goals made and 3-point field goals made while finishing second in blocks and third in steals
- Her 632 total points broke FGCU’s single-season record and is the ninth-most in ASUN history
- Notched sixth-best scoring average in conference history, which was also fourth-best in the nation
- Totaled most 3-point field goals per game (3.115) in ASUN history while producing some of best statistical totals in conference history, including field goals made (10th), 3-point field goals made (12th) and blocks per game (28th)
- Finished among nation’s top 10 in field goals made (3rd), 3-pointers attempted (4th), total points (6th), double-doubles (7th), 3-pointers made (8th) and 3-pointers made per game (10th) while also placing among the national leaders in field goal attempts (11th), total rebounds (14th), total blocks (19th), rebounds per game (28th), blocks per game (29th) and field goal percentage (33rd)
- Became the first player in program history to record a 20-20 game while finishing with 24 points, 20 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals in FGCU debut vs Davidson on November 30
- Registered 30 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks in ASUN championship game win over Liberty to earn tournament MVP recognition
- Posted 11 straight games with 20-plus points (January 29 through March 5).
Freshman (Ohio State, 2019-20)
- Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
- Named to the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team
- Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on December 9, January 6 and January 13
- Led OSU in 3-point field goals, which was also 9th-most in the Big Ten
- Tallied 19 games with 10-plus points
- Posted a pair of double-doubles
COLLEGE STATISTICS
HIGH SCHOOL
- 2019 graduate of Canton McKinley H.S. in Canton, Ohio
- McDonald’s All-American
- First player in the history of Ohio high school basketball to be a 3-time Ms. Basketball
- Finished as the fourth-leading prep scorer in the history of Ohio at 2,833 points, eclipsing legends such as Katie Smith and Semeka Randall
- Broke Stark County career scoring record
- Four-time All-Ohio First Team
- Named Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 27 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.4 blocks, 3.8 steals and three assists as a senior
- Averaged 33.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, five steals, 3.9 assists and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting .527 from the field as a junior
- Became the first sophomore to be named Ohio’s Ms. Basketball in 2017 after averaging 26.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.2 steals, three assists and 2.3 blocks while leading her team to the state semifinals
- Averaged 21 points, 9.8 rebounds, three assists, 2.8 steals and 1.2 blocks as a freshman
- Led Canton McKinley to a 93-14 record in her career, finishing with 105 double-figure scoring games and setting 35 school records, including career rebounds (960) and career steals (437)
- Named Naismith High School All-America Third Team
- Scored 38 points in front of LeBron James as a junior during a 69-57 win over Jackson, a team led by Taylor Mikesell.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Perry Bell and Amanda Hubbs
- Has one sibling, Sa’renity