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Kelly Faris

Kelly Faris
Position: Guard
Height: 5-11
Weight: 154
Date of Birth: Jan. 16, 1991
College: Connecticut ‘13
High School: Heritage Christian (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Contract Status: Signed to a rookie contract.
Transactions: Selected by the Connecticut Sun in the first round (11th overall) of the 2013 WNBA Draft.
Career: Ruggedly built guard who plays with high energy…Good defender…Scrappy rebounder…Continues to work on outside shot.
2015  WNBA Season: Appeared in career-high 32 games with nine starts…Scored a career-high 12 points at Chicago (7/12)…Started that game 5-for-5 from the field, finished 5-7…Made field goals (5) were a career best…Had career-high four assists at Tulsa (8/16)…Had single-season career-highs for minutes, fields goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, three-pointers made and attempted, rebounds, assists, steals and points.
2014  WNBA Season: Appeared in 25 games…Had a season-high eight points against Atlanta (8/17)…Was 2 of 3 from three-point range against the Dream…Also registered season-highs for made field goals (3) and minutes (25) in that game&#8230;Averaged 6.9 minutes per game prior to finale.
2013  WNBA Season: Appeared in 24 games with three starts…Missed final 10 games with a foot injury…Scored a career-high 11 points in first start, against Atlanta (8/14)…Had career-high seven rebounds twice in last three games…Made all three three-point attempts against Atlanta (8/14)…Averaged 5.6 rebounds in last three games.
College: Completed  her Connecticut career with 1,107 points, 821 rebounds and 545 assists…Finished fifth on UConn’s all-time steals list with 294 thefts…Reached four Final Fours and won two National Championships with the Huskies…As a senior in 2012-13, was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, the BIG EAST Most Improved Player and All-BIG EAST Second Team…Earned Honorable Mention AP All America and USBWA All America Team honors as a senior…Was a finalist for the WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year in 2012-13…A member of both the 2013 All-NCAA Tournament Team and 2013 NCAA Tournament All-Bridgeport Regional Team…Was BIG EAST Honorable Mention as a sophomore after earning a spot on the BIG EAST All-Rookie team following her first season in Storrs…Started the last 115 games of her Connecticut career.
Personal: Born Kelly Elizabeth Faris on January 16, 1991&#8230;Parents are Connie and Bob Faris &#8230;A sport promotion and individual development major…Helped lead Heritage Christian to four straight state titles&#8230;Had 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists as a senior in the Indiana Class 2A state championship game, a 60-58 victory over Oak Hill at Lucas Oil Stadium&#8230;.Finished her career as Heritage&#8217;s all-time leader in rebounds (902), assists (526) and steals (442)&#8230;Ranks second among the school&#8217;s all-time scoring leaders (1,426 points)&#8230;Averaged roughly 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and 2 blocks during her senior season at Heritage Christian&#8230;Was team captain as a junior and senior&#8230;Competed for the East team in the McDonald&#8217;s All-America game as a senior&#8230;Also lettered in volleyball and track…Earned two gold medals with USA Basketball, one in 2098 with the U18 National Team and again in 2009 with the U19 National Team.

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