| Kierstan Bell | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Team: | Las Vegas Aces |
| League: | WNBA |
| Position: | Guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 176 |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Alliance, Ohio, U.S. |
| High School: | Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio) |
| College: |
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| Draft League: | WNBA |
| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Draft Round: | 1 |
| Draft Pick: | 11 |
| Draft Team: | Las Vegas Aces |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | –present |
| Team1: | Las Vegas Aces |
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Kierstan Bell (born March 16, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Las Vegas Aces in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Florida Gulf Coast and Ohio State.
Bell was rated as the 8th-best overall recruit in the nation by ESPN HoopGurlz[1] and the 18th overall by ProspectsNation.com in 2019.[2] Bell signed to play with Ohio State out of high school.[3] Bell had an outstanding freshman season for the Buckeyes, being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Team, and three-time Big Ten Player of the Week.[4] [5]
Following her freshman season, Bell announced that she was entering the transfer portal and leaving Ohio State.[6]
On May 5, 2020, Bell signed to continue her collegiate basketball career with Florida Gulf Coast.[7]
During her sophomore campaign, Bell produced the best season in program history for the Eagles. She averaged 24.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 2.3 blocks. She was named the ASUN Player of the Week 6 different times and named the ASUN Newcomer of the Week a record ten times.[8] Bell was also named the ASUN Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year, WBCA Honorable Mention All-American, AP Honorable Mention All-American, and USBWA Honorable Mention All-American.[9] [10]
Prior to her junior year, ESPN named Bell the 16th-best women's college basketball player for the 2021–22 season.[11] Bell averaged 22.8 points and 7.3 rebounds during the year, but also missed time due to a partial torn meniscus.[12] Bell also set a new ASUN record for the number of Player of the Week Honors during the season. On January 18, 2022, Bell was awarded the 11th Player of the Week honor of career.[13]
In January 2022, Bell announced she would be declaring early for the WNBA draft.[14] [15] Bell was projected to go in the first round by multiple mock drafts.[16]
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State(Big Ten Conference) | |||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Ohio State | 30 | 326 | .394 | .318 | .667 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 10.9 |
| Florida Gulf Coast (ASUN Conference) | |||||||||||
| 2020–21 | FGCU | 26 | 632 | .527 | .358 | .753 | 10.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 24.3 |
| 24 | 547 | .471 | .286 | .702 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 22.8 | ||
| Career | 80 | 1505 | .473 | .321 | .717 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 18.8 | |
In the 2022 WNBA draft, Bell was taken 11th overall by the Las Vegas Aces.[17]
Bell signed with the Adelaide Lightning for the 2022/2023 Australian WNBL season; however, she was cut by the team in December 2022.
| † | Denotes seasons in which Bell won a WNBA championship |
|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2022†| align="left" | Las Vegas| 21 || 1 || 5.8 || .303 || .136 || 1.000 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 1.3|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2023†| align="left" | Las Vegas| 36 || 0 || 11.8 || .346 || .244 || .600 || 1.6 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 3.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2024| style="text-align:left;"| Las Vegas| 0 || 0 || .0 || – || – || – || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 3 years, 1 team| 57 || 1 || 9.6 || .339 || .221 || .714 || 1.3 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 2.8
|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2022†| align="left" | Las Vegas| 4 || 0 || 4.8 || .667 || .600 || .000 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 2.8|-|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2023†| align="left" | Las Vegas| 8 || 0 || 6.3 || .167 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 1.3|-| align="left" | Career| align="left" | 1 year, 1 team| 12 || 0 || 5.8 || .292 || .188 || .800 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 1.8