Kelly Elizabeth Faris was born on January 16,1991 and is an American former basketball player.
25 Facts About Kelly Faris
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Kelly Faris was on a post-season championship team for five consecutive seasons, including four consecutive high school state championships and two NCAA championship.
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Kelly Faris was drafted 11th overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2013 WNBA draft.
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Kelly Faris has two older sisters Kristi and Kimmi and one older brother Patrick.
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Kelly Faris played on the Indiana's Finest AAU team which won the National Championship in 2003 for the 11U division.
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Kelly Faris helped lead the high school to four consecutive IHSAA Class 2A state championships.
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Kelly Faris finished her career as Heritage's High School's all-time leader in rebounds, assists, blocks and steals ranks second among the school's all-time scoring leaders.
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Kelly Faris was named to the all-state first team in 2007,2008, and 2009.
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Kelly Faris won national honors in 2007, being named to the 2007 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships All-American team.
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Kelly Faris was an excellent student, earning High Academic Honors as a senior, and being a member of National Honors Society.
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Kelly Faris participated in the McDonald's All-Star game with four points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots while playing for the East Team in the 2009 game.
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Kelly Faris wore number 34, a number worn by her siblings.
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Kelly Faris finished her career ranking 40th in points, 6th in steals, and 11th in assists.
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Kelly Faris was selected 11th overall in the 2013 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun.
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Kelly Faris played for the Sun from 2013 to 2016, averaging 2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 112 games.
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In January 2016, Kelly Faris signed with the Flying Foxes Post SV Wien of the Austrian Women's Basketball Bundesliga.
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Kelly Faris helped the Flying Foxes to both the national championship, the Austrian Cup, where she was named the Cup's Final Four MVP, and to the Austrian-Slovak Women Basketball League championship.
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In February 2018, Kelly Faris signed a training camp contract with the New York Liberty.
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In 14 games in the Urvalsdeild, Kelly Faris averaged 20.9 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
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On February 11,2019, Kelly Faris signed a training camp contract with the New York Liberty for the second straight year.
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Kelly Faris was selected to play in the USA Women's Youth Development Festival.
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Kelly Faris was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Kelly Faris helped the team win all five games, assisting on 17 baskets, only one fewer than the team high 18.
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Kelly Faris continued on to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the USA in the 2009 U19 World's Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand in July and August 2009.
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Kelly Faris was the high scorer with 13 points in the game against Mali.