1. Kelsey Christine Plum was born on August 24,1994 and is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.
59 Facts About Kelsey Plum
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Kelsey Plum won back-to-back WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023.
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Kelsey Plum won gold medals in 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics and in 5x5 basketball in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Kelsey Plum completed her high school education at La Jolla Country Day School in San Diego.
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On March 20,2017, Kelsey Plum broke the NCAA record for points in a single season with 1,080.
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Kelsey Plum was selected with the first overall pick in the 2017 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars.
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Kelsey Plum was named the WNBA Sixth Player of the Year in 2021.
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Kelsey Plum's mother was an accomplished volleyball player for the University of California, Davis.
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Kelsey Plum's father earned All-American football honors and set the CIF San Diego Section career passing yardage mark at Helix High School in La Mesa, California, and went on to play football and baseball collegiately at San Diego State.
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Kelsey Plum went through fourth grade at a local Montessori school, but Plum, who has dyslexia, was bullied by her classmates, and was young for her class, felt unprepared to advance.
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However, even into high school, Kelsey Plum felt like she didn't belong.
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Kelsey Plum has now said she hopes anyone facing situations like hers knows they can get through it.
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Kelsey Plum played volleyball at first, excelling in the USA Volleyball junior system, but when it came time for high school, she chose La Jolla Country Day School over Poway High School, where her sisters had attended, and Kelsey Plum chose basketball over volleyball.
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Kelsey Plum recorded 677 rebounds, assisted on 381 baskets, and had 370 steals.
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Kelsey Plum was selected to the 2013 WBCA High School Coaches' All-America Team.
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Kelsey Plum participated in the 2013 WBCA High School All-America Game, hitting six of her eight field goal attempts, scoring 14 points.
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When it came time for college choices, Kelsey Plum considered Maryland and Virginia on the east coast, and Cal, Gonzaga, Oregon and Washington on the west coast, then decided to accept the offer from Washington.
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Kelsey Plum's total points scored were the most ever by a freshman, and her single game high of 38 points is a freshman record.
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Kelsey Plum earned freshman of the year honors for the Pac-12 conference.
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Kelsey Plum averaged almost 21 points per game during the regular season.
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Kelsey Plum was named to the list of 30 players to be considered for the Wooden Award.
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Kelsey Plum helped the Washington Huskies earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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Kelsey Plum led the Huskies on an improbable NCAA Tournament run, highlighted by their first Final Four appearance in program history.
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Kelsey Plum entered the game trailing Jackie Stiles' previous record of 3,393 points by 53 points and broke the record in the fourth quarter.
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Kelsey Plum averaged 31.7 points while shooting 53 percent from the floor and 43 percent from three-point range during her senior campaign.
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Kelsey Plum ended her senior season with a total of 1,109 points scored, an NCAA women's basketball single season record.
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Kelsey Plum has been named one of the five finalists for the Wooden Award, an award handed out to the best player in women's college basketball, in the eyes of 250 sportscasters and writers.
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Kelsey Plum was named the AP player of the year for women's college basketball, the first ever Washington Husky to earn the award.
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Kelsey Plum earned the Nancy Lieberman award, an honor given to the top point guard in women's college basketball, as well as the Dawn Staley award, handed out to the best guard in women's college basketball.
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Kelsey Plum ended her outstanding career with a point total of 3,527 and an assist total of 519.
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Kelsey Plum finished just 270 points shy of Pete Maravich's all-time scoring record regardless of gender.
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Kelsey Plum graduated from Washington in June 2017 with a bachelor's degree in anthropology and a 3.3 GPA.
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Kelsey Plum was selected as the first pick of the 2017 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars.
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On May 15,2020, Kelsey Plum signed a two-year extension with the Aces worth $350K.
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Kelsey Plum was finally healthy and had a career revamp season coming off the bench winning the WNBA Sixth Player of the Year and finished second in the WNBA Most Improved Player voting.
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Kelsey Plum then signed a two-year contract extension with Las Vegas worth $185k for one year and $200k the other year.
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Kelsey Plum would go on to help the Aces to their second finals appearance and win their first championship in franchise history.
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Kelsey Plum was involved in a three-team trade between the Las Vegas Aces, the Los Angeles Sparks, and the Seattle Storm, which resulted in Kelsey Plum being traded to the Sparks for the 2025 season.
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On July 15,2024, it was announced that Kelsey Plum would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a new women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.
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Kelsey Plum was named to the USA Basketball U19 team, coached by Katie Meier, the head coach of the University of Miami.
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Kelsey Plum competed on behalf of the US at the Tenth FIBA U19 World Championship, held in Klaipeda and Panevezys, Lithuania, in July 2013.
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Kelsey Plum has been named a member of the twelve player squad representing the US to play Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto which will be held from July 16 to 25 at the Ryerson Athletic Centre.
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Kelsey Plum was a member of the USA Women's Pan American Team which participated in basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 10 to 26,2015.
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In July 2021, Kelsey Plum won the gold medal in 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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In June 2024, Kelsey Plum was named to the US women's Olympic team to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France, alongside fellow Aces teammates, Chelsea Gray, A'ja Wilson, and Jackie Young.
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Kelsey Plum was one of the few players who sang the national anthem on the podium.
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On March 4,2023, Kelsey Plum married American football player Darren Waller.
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Waller and Kelsey Plum filed for divorce on April 23,2024, after one year of marriage.
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Kelsey Plum got her only tattoo in 2018, it is on her right forearm and reads "Keep the faith".
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Kelsey Plum has said that the tattoo helped her push through a difficult time in her life.
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Kelsey Plum kicked off the first marquee event of the WSOP's Mystery Millions and unveiled the gold bracelet to be won in the Mystery Millions.
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Kelsey Plum used cigars to motivate her team during their 2022 playoff run, saying she would smoke a cigar if they won, which they did.
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Kelsey Plum has since developed a love for cigars, developing her own cigar brand.
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Kelsey Plum smoked a cigar again after the Aces won their second championship ring.
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Kelsey Plum has said that cigars have come to represent a unique feeling of victory for her.
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Kelsey Plum smoked a cigar at a photoshoot for her cigar line.
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Kelsey Plum smoked cigars at an event she hosted in Las Vegas to commemorate her brand.
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Kelsey Plum has come under criticism for smoking cigars, with claims being made that she is putting the health of children around her at risk and setting a bad example.
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Kelsey Plum faced depression and suicidal thoughts during her career, and went so far as to sitting on a tall parking structure with her feet hanging over the ledge considering how her family would feel if she jumped.