University of North Carolina Athletics
Deja Kelly has been named ACC Player of the Week.
Photo by: Faith Varga
November 28, 2022 | Women's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina guard Deja Kelly has capped a standout weekend with Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors, the league announced on Monday.
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Kelly averaged 23 points, six rebounds and 5.5 assists per game as UNC beat No. 18 Oregon and No. 5 Iowa State to win the championship at the Phil Knight Invitational. Kelly was honored as the PKI MVP as the Tar Heels staged a pair of late comebacks to take the title.
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In Thursday's 85-79 win against the Ducks, Kelly scored 17 points, matched her season high with seven assists, and turned the ball over just once in 39 minutes of play.
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On Sunday against the Cyclones, she scored a season-high 29 points, including 22 after halftime as the Tar Heels overcame a 17-point deficit to win by nine, 73-64. She also had a season-high eight rebounds along with four assists and no turnovers in 37 minutes.
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For the season she's averaging a team-high 17.8 points, fifth in the ACC. She leads the league in assist-turnover ratio (3.67) and ranks sixth in assists (4.4 per game).
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It's the second time in her career she's earned Player of the Week honors – she also was recognized in February of 2022, near the end of her sophomore season.
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Next up for the 6-0 Tar Heels, who moved up to sixth in this week's Associated Press poll, is a third-straight road matchup with a ranked team. Carolina travels to Bloomington, Ind., this week to take on the fifth-ranked Hoosiers Thursday evening in ACC-Big Ten Challenge play.
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Kelly averaged 23 points, six rebounds and 5.5 assists per game as UNC beat No. 18 Oregon and No. 5 Iowa State to win the championship at the Phil Knight Invitational. Kelly was honored as the PKI MVP as the Tar Heels staged a pair of late comebacks to take the title.
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In Thursday's 85-79 win against the Ducks, Kelly scored 17 points, matched her season high with seven assists, and turned the ball over just once in 39 minutes of play.
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On Sunday against the Cyclones, she scored a season-high 29 points, including 22 after halftime as the Tar Heels overcame a 17-point deficit to win by nine, 73-64. She also had a season-high eight rebounds along with four assists and no turnovers in 37 minutes.
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For the season she's averaging a team-high 17.8 points, fifth in the ACC. She leads the league in assist-turnover ratio (3.67) and ranks sixth in assists (4.4 per game).
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It's the second time in her career she's earned Player of the Week honors – she also was recognized in February of 2022, near the end of her sophomore season.
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Next up for the 6-0 Tar Heels, who moved up to sixth in this week's Associated Press poll, is a third-straight road matchup with a ranked team. Carolina travels to Bloomington, Ind., this week to take on the fifth-ranked Hoosiers Thursday evening in ACC-Big Ten Challenge play.
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