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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

32 Jayla Kelly

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Chesterfield, Mo.
  • High School Parkway Central
  • Major Psychology

Biography

2022-23: Appeared in 26 games for Mizzou ... Averaged 3.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... Went 2-for-2 in the home opener against Missouri State along with tallying three rebounds (11/7)... Racked up 13 points against Bradley (11/10)... Collected seven rebounds, along with two blocks against Western Kentucky (11/14)... Logged a team high 10 boards and chipped in nine points while playing Wake Forest (11/21)... Pulled down four rebounds and added 11 points against Saint Louis (11/30)... Blocked two and rebounded three in an SEC win over Kentucky (12/29)... Grabbed four rebounds in a 23 minutes performance versus LSU (1/12)... Scored 14 and grabbed nine rebounds, a team-high against Tennessee (1/22)... Grabbed five rebounds and three assists against Georgia (1/26)... Had three rebounds and a block versus Kentucky (1/29)... Grabbed a rebound and had an assist against Vanderbilt (2/2)… Had a block and two steal against Alabama (2/5)… Played for seven minutes at Arkansas (2/12)... Had four points and two rebounds against Arkansas (3/2)... Dished an assist and logged three points versus Illinois State in Round 1 of the WNIT (3/16)... Grabbed a rebound and a assist against Kansas in the second round of the WNIT (3/20)... 2022-23 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22: Made one start and appeared in 22 games … Averaged 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds … Ranked fourth on the team with eight blocks … Recorded a season-high 11 points and added four rebounds in her first-career start against Kentucky (2/24) … Posted a 10 point, season-best five rebound, three steal statline in 20 minutes off the bench against Georgia (2/17) … Added four points in five minutes at Alabama (1/30) … Concluded the year with four points in the WNIT first round matchup against Drake (3/17).

2020-21: Appeared in 10 games in her freshman campaign, averaging 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds in 3.0 minutes per game … Scored two points and grabbed four rebounds against New Orleans (12/16) … Scored four points against Southern Illinois (12/20) … Scored four points against Fresno State (3/19)

High School: Ranked as the nation’s No. 72 prospect by ESPNW HoopGurlz and the No. 117 prospect by Prospects Nation in the Class of 2020 … Ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Missouri by ESPNW and Prospects Nation … 2020 Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) All-State selection … Reached the 1,000-point (1,150) and 1,000-rebound (1,104) milestones at Parkway Central, becoming just the second player in school history to accomplish those feats … Holds the Parkway Central school records for career rebounds (1,104) and rebounds in a single game (21) … As a senior, led Parkway Central to a Class 5 District 6 title while averaging 13.2 points and 11.5 rebounds per game … As a junior, led Parkway Central to a 24-7 record and a third-place at state after averaging 12.4 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game.

Personal: Born on July 1, 2002 in St. Louis, Mo. … Daughter of Jacqueline and Kenneth Kelly … Has three siblings, Kenneth, Jr., Broderick and Lydia … Her brother, Broderick, played football at Colorado State … Received the Spirit of Excellence Award four times at Parkway Central … Major is Health & Wellness Services … Career ambition is to be an athletic trainer, coach or photographer … Played for Missouri Phenom in the Elite Youth Basketball League … Chose Mizzou over Saint Louis, Purdue, Northwestern, TCU and Missouri State.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2020-21Freshman

    Center
    6'3"
    32
  • 32

    2021-22Sophomore

    Center
    6'3"
    32
  • 32

    2022-23Junior

    Center
    6'3"
    32