Blue Hens
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2013-14 RETURNERS
KELSEY BUCHANAN Individual Career History
SENIOR || CENTER || 6-3 || SOUTH RIDING, VIRGINIA || FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL || Human services major
Buchanan, Kelsey Season
2012-13 1213-14 2011-12 TOTAL 2010-11 TOTALS
gp-gs
min/avg
35-2 318/9.1 26-0 266/10.2 35-2 318/9.1 23-2 171/7.4 84-4 755/8.99
Total fg-fga
pct
3-Point fg-fga
29-73 .397 35-54 29-73 .648 .397 20-44 .455 84-171 .491
CAREER HIGHS Points: 10 – 2x, last vs. W. Virginia, 3/24/13 FG: 5 – 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 3/24/13 FGA.: 10 – vs. Alcorn State, 12/30/10 3FG: n/a 3FGA: 1 – vs. UNCW, 1/24/13 FT: 4 – 2x, last vs. Old Dominion, 2/19/12
pct
F-Throws ft-fta pct
CAREER STATISTICS off
Rebounds def tot
avg
pf
0-1 - .00014-22 .636 38- 3674 2.1 34 19-21 60 26 0-1- .000- 14-22 .905 .636 25 - 35 74 2.3 2.1 34 - - 8-16 .500 20 29 49 2.1 20 0-1 .000 41-59 .695 83 100 183 2.2 80
FTA.: 5 – vs. William & Mary, 12/4/11 Rebounds: 8 – vs. Princeton, 12/1/10 Assists: 4 – at William & Mary, 2/29/12 Blocks: 2 – 4x, last vs. Georgia State, 3/6/13 Steals: 1 – 14x, last vs. Hofstra, 3/16/13 Minutes: 31 vs. West Virginia, 3/24/13
At Delaware Fourth-year member of the Blue Hens who has earned three letters • will look to again contribute in the Delaware frontcourt in her senior season • team captain.
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blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
0 7 20 9 7 72 2.1 16 93 76 72 89 3.4 00 9 7 20 2.1 0 4 16 4 4 48 2.1 0 20 52 16 17 209 2.5
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2012-13 Season Competed in all but one game, while starting two for Delaware as a junior • averaged 2.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per contest • put up a career-high 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field in a career-high 31 minutes in the team’s NCAA First Round Tournament win over West Virginia (3/24) • contributed 4.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and a 50.0 percent shooting mark in team’s three NCAA Tournament contests • tied a career-high with two blocks in regular season finale against Georgia State (3/6) • dished out a season-high two assists against Old Dominion (2/14) • attempted first career 3-pointer against UNCW (1/24) • collected three free throws, seven rebounds, two blocks, one assists and one steal against Princeton (12/9) • posted eight points, seven rebounds and one blocked shot against St. Bonaventure (11/28) • blocked first shot of the season at Duquesne (11/14) • scored six points and grabbed two rebounds during UD’s season-opening victory over Sam Houston State (11/9). 2011-12 Season Appeared in 26 games for the Blue Hens, averaging 10.2 minutes per contest • contributed 3.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game • connected on 64.8 percent (35 of 54) of her field goal attempts • went 19 of 21 from the free throw line • scored seven points, going 2 of 2 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free throw line, during the season-opening win over Rhode Island (11/11) • recorded four rebounds and two points during the victory at Princeton (12/1) • scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in the win over William & Mary (12/4) • scored five points and collected four rebounds during the victory over Yale (12/5)• scored six points during the win at Providence (12/19) • recorded six points and two boards in the win vs. UNCW (1/12 ) • contributed six points and three rebounds during the win at Towson (1/19) • went 4 of 4 from the field to finish with nine points against Hofstra (1/26) • grabbed six boards during the victory over VCU (2/5 ) • went 4 of 4 from the foul line and pulled down three rebounds in the win vs. Old Dominion (2/9) • went 3 of 3 from the floor and 2 of 2 from the line for eight points at Georgia State (2/12) • scored six points during the win over George Mason (2/23) • recorded four points and three rebounds vs. Northeastern (2/26) • dished out a career-high four assists during the victory at William & Mary (2/29) • scored a career-high 10 points and pulled down six boards during the CAA Tournament Semifinal win over UNCW (3/10) • earned the Team Most Improved Player Award. 2010-11 Season Saw action in 23 games, including two starts against Georgia State (1/23) and George Mason (1/27) • averaged 2.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game • played her finest game against Alcorn State (12/30), tallying a career-high nine points, going 4 of 10 from the field and pulling down seven rebounds while playing in 21 minutes • recorded a career-high eight rebounds against Princeton (12/1) • scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds versus Vanderbilt (12/29) • went 3 for 3 from the field to finish with six points against George Mason (1/27) • had four points and three rebounds during a win at Georgia State. High School Played all four years at two-time Virginia State Champion Freedom High School • posted a tripledouble in first game of state playoffs • holds state blocks record with 10 • named Player of the Year and All-State in 2010 • earned All-Regional Player of the Year accolades • graduated with over 1,500 points • member of the National Honor Society in junior and senior years • honor roll student all four years. Personal Kelsey Leigh Buchanan • daughter of Ralph Buchanan and Lenora Johnson • has one younger brother • pregame ritual includes listening to the same playlist and wearing lucky socks • mother played basketball at Lafayette • began playing basketball in sixth grade • chose Delaware because she loved the campus • honor student as a human services major at Delaware, with aspirations to become a guidance counselor • worked as a Blue Hen Ambassador over the summer • visited South Africa for three weeks each of the last two summers.
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