Kelsey Bone

Position: Center
Height: 6-5
Weight: 225 lbs.
School: Dulles High School -09
Hometown: Stafford, Texas

NOTE: As of May 17, 2009

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USA Basketball Notes

Gold Medals: 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, 2007 USA Youth Development Festival.

• Named as a 2009 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team finalist on May 17, 2009.
• Was a member of the 2008 USA U18 National Team that went 5-0, won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship and qualified the U.S. for the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship; started all five games and averaged USA third bests of 10.6 ppg. and 6.6 rpg.
  Averaged 9.4 ppg., 8.8 rpg., 1.6 apg. and 1.0 bpg. to help the USA White Team to a 5-0 record and gold medal at the 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival.
• Among 2007 Festival participants, ranked third in rebounds (44) and tied for fifth in blocked shots (5).

College Notes

• Signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and play for the University of South Carolina in the fall.

High School Honors

• A 2009 WBCA All-American, competed for the White Team at the WBCA High School All-America Game, recorded nine points and 13 rebounds.
• The 2009 McDonald's High School Player of the Year, posted 10 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots for the East Team in the 2009 McDonald's High School All-America Game.
• Named to the 2009 USA Today All-USA first team and to the 2008 USA Today All-USA second team.
• Selected to the 2008 and 2009 Parade Magazine All-America first team and the 2007 fourth team.
• Named the 2008 Gatorade Texas State Player of the Year.
• Earned 2008 and 2009 Texas District 23-5A MVP honors and named the Offensive Player of the Year in 2007 and the Newcomer of the Year in 2006.
• Named to the 2007 and 2008 Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State and All-Region teams.
• Selected to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State first team in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and to the TABC All-Region teams from 2006-09.
• Named to the Houston Chronicle's 2007 All-Greater Houston first team and to the 2006 second team.

High School Notes

• Attended Dulles High School (Texas), where she started 142 of 148 games played and compiled 2,516 points, 1,315 rebounds, 263 assists, 236 steals and 244 blocked shots.
• As a senior averaged 19.2 ppg. and 8.7 rpg. in leading Dulles to a 36-3 record and the regional semifinals.
• Averaged 17.9 ppg. and 8.3 rpg. as a junior to help her team to a 34-5 record and the regional semis; as a sophomore, averaged 16.2 ppg. and 10.3 rpg. to help her team to a 30-9 record and the regional semifinals; as a freshman, started all 33 games played and averaged 14.4 ppg. and 8.2 rpg. in helping Dulles to a 22-11 record.
• Played AAU basketball for the Houston Elite, West Coast Elite and Blue Star Select.
• Also competed in track and field, has a personal shot put record of 39'6â€Â�.

Personal Notes

• Born Dec. 31, 1991, in Houston, Texas.
• Daughter of Kim Williams and Warren Bone, and Darwin Williams; has one brother, Donovan Williams (7) and one sister, Lindsey Bone (8).
• Her uncle, Britt Courville, was an All-American track and field athlete at Texas Southern University; aunt, Janinne Courville, was an All-American track and field athlete at the University of Houston and a 1996 Olympic Trials participant; grandpa, Kermit Courville, played football and competed in track and field at Southern University and won five state titles as a track and field coach at Galveston Ball H.S. (Texas).
• A 2008 and 2009 recipient of the Iota Phi Lambda Young Scholar Award.

The Inside Scoop

• Would like to pursue a career as a Division I women's basketball coach or in broadcast journalism.
• Favorite sport other than basketball: track and field.
• Favorite food: hot wings.
• Favorite magazine: Essence.
• Favorite personal memento: my rubber wristband that states: Failure Is Not An Option.
• Favorite basketball player: three-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley.
• Favorite basketball team: Los Angeles Lakers.
• Favorite non-basketball Olympian: Gail Devers.
• The strangest place I ever played hoops was: in a bathroom.
• The best player I've ever faced was: USA gold medalist Kelly Cain.
• I want to go one-on-one against: two-time Olympic gold medalist Tina Thompson.
• The most impressive person I've ever met is: 2000 Olympic gold medalist Alonzo Mourning because he's so giving.
• Always at my bedside is: my Sidekick.
• One piece of clothing I can't live without: sports bra.
• The most interesting place ever visited: Washington, D.C., because there's so much history there.
• Away from the court I enjoy: shopping, listening to music and reading books.
• Most people don't know that: I read a lot.
• This right-hander wears No. 5 because her favorite player is Staley and that's what Staley wore.