Kelsey Plum

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kelsey Plum
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 24, 1994(1994-08-24)
Age	30
Birthplace	Poway
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Virgo

Kelsey Plum Biography

Kelsey Plum is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 24, 1994 in Poway, California, United States. All-time great women’s collegiate basketball player for the Washington Huskies who cleaned up in awards season her senior year of 2016-2017 by taking home the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, the AP Player of the Year Award and several other accolades.

She passed Chiney Ogwumike in the Pac-12 record books for all-time leading scorer.

For the week of January 11–17, Plum was named both the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week and the Pac-12 Player of the Week. By scoring 25.9 points per game, she ranked first in the Pac-12 and fourth in the nation. Plum also led the Huskies on an improbable NCAA Tournament run, highlighted by their first Final Four appearance in program history. Unfortunately, the magical run ultimately ended in the Final Four as Plum and the Huskies lost to a deeper, more talented Syracuse Orange team (who also clinched their first Final Four berth in program history), 80–59. The Orange would go on to lose to the undefeated 37–0 and three-time defending women’s national champions Connecticut Huskies, 82–51.

Washington opened their regular-season with a game against Oklahoma. Washington lost the game 90–80 but Plum set a new school record with 45 points. In her sophomore year, she was named to the “Wade Watch” a list of 25 players who are viewed as having the potential to win player of the year honors. She was also named to the list of 30 players to be considered for the Wooden Award. Plum helped the Washington Huskies earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament.In a coincidence, they faced Miami, coached by Katie Meier, who had been Plum’s coach while on the USA Basketball U19 team. Plum scored 17 points in the game, but Miami prevailed 86–80.

Her parents are Katie and Jim Plum. Her mom was volleyball player at UC Davis and her father played baseball and football at San Diego State. She has two older sisters who also played volleyball.

Kelsey Plum Net Worth

Kelsey Plum is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kelsey Plum 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She won a CIF Division IV state championship in high school at La Jolla Country Day School.

Her 57 point outburst on senior night helped her become the NCAA all-time women’s basketball leading scorer with 3,397 points. She also broke the NCAA records for points in a single season (1,080) that year.

Kelsey Christine Plum (born August 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She completed her high school education at La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, a community that is part of San Diego, California. Plum attended and played college basketball for the University of Washington. On February 25, 2017, Plum scored a career-high 57 points on senior night – making 19 of the 28 shots she took – to break the NCAA Division I women’s basketball all-time scoring record with 3,397 points. On March 20, 2017 Plum broke the NCAA record for points in a single season with 1,080. She was selected with the first overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Stars.

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Plum was named a McDonald’s All-American. This qualified her to participate in the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Girls Game She was named Ms. Basketball by CalHiSports, an honor bestowed upon the best female high school basketball player in California. Prior winners include Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Courtney Paris, Candice Wiggins, and Diana Taurasi.

Facts & Trivia

Kelsey Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kelsey Plum celebrates birthday on August 24 of every year.

During the course of her high school career, Plum scored a total of 2,247 points, averaging 19.9 points per game. She recorded 677 rebounds, assisted on 381 baskets, and had 370 steals. Over her four years, her team had a record of 103–22, which led to four section titles and the 2012 CIF Division IV state championship.

Top Facts about Kelsey Plum

1. Kelsey Plum is a professional basketball player from the United States.
2. She was born on August 24, 1994 in Poway, California.
3. Plum played college basketball at the University of Washington.
4. In 2017, she became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer with 3,527 points.
5. Plum was drafted first overall by the San Antonio Stars in the 2017 WNBA Draft.
6. She won a gold medal with Team USA at the FIBA AmeriCup in 2017.
7. Plum has also played professionally overseas in Turkey and Australia.
8. She suffered an Achilles injury during the 2020 WNBA season and missed most of it.
9. As of May 2021, Plum plays for the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA.
10. She is known for her scoring ability and has been compared to NBA legend Allen Iverson.

What is Kelsey Plum salary?

Player (9)AgeBase Salary
A’ja Wilson| 27| $202,155
Kelsey Plum| 29| $200,000
Chelsea Gray| 30| $196,267
Dearica Hamby| 29| $169,000

How old is Kelsey Plum?

28 years (August 24, 1994)

How tall is Kelsey Plum?

5′ 8″

What college did Kelsey Plum go to?

Education

Who is the highest paid woman in the WNBA?

Diana Taurasi , Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd are the WNBA’s highest- paid players. Glancing over at the highest-paid players in the NBA reveals that Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has the richest annual salary at a little north of $48 million.