Army West Point Athletics
2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kelsey Minato
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Huntington Beach
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
HONORS/AWARDS: Team captain (2015-16, 2014-15) ... first active player in team history to have jersey retired (2/24/16) ... Patriot League 25th Anniversary Team (2015) ... Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention (2015-16) ... WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2015-16, 2014-15) ... WBCA All-Region I Team (2015-16, 2014-15) ... Senior CLASS Award first team (2015-16) ... Patriot League Player of the Year (2015-16, 2013-14, 2012-13) ... All-Patriot League first team (2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13) ... Patriot League Tournament MVP (2016, 2014) ... Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2016, 2015, 2014) ... All-Met Player of the Year (2016) ... All-Met first team (2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14) ... All-Met second team (2012-13) ... ECAC Division I All-Star first team (2015-16) ... ECAC Division I All-Star second team (2014-15, 2013-14) ... Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2012-13) ... Patriot League All-Rookie Team (2012-13) ... Patriot League Player of the Week (Patriot League-record 17 times; Patriot League-record seven times in 2015-16) ... Patriot League Rookie of the Week (eight times) ... AAA Athlete of the Week (13 times) ... MBWA Division I Player of the Week (five times) ... ECAC Division I Metro/Upstate Region Player of the Week (2/3/15) ... featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd (3/3/14) ... NCAA Women's Basketball Division I Starting Five (1/13/16, 2/4/15) ... espnW Mid-Major Player of the Year (2015-16)
ARMY CAREER RANKINGS: 1st in scoring (2,556) … 1st in scoring average (20.1 PPG) … 1st in free throw percentage (.890) … 1st in three-pointers made (329) … 1st in free throws made (569) … 1st in field goals made (829) … 4th in assists (364)
2015-16 (SENIOR): Started in all 32 games … led the team with 23.2 points per game while averaging 4.7 rebounds … led all scorers with 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Pepperdine (11/13) … scored 26 points while collecting seven boards versus Quinnipiac (11/15) … netted 23 points, including a 4-of-4 showing at the free-throw line, against Central Connecticut State (11/19) … totaled 23 points and six boards while knocking in 4-of-8 three-point attempts at Duke (11/22) … finished with 11 points in the win over Rider (11/29) … set the team’s career scoring record with 27 points at Yale (12/3) … passed the previous mark of 1,941 points with a lay-up with 27 seconds left in the third period … successful on 16-of-18 free-throw attempts and dished out six assists opposite the Bulldogs … netted 16 points to go along with four assists and three steals against Albany (12/5) … hit 4-of-8 from long range versus the Great Danes … tallied 30 points and five rebounds at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/8) … shot 11-of-18 from the field and matched her own team record with eight three-pointers on an 8-of-13 showing from deep … scored 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting at NJIT (12/11) … also hit 5-of-10 from deep and added four steals against the Highlanders … became the first player in team history to reach the 2,000-point threshold with a three-pointer 1:29 into the game at NJIT … scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-20 shooting versus Emerson (12/19) … totaled 19 points, six rebounds, seven assists and a career-high six steals in the Patriot League opener against Lehigh (12/30) … posted 35 points on 16-of-26 shooting and five assists at Bucknell (1/2) … 16 field goals marked a career high for a single game … scored 30 points on 12-of-15 shooting and 5-of-7 three-point shooting at Lafayette (1/6) … also added seven rebounds and seven assists against the Leopards … named NCAA Women’s Basketball’s Top Performer of the day after the Lafayette game … scored 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting, that included 5-of-11 from deep, and added three steals against Loyola (1/9) … totaled 18 points and nine rebounds against Colgate (1/13) … shot 10-of-10 on free-throws versus the Raiders to become Army’s career free-throw leader … scored 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting at American (1/16) … went 8-of-10 at the foul line opposite the Eagles … shot 9-of-14 from the floor and netted 26 points, to go along with four assists and four rebounds, against Holy Cross (1/20) … scored 22 points, while shooting 4-of-8 from deep versus Navy (1/23), and added five rebounds and four assists … totaled 26 points, while making 7-of-8 attempts from the free-throw line against Bucknell (1/30) … posted 33 points on 11-of-16 shooting versus Lafayette (2/3) … also shot 6-of-8 from three-point range and 5-of-6 at the foul line against the Leopards … finished with 15 points and six rebounds at Loyola (2/6) … shot 10-of-17 from the field and scored 29 points at Colgate (2/10) … went 5-of-7 from deep and added four assists against the Raiders … tallied 22 points and four rebounds against American (2/13) … posted 21 points, nine assists and six rebounds, while shooting 4-of-5 from deep at Holy Cross (2/17) … scored 30 points, while shooting 6-of-10 from beyond the arc, and added seven rebound against Boston University (2/24) … became the first active player in team history to have her jersey retired after the BU contest … netted 23 points and added seven assists and five steals at Lehigh (2/27) … reached 32 points while shooting 7-of-13 from deep at Boston University (3/2) … became the Patriot League’s career scoring leader after a three-pointer early in the third quarter, passing Molly Creamer’s previous mark of 2,462 … led all scorers with 23 points in the Patriot League quarterfinals against Colgate (3/7) … finished with 21 points and six rebounds in the league semifinals versus Lehigh (3/11) … netted 21 points to help Army earn the Patriot League title over Loyola (3/12) … totaled 10 points and eight boards in the NCAA Tournament at Syracuse (3/18).
2014-15 (JUNIOR): One of two players to start in all 31 games ... topped her own team record with 22.3 points per game ... 22.3 points per contest and .903 free throw percentage ranked eighth nationally ... led the Patriot League in scoring, three-pointers per game (2.7) and three-point shooting percentage (.414) ... surpassed her own Academy record with 84 three-pointers ... scored in double figures in all 31 games ... set the Patriot League record for consecutive double-digit scoring games against Bucknell (1/18), passing former Bucknell standout Molly Creamer's mark of 64 straight games ... raised that total to 80 games by the end of the year ... first on the team with 2.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 38.3 minutes per game ... posted a season-high seven rebounds four times: against Stony Brook (11/18), Manhattan (11/22), Holy Cross (2/11) and American (2/21) ... scored at least 20 points in 18 contests and reached the 30-point mark four times ... scored a season-high 37 points while making a career-high-tying 13 field goals at Lafayette (12/31) ... also reach the 30-point mark versus St. Francis Brooklyn (12/8), Boston University (1/29) and in the Patriot League Tournament against Lehigh (3/9) ... established an Academy record with eight three-pointers made at Boston University (1/29) and versus Lehigh (3/9) ... three-time AAA Athlete of the Week choice ... also earned Patriot League Player of the Week and Met Player of the Week honors three times ... named ECAC Metro/Upstate Region Player of the Week once.
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): One of four players to start in all 33 games ... set team single-season standards for scoring average (22.0) and free-throw percentage (92.4) ... also recorded Army single-season highs in points (725), free-throws (207) and three-pointers (82) ... scored in double figures in all 33 games, extending her overall streak to 49 contests ... finished with at least 20 points in 20 games ... 1.6 assist to turnover ratio ... tied an Army single-game record with six three-pointers against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/14), Ohio State (12/13), Boston University (1/29) and Maryland (3/23) ... set a total of 18 scoring and free-throw records while tying one other, including scoring a Patriot League-record 49 points against Holy Cross (2/12) ... 49 points were the second-most by a Division I player all season (Joanna Harden, Troy, 52 points) ... also set NCAA single-game marks for free throws made and consecutive free throws made after going 26-of-26 from the stripe ... became Army's 17th and youngest 1,000-point scorer after netting 11 points at Boston University (2/26) ... reached the milestone in just 59 career games ... also posted a career standard of nine assists vs. the Terriers ... game-high 26 points in a Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinal win over Boston University (3/6) ... set a Patriot League Championship game-record with 31 points to help send Army to the NCAA Tournament in a win over Holy Cross (3/15) ... topped Army's NCAA Tournament scoring list with a 27-point effort at fourth-seeded Maryland (3/23) ... went 9-of-19 from the floor and 6-of-10 from beyond the arc ... six-time AAA Athlete of the Week selection ... named Patriot League Player of the Week five times.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): First in Patriot League history to be voted Player and Rookie of the Year ... All-Patriot League first team ... unanimous All-Rookie selection ... All-Met second team ... Army record eight-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... matched conference standard ... two-time AAA Athlete of the Week ... league's leading scorer in conference games (16.1 ppg) ... six 20+ point games this season ranks second on the team ... Army's second-leading scorer (12.8 ppg) ... season point total (397) is most all-time by an Army plebe ... average (12.8) ranks third ... 55 three-pointers rank fourth on Army's single-season list ... free-throw percentage (.829) ranks sixth ... second consecutive season a freshman started at point guard ... 12 points, six rebounds in collegiate debut at Wagner (11/9) ... 15 points all from threes vs. St. Francis (11/12) ... shooting woes the next three games before a breakout game at Air Force (11/23) ... set Army single-game record for free-throws with 13 en route to her first 20-point game ... 13-of-16 from the charity stripe ... played all 40 minutes against Columbia (11/28) ... first of 11 games without taking a seat ... first Rookie of the Week (12/3) nod after averaging 11 points, five rebounds vs. the Lions and Yale ... tabbed the top rookie the next week as well ... season-best 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting against Bryant (12/30) for her third newcomer certificate ... first conference game vs. Bucknell (1/12) marked the beginning of a 15-game double-digit scoring streak ... 18 points, five rebounds vs. the Bison ... 21 points at Lafayette (1/16) the following game ... tied for the game high with 17 vs. Navy (1/20) including 3-for-5 from outside ... third player in Patriot League history to sweep Player and Rookie of the Week honors (1/21) ... eclipsed the 20-point mark for the second time in three games with a game-high 22 vs. Colgate (1/23) ... game-high 12 points at American ... matched Army record with seventh ROW certificate and fourth consecutive after averaging 11 points in loss to Holy Cross and the Black Knights' first win at Lehigh since 2007 ... turned the corner in league play with 14 points at Bucknell (2/9) ... tacked on another 20-point game vs. Lafayette (2/13) on 7-of-15 shooting ... game-high 19 points led Army to its first season sweep of Navy since 2008 ... named one of three National Player of the Week nominees by espnW (2/17) ... voted the conference's top player of the week for the second time (2/18) ... added another 20-point game vs. American (2/23) ... helped Army clinch the regular-season title and top seed by averaging 14.5 points per game in final week of the regular season ... broke program record with eighth Rookie of the Week nod in final ballot of the season (2/4) ... capped freshman campaign with first career double-double of 13 points, 11 rebounds in Army's WNIT loss at Fordham (3/21).
BACKGROUND: Four-year letterwinner and starting point guard for Huntington Beach High School ... two-time team captain ... established school records for points (1,863), three-point field goals (215) and three-pointers in one game (eight) ... No. 5 jersey was retired ... California All-State ... senior year scoring average of 20.8 PPG led Orange County ... also averaged 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest ... led Huntington Beach to its first CIF Division 1A Championship game in 34 years ... multitude of other accolades included two-time All-Sea View League selection, All-Sunset League honoree and ESPN-LA Athlete of the Week (2/22/11) ... successful in the classroom as well ... two-time Scholar-Athlete selection ... Principal's Distinguished Honor Roll 2008; 2010-12 ... Principal's Honor Roll 2009-10.
