Plum was injured in December, but cleared to continue playing through the season. The team won all nine games, with a winning margin averaging 43 points per game. Plum competed on behalf of the US at the Tenth FIBA U19 World Championship, held in Klaipeda and Panevežys, Lithuania, in July 2013. Among Plum's teammates were Moriah Jefferson and Breanna Stewart. Plum was named to the USA Basketball U19 team, coached by Katie Meier, the head coach of the University of Miami. Prior winners include Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Courtney Paris, Candice Wiggins, and Diana Taurasi. Basketball by CalHiSports, an honor bestowed upon the best female high school basketball player in California. This qualified her to participate in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Girls Game She was named Ms. Plum was named a McDonald's All-American. When it came time for college choices, Plum considered Maryland and Virginia on the east coast, and Cal, Gonzaga, Oregon and Washington on the west coast, then decided to accept the offer from Washington. She participated in the 2013 WBCA High School All-America Game, hitting six of her eight field goal attempts, scoring 14 points. Plum was selected to the 2013 WBCA High School Coaches' All-America Team. 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. She recorded 677 rebounds, assisted on 381 baskets, and had 370 steals. High school career ĭuring the course of her high school career, Plum scored a total of 2,247 points, averaging 19.9 points per game. La Jolla Country Day School is where Candice Wiggins played during her high school years. Kelsey played volleyball at first, excelling in the USA Volleyball junior system, but when it came time for high school, she chose La Jolla Country Day School over Poway High School, where her sisters had attended, and Plum chose basketball over volleyball. Her younger brother Daniel played football at UC Davis. Her oldest sister Kaitlyn played for UC Davis, while Lauren played for the University of Oregon and for USA Volleyball's Junior National Team. Her sisters both followed in their mother's footsteps and played volleyball. Plum has two older sisters and a younger brother. Her father earned All-American honors playing high school football in La Mesa, California, and went on to play football and baseball collegiately at San Diego State. Her mother was an accomplished volleyball player for the University of California, Davis. Plum is the daughter of Katie and Jim Plum. She was selected with the first overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Stars. On March 20, 2017, Plum broke the NCAA record for points in a single season with 1,080. 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.
Plum attended and played college basketball for the University of Washington. She completed her high school education at La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, a community that is part of San Diego, California. She won a gold medal in Women's 3x3 basketball, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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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).