Karima Christmas-Kelly

Karima Christmas-Kelly

Christmas-Kelly in 2019
Indiana Fever
Position	Assistant coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 Long Beach, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Dobie (Houston, Texas)
College	Duke (2007–2011)
WNBA draft	2011: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Mystics
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
Playing
2011	Washington Mystics
2011–2012	Tulsa Shock
2012–2014	Indiana Fever
2015–2018	Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings
2016–2017	Guri KDB Life Winnus
2019–2020	Minnesota Lynx
Coaching
2023–present	Indiana Fever (Asst.)
Career highlights
As player WNBA champion (2012) As assistant coach WNBA Commissioner's Cup Champion (2025)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Karima Brittany Christmas-Kelly (born September 11, 1989) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Christmas-Kelly is currently an assistant coach for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. She played college basketball at Duke.

Duke statistics

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Duke	30	123	52.1	–	59.0	2.6	0.5	0.8	0.2	4.1
2008–09	Duke	32	239	49.4	45.9	65.1	4.2	1.0	1.4	0.3	7.5
2009–10	Duke	36	347	43.1	28.6	71.7	5.3	1.5	2.2	0.4	9.6
2010–11	Duke	36	343	37.5	21.1	69.9	6.3	1.7	1.6	0.4	9.5
Career	Duke	134	1052	43.5	28.3	68.3	4.7	1.2	1.5	0.3	7.9

WNBA

Christmas-Kelly playing for the Washington Mystics in 2011

Christmas-Kelly was selected the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (23rd overall) by the Washington Mystics.

On February 5, 2015, Christmas signed with the Tulsa Shock, which she previously played from 2011 to 2012.

On February 1, 2019, Christmas-Kelly signed with the Minnesota Lynx. On July 30, 2020, Christmas-Kelly was waived by the Lynx after suffering a season-ending achilles injury.

Personal life

Christmas-Kelly is married to Austin Kelly, who is also an Indiana Fever assistant coach. They have a son.

WNBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

†	Denotes seasons in which Christmas-Kelly won a WNBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	Washington	14	0	10.1	.310	.217	.696	1.2	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.6	3.4
2011	Tulsa	17	0	9.8	.370	.235	.800	1.2	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.9	3.2
2012	Tulsa	14	6	11.5	.333	.313	.739	1.9	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.4	3.6
2012†	Indiana	16	0	10.9	.314	.318	.500	2.3	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.5	2.9
2013	Indiana	34	28	26.9	.373	.300	.811	4.1	1.1	1.9	0.3	1.2	8.6
2014	Indiana	34	3	21.6	.343	.386	.755	3.6	0.9	0.9	0.3	0.7	6.9
2015	Tulsa	32	32	28.7	.396	.386	.782	5.0	1.7	1.1	0.3	1.2	10.6
2016	Dallas	34	34	31.6	.400	.317	.796	5.9	2.1	1.2	0.7	1.5	12.4
2017	Dallas	34	34	29.7	.380	.292	.851	4.2	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.6	10.4
2018	Dallas	6	6	27.8	.448	.444	.813	5.5	1.5	0.3	0.3	1.7	9.3
2019	Minnesota	6	0	12.0	.278	.273	.600	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.2	0.7	2.7
2020	Minnesota	2	0	12.5	.143	.000	.875	3.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	2.0	4.5
Career	10 years, 4 teams	243	143	22.9	.374	.321	.791	3.7	1.3	1.1	0.3	1.1	7.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2012†	Indiana	3	0	10.7	.250	.167	1.000	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	3.0
2013	Indiana	4	4	30.8	.400	.286	.625	6.0	2.3	1.0	0.5	3.5	10.8
2014	Indiana	5	0	25.0	.333	.333	.824	4.6	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.6	7.4
2015	Tulsa	2	2	32.5	.211	.000	.875	5.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	1.5	7.5
2017	Dallas	1	1	34.0	.222	.000	1.000	5.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	6.0
Career	5 years, 2 teams	15	7	25.3	.324	.214	.821	4.7	1.5	0.7	0.5	1.5	7.3

External links

• Duke Blue Devils bio