Kelly with the Lakers
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No. 30 – Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||
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Born |
Carmel, New York |
April 9, 1991 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Ravenscroft (Raleigh, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||
College | Duke (2009–2013) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||
2013–2016 | →Los Angeles D-Fenders | ||||||||||||
2016–present | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||
2017 | Maine Red Claws | ||||||||||||
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Ryan Matthew Kelly (born April 9, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Duke University.
Kelly was a four-year forward at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He holds school career records in points (2,065), points per game (17.5), blocks (379), rebounds (950), free throws (312), field goals (864) and field goal percentage (.600, 864-of-1441). He also has single season records in points (882), points per game (25.2), rebounds (356), free throws (134), field goals (336) and field goal percentage (.620, 297-of-479). As a Sophomore, Kelly averaged 14.2 PPG, 8.7 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks. As a Junior, Kelly averaged 23.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks while leading his team to a 24–6 record and fifth-place finish in the state. He led Ravenscroft to a 28–7 record as a senior, posting 25.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.8 blocks, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game on the year. He was named a 2009 McDonald's All-American, as well as a Jordan Brand All-American and rated in the top 20 overall by Scout.com (No. 12), ESPN.com (No. 17) and Rivals.com (No. 20).
Kelly committed to play for Duke under coach Mike Krzyzewski. During his freshman season, Kelly played backup to forward Kyle Singler, only playing in 35 games averaging 1.2 points per game. Kelly's sophomore year he was called on more, averaging 6.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, in 37 games for the Blue Devils. For his junior season Kelly was asked to be team captain, playing in 31 games and starting in 19. He averaged 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. He missed the last part of the season due to a foot injury. His senior year, Kelly was again bothered early in the year by the same foot injury, which had him sidelined for several weeks. He finished his career at Duke averaging 12.9 points, 1.6 blocks, and 5.3 rebounds. He was also named to the ACC All-Academic Team all 4 years at Duke.
Kelly was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 48th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. On September 20, 2013, he signed with the Lakers. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. On February 5, 2014, he scored a career-high 26 points in a 119–108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.