2017 - 2018 OHIO
GIRLS BASKETBALL
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
KIERSTAN
BELL
FORWARD
CANTON MCKINLEY HS
CANTON, OHIO
JUNIOR
HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-1
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
33.4
POINTS PER GAME
10
REBOUNDS PER GAME
3.5
ASSISTS PER GAME
5.100
STEALS PER GAME
“I believe she’s a great choice for player of the year. Kierstan Bell is a great player who causes teams a nightmare trying to defend her. She has it all and always plays so hard.”
Tracy Miller
Green High Head Coach

Athletic Excellence


The 6-foot-1 junior forward led the Lady Pups to a 23-2 record and the Division I district final this past season. Bell averaged 33.4 points, 10 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 5.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. A three-time first team All-Ohio selection and the 2016-17 winner of Ohio Ms. Basketball, Bell is rated as the nation’s No. 4 recruit in the Class of 2019 by espnW.

Academic Achievement


Bell has maintained a weighted 3.14 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school in the fall.

Exemplary Character


Bell has donated her time as a coach for the Lady Pups’ summer basketball camp and as a summer school gym teacher for middle school students. She has also volunteered locally reading books to elementary school students, participating in an anti-bullying campaign and fundraising for the “Pennies for Pajamas” project, the proceeds of which go toward the purchase of pajamas for homeless children.