Kelley Paulus

6' shooting guard/small forward

         Junior               Senior

Paulus junior season can be summed up by the final two weeks of the Big 10 season.  In the second to last week, she was held scoreless for the first time in her collegiate career and looked to be in a fog against Ohio State.  The next week, she was named Big 10 player of the week for her efforts against Illinois and Minnesota.      Kelley came to Wisconsin as a shooter with limited stamina, but she has developed her all-around game and her conditioning now allows her to play as much as needed.  She has added about 5 feet to her shooting range.  She's a good on-ball defender but her lack of quickness means she can be beaten off the dribble by a quick player.  Paulus is a good passer, who has cut down on her turnovers, and she's a scrappy kid who gets more rebounds than someone of her size should.  Mainly, Kelley is a shooter though.  When she's right, her jumper is as pure as can be and she has the ability to get off an acrobatic shot almost at will.  But she does not always look for her shot as much as she should.   She also has a tendency to not be a factor in the first half of a game and then come on strong in the second.  Next year will be Kelley's third year as captain.  As such she will have to be a more consistent player.  When she plays well, the team does too.  She is the emotional leader of the team, but will have to learn to be a steadying influence.

Honors:  1997 all-Big 10 Freshman Team
              1996  Miss Wisconsin basketball
 

	GP/GS	Min	Av Min	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%
96-7	27/8	484	17.9	79	180	.439	5	15	.333	40	56	.714
97-8	31/9	660	21.3	111	257	.432	14	41	.341	53	84	.631
98-9	31/31	920	29.7	117	294	.394	12	43	.297	56	75	.747
Total	89/48	2064	23.2	307	731	.420	31	99	.313	149	215	.693
High				9	18		3	5		8	10

 
 

	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	Av Reb	Ass	TO	Blk	Stl	Pf-D	Pts	Av
96-7	26	37	63	2.3	27	69	0	30	56-1	203	7.5
97-8	32	56	88	2.8	47	53	3	26	46-2	289	9.3
98-9	33	71	104	3.4	68	68	7	41	52-2	302	9.7
Total	91	164	255	2.8	142	190	10	97	154-5	794	8.9
High			7		7		2	4		22

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