Rich Kelly
Player
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Number: 22
Position: G
Height: 6' 1“
Weight: 175
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At UMass
4/15/2021: Report on Twitter that he would transfer to UMass.
2) Kelly confirmed on Instagram on 4/16.
3) UM announced the signing on 4/22.
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Coach Matt McCall on Kelly: “Rich is an extremely talented, all-around player. He can score from anywhere on the floor, move the ball up the court quickly and execute the correct reads on balls screens. Further, he brings a high level of maturity, character and leadership, and a mental and physical toughness that will benefit our team in a significant way. We're looking forward to having Rich join Massachusetts Basketball.”
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2021-22 Season
Pre-UMass
Boston College (2020-21)
Transferred to BC as a graduate student.
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Played in 16 of BC's 20 games in the Coronavirus-shortened season. Started the last seven he appeared in.
Averaged 11.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists per game.
In starts, points went up to 13.7, rebounds to 2.4 per game. Assists consistent at 2.4.
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Four straight games in double-figure scoring in late November thru early December.
Shot 6-9 from the floor and tallied 16 points at
Duke (1/6).
Big factor in BC's win over
Miami (1/12), with 27 points on 10-16 shooting, including 7-12 from three.
Missed BC's last four games with a foot injury (plantar fasciitis), opted to transfer out
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Quinnipiac (2017-20)
Started 86 of his 89 games.
Averaged 13.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists per game.
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Junior 2019-20
Selected to the All-MAAC Second Team
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Started in all 30 games, leading the team in scoring (16.7 ppg) and assists (4.5 apg).
Finished the season No. 2 in the MAAC in scoring, tallying double figures in 25 games.
Had 22 points (6-7 3FG), six assists, and four rebounds vs.
Albany (11/22).
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Scored 27 points - including his 1,000th career point - and added six assists vs.
Fairfield (1/24).
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Added 26 points vs.
Siena (2/26), making 10-of-16 shots from the field.
Sophomore 2018-19
Named to the All-MAAC Second Team
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Played in 26 games, averaging 13.2 points and a team-best 4.5 assists per game.
Recorded double-digits in the scoring column on 17 occasions.
Named to the Pre-Season All-MAAC Third Team.
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Missed the first five games of the season, including the game at
UMass (11/28), recovering from a sprained right MCL.
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Scored a season-high 25 points in 46 minutes played during a 2OT win vs.
Monmouth (1/10).
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Scored 24 points in 52 minutes played during a 3OT win at
Siena (2/17).
Posted 10 points, season-high 11 assists in MAAC Tournament vs.
Monmouth (3/9).
Added 11 points and six dimes vs.
NJIT (3/18) in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
Freshman 2017-18
Selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team
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Started all 33 games, averaging 11.1 points and 4.7 assists per game.
Finished third on Quinnipiac’s DI single-season assist list with 155.
Tallied seven points and three assists in the home win vs
UMass (11/29).
Had 22 points and 10 assists, scoring the final eight points in an 89-87 win at
Columbia (12/4).
Picked up his first MAAC Rookie of the Week nod on 12/11, in recognition of the Columbia and
Hartford (12/7) games. At Hartford, Kelly scored 8 points and dished 4 assists.
Second MAAC RotW honor on 12/26, for his 12 point / 9 assist performance at
Vermont (12/21).
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Played 47 minutes in the double-OT game at
Fairfield (2/17). Scored 40 points (7-12 3FG), one shy of school record in a DI game.
Earned his third MAAC RotW award on 2/19, in recognition of the Fairfield and
Manhattan (2/15) games. Kelly tallied 9/2/3 in the latter.
Finished with 20 points, six assists and no turnovers in the double-OT game at
Manhattan (2/25).
Statistics
Season | School | Conf | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FO |
2017-18 | QU | MAAC | 33 | 31 | 1128 | 34.2 | 122 | 313 | .390 | 71 | 152 | .467 | 51 | 161 | .317 | 72 | 93 | .774 | 367 | 11.1 | 10 | 65 | 75 | 2.3 | 155 | 23 | 4 | 97 | 64 | 1 |
2018-19 | QU | MAAC | 26 | 25 | 894 | 34.4 | 106 | 236 | .449 | 43 | 98 | .439 | 63 | 138 | .457 | 68 | 80 | .850 | 343 | 13.2 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 2.6 | 118 | 20 | 1 | 74 | 48 | 0 |
2019-20 | QU | MAAC | 30 | 30 | 1030 | 34.3 | 160 | 379 | .422 | 78 | 171 | .456 | 82 | 208 | .394 | 98 | 110 | .891 | 500 | 16.7 | 10 | 67 | 77 | 2.6 | 134 | 24 | 4 | 86 | 68 | 0 |
Total | QU | MAAC | 89 | 86 | 3052 | 34.3 | 388 | 928 | .418 | 192 | 421 | .456 | 196 | 507 | .387 | 238 | 283 | .841 | 1210 | 13.6 | 39 | 180 | 219 | 2.5 | 407 | 67 | 9 | 257 | 180 | 1 |
2020-21 | BC | ACC | 16 | 7 | 406 | 25.4 | 61 | 143 | .427 | 29 | 57 | .509 | 32 | 86 | .372 | 22 | 27 | .815 | 176 | 11.0 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 1.7 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 34 | 1 |
2021-22 | UMass | A-10 | 32 | 32 | 1000 | 31.3 | 129 | 283 | .456 | 65 | 142 | .458 | 64 | 141 | .454 | 77 | 95 | .811 | 399 | 12.5 | 10 | 50 | 60 | 1.9 | 101 | 21 | 1 | 60 | 53 | 0 |
Career | Overall | | 137 | 125 | 4458 | 32.5 | 578 | 1354 | .427 | 286 | 620 | .461 | 292 | 734 | .398 | 337 | 405 | .832 | 1785 | 13.0 | 53 | 253 | 306 | 2.2 | 546 | 103 | 11 | 348 | 267 | 2 |
Game logs from Sports-Reference.com
Career Highs
| at UMass | pre-UMass (QU or BC) |
Points | 25 - at Northeastern (12/7/21) | 40 - QU at Fairfield (2/17/2018, 2OT) |
Field Goals | 8 - twice, last at Richmond (1/5/22) | 13 - twice, both at QU, last vs UNH (12/7/2019) |
Field Goals Att. | 17 - at Northeastern (12/7/21) | 22 - QU at Fairfield (2/17/2018, 2OT) |
3-Point FG | 6 - at Northeastern (12/7/21) | 7 - twice, last BC vs Miami FL (1/12/2021) |
3-Point FG Att. | 12 - at Northeastern (12/7/21) | 12 - three times, last BC at Syracuse (2/13/2021) |
Free Throws | 7 - three times, last at George Mason (3/5/22) | 11 - QU vs Monmouth (1/12/2020) |
Free Throw Att. | 8 - twice, last vs La Salle (2/19/22) | 12 - QU vs Monmouth (1/12/2020) |
Rebounds | 6 - vs Fairfield (12/19/21) | 6 - twice, both at QU, last vs Fairfield (3/4/2018) |
Assists | 7 - vs UNC-Greensboro (11/19/21) | 11 - twice, both at QU, last vs Monmouth (3/9/2019) |
Blocks | 1 - vs Dayton (3/11/22) | 1 - 10 times, last BC at Syracuse (2/13/2021) |
Steals | 3 - twice, last vs Rutgers (11/27/21) | 3 - three times, last BC vs Maine (12/22/2020) |
Minutes | 37 - twice, last at Richmond (1/5/22) | 52 - QU at Siena (2/17/2019, 3OT) |
Additional source: RealGM.com
20+ point games: 25 (4 at UM, 20 at Quinnipiac)
10+ assist games: 3 (all at Quinnipiac)
Double-doubles (points, assists): 2 (both at Quinnipiac)
High School / Prep School
Played his final prep season at Cheshire Academy, coming from Fairfield Prep
Rated the No. 16 prospect in Connecticut in 2017 by the New England Recruiting Report
Named Second Team All-New England as a senior at Cheshire Academy
Helped Fairfield Prep to the 2015 Connecticut Class LL state championship
Earned the New Haven Register Area MVP and the Hearst Connecticut Media MVP as a senior in 2015-16, averaging over 20.0 points and 8.0 assists per game
Helped the Jesuits to identical 25-2 records as both a junior and senior
Played his sophomore year at Montverde Academy in Florida for his uncle Kevin Boyle, posting a 27-0 record
Professional
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