2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2024-2025 (Graduate Season)
- Second Team All-MAC Commonwealth Guard
- Alvernia Golden Wolf Award
Kelly played in and started in 27 games for the Golden Wolves during his graduate season to cap off a historic career at Alvernia. Kelly recorded the second most points on the team in 2024-2025 with 346 and also ranked second in rebounds with 203. Kelly averaged 12.8 points per game across 912 total minutes played, he knocked down 124 field goals at a 45% clip and also hit 34 three pointers at a 39% clip. Kelly also posted an 83% free throw percentage after recording a 64-77 split on the season. Kelly led the Golden Wolves in assists with 96 and steals with 36 and also added ten blocks on the year. Kelly recorded a season high 26 points in a victory over Misericordia where he shot 61% from the floor with two threes, 12 rebounds, four assists and a steal. Kelly finished in double figures in 18 games and grabbed ten or more rebounds in four games including a 15 rebound, 19 point performance against Spalding down in Nashville, Tennessee. Kelly finished his stellar career as a Golden Wolf near the top of numerous records. Kelly’s 1,575 career points is the eighth all time in program history, his 780 rebounds is the third most, his 116 games played ranks him in a tie for third and his 79.7% free throw percentage is the second best. Kelly also ranks fifth in free throws made with 329, sixth in assists with 298 and fifth in career double-doubles with 18. Kelly also helped lead the Golden Wolves to runner-up finishes in the MAC Commonwealth Championship in 2023 and 2025 and runner-up finishes in the 2023 and 2024 ECAC Championships. Kelly was also the MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year in 2020-2021 and was just the second MAC Commonwealth ROTY in program history.
2023-2024 (Senior)
- Member of the Alvernia 1,000 Point Club
- Honorable Mention All-MAC Commonwealth Forward
- Alvernia Player of the Week
Kelly played in 25 of Alvernia’s 29 games during his senior year and started in all 25 of those games. Kelly recorded 833 total minutes played, averaged 33 minutes per game and also ranked third in points scored on Alvernia with 386 points. Kelly became the 29th player in program history to score his 1,000th career point which came on his 12th point against Kean on December 16th. Kelly shot just under 45% from the floor in 2023-2024 and shot the ball at a 32% clip from beyond the arc with 27 made threes. Kelly averaged 14 points per game, which is the second best season clip of his career and recorded a career high 28 points in a victory over PSU Berks. Kelly grabbed 153 rebounds, which was the second most on Alvernia, he dished out 60 assists, recorded a team high 43 steals and tallied 18 blocked shots. Kelly recorded ten or more points in 21 of the 25 games he played in and tallied 20 or more points in five games. Kelly also helped lead the Golden Wolves to the 2024 ECAC Championship game.
2022-2023 (Junior)
- Second Team All-MAC Forward
- ECAC Championship All-Tournament Team
Kelly played in all 30 games for the Golden Wolves during his junior campaign, he started in 29 of those 30 games and ranked second on Alvernia with 966 minutes played. Kelly finished second in points with 410, field goals made with 152, rebounds with 210 and blocks with 32. Kelly averaged just under 14 points a game with 13.7, and scored a season high 22 points in a win over Stevenson and in the ECAC Championship game against Alfred. Kelly also tallied a team high 81 assists during the 2022-2023 season and dished out a team high ten assists in a victory over Juniata in the first round of the ECAC Championships. Kelly was a member of a team that finished runner-up in both the MAC Commonwealth Championship and the ECAC Championship.
2021-2022 (Sophomore)
- MAC Player of the Week
- Alvernia Player of the Week
Started in all 26 games for the Golden Wolves during the season… averaged 14.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists throughout the season… recorded 25 points, four rebounds, and four steals against Immaculata (November 13)… tallied 25 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and two steals in a win over Stevenson (January 29)… racked up 20 points, eight boards, and three assists against William Paterson (March 4).
2020-2021 (First-Year)
- MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year
Appeared in all eight games during the shortened 2021 season… averaged 10.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game… shot a team-high 85.7% from the charity stripe… recorded 15 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists in a win over Messiah (February 25)… tallied a season-high 24 points, with five threes, and five boards in a win over Wilkes (March 8).
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21First Year
Forward
6'5"
180 lbs
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2021-22Sophomore
Forward
6'4"
190 lbs
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2022-23Junior
Forward
6'4"
190 lbs
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2023-24Senior
Forward
6'4"
190 lbs
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2024-25Graduate Student
Forward
6'4"
190 lbs
