The Indiana Fever announced on Friday that guard Kelsey Mitchell earned a spot on the Associated Press All-WNBA First Team, capping a breakout season for the eight-year veteran.
The AP’s All-WNBA teams are selected by a national panel of 35 sportswriters and broadcasters, evaluating players on statistics, impact and team success. Mitchell’s selection marks her first First Team nod. She was previously named to AP’s All-Rookie team in 2018.
It also makes Mitchell just the second player in franchise history to be named to any AP All-WNBA team after teammate Caitlin Clark achieved the feat last year.
The recognition also drew swift congratulations from Mitchell’s alma mater, as Ohio State’s social media team posted on X, “AP confirming what we all knew ✅ Congrats to alum Kelsey Mitchell on being named First Team All WNBA by @AP 🏆.”
Mitchell started all 44 games and averaged a career-best 20.2 points, 3.4 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 0.9 steals in 31.4 minutes per contest.
She shot 45.6% from the field, including 39.4% from three and converted 78.4% of her free throws.
AP confirming what we all knew ✅
Congrats to alum Kelsey Mitchell on being named First Team All WNBA by @AP 🏆#GoBucks | #DevelopedHere pic.twitter.com/nva04XoWka
— Ohio State Women’s Basketball (@OhioStateWBB) September 15, 2025
In the official release, the franchise noted how Mitchell led the league in 3-pointers made (111), scored the second-most points overall (890) and ranked third in points per game, breaking Tamika Catchings’ 22-year-old franchise record set in 2003.
She also set a new franchise mark for most career games with at least 30 points (11), passing Catchings.
Mitchell’s scoring pedigree traces back to Columbus, where she finished her Ohio State career with 3,402 points, fourth all-time in women’s NCAA Division-I history, and left as a four-time All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year winner. She graduated as the NCAA’s all-time 3-point leader (497 made threes).
