Surrounded by superstars Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, Indiana guard Kelsey Mitchell enters her fourth WNBA All-Star Game as one of the league’s most underrated offensive threats — quietly averaging a career-high 23.3 points per game this year.
“It’s about time that people give Kelsey her flowers,” Boston said of her teammate. “The way that she shows up every single day, the way that she gives us everything, is so amazing.”
“She's incredibly underrated,” echoed Clark. “There’s not a better scorer in this league in a one-on-one matchup than Kelsey.”
Coming off a late-2025 health scare, Mitchell has altered small parts of her routine ahead of the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, with IV treatments now a fixture of her off-court recovery.
Her outside game has only improved, averaging nearly three made 3-pointers per game while shooting a career-best 42% from behind the arc.
“I want my game to always be limitless, and I can find different ways to do different things,” Mitchell explained. “It was just about making sure I felt confident, trusting my work a lot more.”
If that wasn’t enough, Mitchell’s been pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership, aligning her All-Star mindset with a grad student’s discipline.
“The balance of being a professional athlete, and then having to go home and do some schoolwork — it keeps me honest,” Mitchell said.
“She’s literally doing school work, and then goes and drops 30 on everybody,” Clark laughed. “Pretty incredible.”
Kelsey Mitchell suits up for Team Coop in tonight’s WNBA All-Star Game at 8:30 PM ET, live on ABC.
