Barry Brown Jr
May 8, 2023
Rashard Kelly
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 22/08/95
- Place of Birth: Fredericksburg, Virginia (USA)
- Position: PF
- Height (CM): 201
- Weight (KG): 103
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Wichita State
- NBL DEBUT: 17/09/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- LAST NBL GAME: 19/02/23
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Tasmania 2023
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Rashard Kelly was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia (USA)
NBL EXPERIENCE
Rashard Kelly made his NBL debut with the Tasmania JackJumpers at 27 years of age. He scored nine points in his first game.
The JackJumpers entered their second year with most of their roster locked into multi-year deals, with the only major exits being import duo Josh Adams and MiKyle McIntosh.
While fans lamented the loss of Adams, the team’s leading scorer, coach Scott Roth swiftly replaced him with perhaps an even better talent in Milton Doyle and brought in Kelly to replace McIntosh.
With Will Magnay (5.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks) recovering from a foot injury and captain Clint Stiendl (4.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.6 assists) sidelined from a knee injury from playing for Australia at the FIBA Asia Cup, Tasmania got off to a shaky start.
Losses to South East Melbourne (79-84), Cairns (84-106) and New Zealand (65-71) saw them sitting equal last with Brisbane three games in. In a battle for the bottom of the ladder, they defeated Brisbane in overtime (90–86) to earn their first win of the season, thanks primarily to Doyle’s 32 points and 4 assists.
Tasmania then rolled off a four-game wining streak which propelled them back into the top six and within playoff contention, where they stayed for the rest of the season.
Milton Doyle (17.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.7 steals) led the team in scoring, while Jack McVeigh (14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists) increased his scoring for the fifth consecutive season and was the team’s best local player this season.
Tasmania finished the season in fourth place (16-12), earning a spot in the debut of the NBL’s play-in tournament.
A casualty of the regular season was point guard Josh Magette (10.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 2.0 steals) copping an accidental elbow to the face in Tasmania’s final regular season game against the Hawks. The JackJumpers’ leader and floor general required surgery to fix a broken cheekbone and fractured eye socket and would miss the entire playoffs.
Import Rashard Kelly (12.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists) as well as development player Sean MacDonald (6.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists) and Isaac White (5.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.6 assists), an injury replacement for Stiendl and Magnay, would fill the void of Magette during the playoffs and after defeating Cairns (79–87) in the play-in qualifier, Tasmania would face second seed New Zealand (18-10) in the semifinals.
In game one, Tasmania would struggle to score, managing only 68 points as a team, their third-lowest score of the season with Kelly (12 points) and Doyle (10 points) the only two players to reach double figures.
Doyle (23 points and 5 assists) would make sure the JackJumpers would even the series with a home win (89-78) in game two., but New Zealand were too strong back on their home floor, closing out the series defeating Tasmania by 15 points (77-92).
Kelly delivered his best game of the season in a win over Illawarra (92-89), racking up 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Rashard Kelly played one season in the NBL. He averaged 12 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 31 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 27 | Tasmania | 16-12 (4) | 31 | 704.0 | 374 | 192 | 45 | 67 | 125 | 29 | 17 | 48 | 67 | 144 | 343 | 42% | 21 | 79 | 27% | 65 | 86 | 76% | 49% | 45% | 19 | Totals | 31 | 704 | 374 | 192 | 45 | 67 | 125 | 29 | 17 | 48 | 67 | 144 | 343 | 42.0% | 21 | 79 | 26.6% | 65 | 86 | 75.6% | 49% | 45% | 19 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 27 | Tasmania | 16-12 (4) | 31 | 22.7 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 42% | 0.7 | 2.5 | 27% | 2.1 | 2.8 | 76% | 49% | 45% | 19 | Total | 31 | 22.7 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 42.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.6% | 0.7 | 2.5 | 75.6% | 49% | 45% | 19 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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