2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Bussell, Kyra
Jersey Number 50
Kyra Bussell
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- High School:
- Grand Rapids Catholic Central
Bio
2020-21: Battling several injuries throughout the year, the veteran forward found a way to provide key contributions and leadership down the stretch in the Chippewas’ Championship run … finished the season averaging 8.5 points per contest to go with 4.7 rebounds per game … leaves CMU with 977 career points, 550 boards … tied for No.8 in school history with 82 career blocks … notched a double-double vs Cincinnati (12/12) with a season-high 19 points and 10 rebounds … named to the Academic All-MAC team.
2019-20: Enjoyed a breakout junior campaign … named to the 2020 All-MAC Third Team and garnered three MAC West Player of the Week Awards throughout the season … started all 30 games, averaging 30.5 minutes per contest … led the team and ranked No.10 in the conference, averaging 7.0 rebounds per contest … ranked third on the team and No.13 in the MAC, averaging a career-high 14.2 points per game … led the team and ranked No.3 in the league with a 49.9 field goal percentage … paced the team and ranked No. 5 in the MAC with 30 blocks … finished the season with a 35.3 percent (30-of-85) mark from 3-point range … posted four double-doubles, sharing the team lead a … dropped 29 points on 12-of-15 shooting vs. Green Bay (11/6) … recorded a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) vs Dayton (11/21) … posted a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) at Oakland (12/18) … notched third double-double of the season at Buffalo (1/29), scoring 15 points and bringing down a career-high 17 rebounds … tallied a career-high 33 points on 15-of-20 shooting vs. the Bulls … logged fourth double-double of the year at NIU (2/22), finishing with 25 points and 11 boards to go along with a career-high 5-of-8 mark from 3-point range … led the team with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting in MAC Tournament quarterfinal loss to Toledo (3/11) ... named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete.
2018-19: Named to the 2019 Academic All-MAC Team ... appeared in all 33 contests averaging a career-high 20.2 minutes per game ... posted 11 double-figure scoring games on the season which was good for fourth on the team ... played 23 minutes vs Chattanooga (11/25) tallying 14 points and seven rebounds ... posted a season-high eight boards vs Iona (11/30) to go along with 13 points ... logged a season-high 29 minutes vs. Tulane (12/29) and lead the team in scoring with 19 points on 9-of-5 from the field and eight rebounds ... notched a season-best two blocks against Ohio (2/9) ... posted a career-high 20 points on 7-of-11 from the field including a 4-of-4 performance from the charity stripe against Buffalo (2/16) ... dished out a career-high 4 assists against Michigan State (3/23) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2017-18: Appeared in 34 games … averaged 9.2 minutes per game … pulled down seven rebounds in a 81-60 victory over Iowa State (11/25) … scored eight points against Aquinas (11/30) … recorded a career-high 12 points in 14 minutes at SIUE (12/7) … grabbed 10 rebounds and added eight points against MAC opponent Bowling Green (1/10) … played a career-best 20 minutes and tallied 10 points and three assists against Toledo (2/10) … scored four points versus LSU (3/17) in the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win … added two points against Oregon (3/24) in the NCAA Sweet 16.
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... helped lead Grand Rapids Catholic Central to three consecutive Class B regional championships and four-consecutive district titles ... Named to Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Class B All-State Team in 2017 ... earned Academic All-State honors in 2016 from BCAM ... named to Detroit Free Press Class B All-State Third Team in 2016 ... as a junior, earned All-OK Gold honors and was received Grand Rapids Press Dream Team honorable mention ... named Most Valuable Player at Cornerstone Holiday Tournament ... also lettered in track and field ... played AAU for the West Michigan Titans.
2019-20: Enjoyed a breakout junior campaign … named to the 2020 All-MAC Third Team and garnered three MAC West Player of the Week Awards throughout the season … started all 30 games, averaging 30.5 minutes per contest … led the team and ranked No.10 in the conference, averaging 7.0 rebounds per contest … ranked third on the team and No.13 in the MAC, averaging a career-high 14.2 points per game … led the team and ranked No.3 in the league with a 49.9 field goal percentage … paced the team and ranked No. 5 in the MAC with 30 blocks … finished the season with a 35.3 percent (30-of-85) mark from 3-point range … posted four double-doubles, sharing the team lead a … dropped 29 points on 12-of-15 shooting vs. Green Bay (11/6) … recorded a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) vs Dayton (11/21) … posted a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) at Oakland (12/18) … notched third double-double of the season at Buffalo (1/29), scoring 15 points and bringing down a career-high 17 rebounds … tallied a career-high 33 points on 15-of-20 shooting vs. the Bulls … logged fourth double-double of the year at NIU (2/22), finishing with 25 points and 11 boards to go along with a career-high 5-of-8 mark from 3-point range … led the team with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting in MAC Tournament quarterfinal loss to Toledo (3/11) ... named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete.
2018-19: Named to the 2019 Academic All-MAC Team ... appeared in all 33 contests averaging a career-high 20.2 minutes per game ... posted 11 double-figure scoring games on the season which was good for fourth on the team ... played 23 minutes vs Chattanooga (11/25) tallying 14 points and seven rebounds ... posted a season-high eight boards vs Iona (11/30) to go along with 13 points ... logged a season-high 29 minutes vs. Tulane (12/29) and lead the team in scoring with 19 points on 9-of-5 from the field and eight rebounds ... notched a season-best two blocks against Ohio (2/9) ... posted a career-high 20 points on 7-of-11 from the field including a 4-of-4 performance from the charity stripe against Buffalo (2/16) ... dished out a career-high 4 assists against Michigan State (3/23) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2017-18: Appeared in 34 games … averaged 9.2 minutes per game … pulled down seven rebounds in a 81-60 victory over Iowa State (11/25) … scored eight points against Aquinas (11/30) … recorded a career-high 12 points in 14 minutes at SIUE (12/7) … grabbed 10 rebounds and added eight points against MAC opponent Bowling Green (1/10) … played a career-best 20 minutes and tallied 10 points and three assists against Toledo (2/10) … scored four points versus LSU (3/17) in the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win … added two points against Oregon (3/24) in the NCAA Sweet 16.
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... helped lead Grand Rapids Catholic Central to three consecutive Class B regional championships and four-consecutive district titles ... Named to Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Class B All-State Team in 2017 ... earned Academic All-State honors in 2016 from BCAM ... named to Detroit Free Press Class B All-State Third Team in 2016 ... as a junior, earned All-OK Gold honors and was received Grand Rapids Press Dream Team honorable mention ... named Most Valuable Player at Cornerstone Holiday Tournament ... also lettered in track and field ... played AAU for the West Michigan Titans.
WBB Practice
Friday, July 04
MAC WBB Tournament Press Conference
Wednesday, March 12
Video Podcast: Amy Folan Connection-Women's Basketball March Madness and the Growth of the Game
Wednesday, March 12
WBB Cinematic Recap - Akron
Monday, March 10
