Through games of Jan. 16, 2017, Illinois Wesleyan senior guard Amanda Kelly (Schaumburg, Ill., Schaumburg HS) is No. 31 in career assists (150) and No. 38 in 3-pointers (26). She scored a career-high 19 points against Illinois College on Nov. 26, 2016, and her 10 assists at North Central on Dec. 3, 2016, is tied for second most in an IWU single game. She also knocked in the game-winning 3-pointer against Wheaton on Jan. 7, 2017.
A three-year letterwinner for the Titans, Amanda is majoring in financial services at Illinois Wesleyan. She is the daughter of Marty and Carla Kelly.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: Gabby Weber Facebook messaged me halfway through our senior year of high school, so I thought I might as well go to IWU. Along with the fact that IWU has a good business program, it also really helped that IWU won a national championship in 2012.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Fencing
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: The amount of Subway I have eaten over the past four years.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Statistics for Business and Economics sophomore year.
I’m deathly afraid of: Heights
Worst habit: “Floating my passes” - Mia Smith
Most expensive traffic ticket: Approximately $100, including the cost of traffic school.
Language I’d like to learn: Mandarin
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A week or two
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Persistent
Favorite sports figures: Stephen Curry, Anthony Rizzo, and Jimmy Butler
My greatest moment in sports was: Our double overtime win at North Park last year to stay in first place in conference
The best player I ever faced was: Jewell Lloyd - currently in the WNBA.
Worst dresser on my team: Definitely Nina Anderson
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Some shredded cheese
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Zac Efron
Favorite food: Quesadillas
Vegetable I won’t eat: Lima beans
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "Scandal" or "Friends"
Favorite musical group: Backstreet Boys
Favorite movie: Any Harry Potter movie
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Jennifer Lawrence or Emma Stone - can’t go wrong with either.
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "The Real Amanda Show"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Jackie Kennedy
My dream job would be: Kathy Lee & Hoda’s job on "The Today Show"
Place I’d most like to live: I already live the dream at KKB - I never want to leave.
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: Gabrielle Holness
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Travel around Europe and also 2) to meet William and Kate.
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My purple robe (it's velvet).
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Mia Smith. She gets to see all of us every day.
What I miss most about being in the third grade: The rec basketball team I played for at that time was Duke. Getting the chance to wear that blue was an honor.
