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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster

3 Kaylah Keys

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Harding Academy
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.

Biography

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Career: Leaves High Point as the Division I leader in scoring, three-pointers made, field goals made, free throws made, games played and starts ... ranks third in the program's D-I era in steals and is fourth in assists ... fifth all-time in scoring ... top-10 in Big South history in scoring and three-pointers made ... finished in the top-10 in the Big South in scoring all four seasons ... one of two Panthers to be selected to an All-Big South team in three different seasons.

2016-17: Selected to the All-Big South Second Team for the second consecutive season ... led the Panthers with 12.7 points per game while playing in all 30 games with 29 starts ... nominated for the WBCA Good Works Team ...  posted nine points, four steals, and two rebounds against Ohio (Nov. 13) ... registered 15 points to go along with two steals and two assists against Brevard (Nov. 17) ... tallied 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists while going 4-4 at the line against Ole Miss (Nov. 20) ... led the Panthers with 19 points while hitting 4-of-5 three-point attempts in the fourth quarter against Norfolk State (Nov. 30) ... posted 10 points (3-4 FT), three assists, and four rebounds against Spring Hill (Dec. 17) ... tallied 13 points at Western Carolina to become High Point's Division 1 career scoring leader at 1,591 points in her career (Dec. 21) ... moved to 15th on the Big South career scoring list in a 14-point, three steal, and three assist performance against Winthrop (Jan. 3) ... notched 25 points on the strength of five three-pointers at Liberty (Jan. 7) ... Racked up 11 points and two rebounds against Charleston Southern (Jan. 10) ... recorded 13 points and two assists in a crucial victory over UNC Asheville (Jan. 14) ... Tallied 12 points, four assists and four rebounds against Gardner-Webb (Jan. 21) ... posted three steals and three assists at Campbell (Jan 24), progressing her to move past Shamia Brown for fourth in HPU's Division 1 rankings with 192 career steals and past Tayler Tremblay into fifth on High Point's Division 1 assists rankings with 286 ... registered 10 points against Presbyterian to move past Angie Green and into fifth in High Point's all-time scoring list (Jan. 29) ... scored 19 points and hit 5-5 from behind the arc at Longwood to pass Jurica Hargraves and become High Point's Division 1 leading career three-point shooter (Jan. 31) ... registered 18 points on the strength of two three-pointers and a 6-of-8 performance at the free-throw line against UNC Asheville (Feb. 4) ... hit 4-of-6 three point-attempts to record 16 points and two assists at Gardner-Webb (Feb. 11) ... racked up 26 points and six rebounds against Liberty (Feb. 14) ... scored 22 points to lead the Panthers to an overtime win at Presbyterian (Feb. 25) ... posted 24 points - including 12 in overtime - to earn a win over Radford on her Senior Day (March 4) ... Millis Schol-Athlete

2015-16: Picked up a second team all-conference nod ... led the Big South in scoring with 15.1 points per game ... named Big South Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com ... Registered a career-high 34 points on the strength of seven three-pointers against Davidson and accounted for more than half of her team's points in the double-overtime contest (Nov. 21) ... Earned All-Tournament honors with 14.0 points per game as the Panthers took on UAB and Georgia Tech in the 2015 Cancun Challenge and was named to the Cancun Challenge all-tournament team (Nov. 26) ... Recorded 26 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the Panther's victory over Longwood (Dec. 1) ... Drilled five three-pointers to post 23 points and surpass the 1,300-point mark in her career as the Panthers earned a victory over Presbyterian College (Feb. 6).

2014-15: Played in all 32 games with 30 starts  ... averaged 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists on the year ... opened the season with 22 points, four assists and two steals while shooting 8-of-8 from the free throw line versus Brevard (Nov. 15) … knocked down three 3-pointers en route to a 13-point outing at N.C. State (Nov. 21) … led the team to a win over Williams & Mary with 20 points and five assists (Nov. 23) … drilled six 3-pointers to rack up 30 points to go with four assists in the win over Elon (Nov. 30) … registered 21 points in just 24 minutes against Longwood thanks to 5-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc (Dec. 2) … scored 18 points in the  team's win over Presbyterian (Dec. 6) … tallied 19 points in the road win at Coastal Carolina (Dec. 30) … posted 16 points, five assists and four rebounds as HPU bested Campbell (Jan. 5) … dished out a season-best six assists to go with 12 points against Winthrop (Jan. 10) … led the Panthers with 16 points in the road win at UNC Asheville (Jan. 13) ... registered 19 points, five rebounds and four assists against Charleston Southern (2/2/15) ... poured in 29 points on 4-of-4 shooting from 3-point land against Radford (2/28/15) ... scored 10 points in the Big South quarterfinals against Presbyterian to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for her career (3/5/15) ... Millis-Scholar Athlete.

2013-14: Named Big South Freshman of the Year and named a member of the All-Big South first team and All-Freshman team ... Set HPU Div. I single-season record with 583 points ... Averaged 17.7 points per game, which is second most in the HPU Div. I era, while playing 32.5 minutes per game as a freshman ... Appeared in all 33 games with 26 starts ... Led the Big South in shooting 84 percent from the free-throw line, which is the fourth best percentage in a season at HPU ... Set HPU single-season record for free throws made (148) and three-pointers made (73) ... Averaged a league-leading 20.3 points per game against Big South opponents ... Shot a team-high 34.1 percent from long range ... Made her collegiate-debut by scoring 15 points and grabbing four rebounds in win over Newberry (11/9) ... Went 7-of-10 from the floor with a perfect 3-of-3 mark from behind the arc for a then career-best 17 points in 21 minutes of action against Davidson (11/24) ... Scored a then career-best 25 points on 7-of-12 shooting along with swiping a career-high three steals at UNC Greensboro (12/1) ... Named Big South Freshman of the Week on Dec. 2 after scoring 25 points against UNC Greensboro ... Had three assists against Furman (12/3) ... Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds while scoring 23 points and dishing out five assists in Big South opener against Longwood (12/6) ... Earned second Big South Freshman of the Week honor on Dec. 9 after averaging 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists against Longwood and Furman ... Posted a career-high 26 points knocking down a career-best five three-pointers and dishing out six assists against Winthrop (12/14) ... Named Big South Freshman of the Week for a third time on Dec. 16 after scoring a then career-high 26 points against Winthrop ... Scored 18 points at Alabama-Birmingham (12/17) ... Knocked down five three-point shots in win over Liberty (12/30) ... Scored 21 points and added five steals at Coastal Carolina (1/2) ... Drained four treys in 24-point performance at Campbell (1/4) ... Named Big South Freshman of the Week for fourth time after averaging 21.3 points in three games for the Panthers (1/6) ... Posted 21 points while dishing out five assists in win over Presbyterian (1/9) ... Had a career-high 32 points while also dishing out five assists and grabbing five boards in win over Gardner-Webb (1/18) ... Posted a double-double with 12 points and career-high 11 assists in win over Radford (1/23) ... Totaled 17 points and six assists in win over Longwood (1/25) ... Had game-high 26 points and went 8-of-8 from the charity stripe in win at Liberty (1/30) ... Garnered fifth Big South Freshman of the Week honor on Feb. 3 after 26-point performance at Liberty ... Had 13 points and four assists in win over Coastal Carolina (2/8) ... Posted 20 points including four three-pointers at Presbyterian (2/15) ... Had game-high 28 points including four treys in win at Charleston Southern (2/17) ... Tallied 17 points and four steals in win over UNC Asheville (2/22) ... Received her sixth Big South Freshman of the Week award on Feb. 24 after averaging 22 points with 12 steals, eight assists, 10 rebounds and a block while leading the Panthers to three wins ... Posted game-high 26 points in win at Radford (3/1) ... Earned seventh Big South Freshman of the Week honor on March 2 after averaging 22 points in two wins over Winthrop and Radford to help Panthers clinch Big South regular-season title ... Scored 23 points and went 8-of-8 from the free throw line in the Panthers' quarterfinals win at the Big South Tournament over UNC Asheville (3/6) ... Scored 18 points and went 5-of-5 from the charity stripe in HPU's semifinals win over Campbell (3/8) ... Wrapped up a perfect 17-for-17 mark from the free-throw line at the Big South Championship with a 4-for-4 performance and 10 points in the championship game against Winthrop (3/9) ... Posted 13 points with four boards in the WNIT first round game against Bowling Green (3/20).

Prep: Four-year letter winner at Harding Academy … Finished career averaging 23 points per game … Hold school's all-time scoring record for both men and women (2,538 points) … Four-time All-State selection … Won District Player of the Year award three times … Named Miss Basketball finalist and Best of the Preps finalist in three seasons … State Tournament MVP in 2010.

Personal: Majoring in Human Relations … Daughter of Matthew and Renita Talley … Has two younger brothers, Kharri and MJ, and one younger sister, Maleah … Born Dec. 29, 1994.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 34 vs. Davidson (11/24/15)
Rebounds: 9 vs. Asheville (3/05/16)
Assists: 11 vs. Radford (1/23/14)
3-Pointers: 7 vs. Davidson (11/21/15)
Steals: 6 vs. Charleston Southern (1/4/16)
Blocks: 2 vs. Campbell (2/6/14)

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

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    2014-15Sophomore

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    2015-16Junior

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    2016-17Senior

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