REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022-23)
- Played in all 34 of UCF's games, starting in 26 of them and playing in 1,039 minutes
- Named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll four times throughout the season, including back-to-back apperances on Jan. 9 and Jan. 16
- Was second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.3 points per game
- Averaged 3.6 rebounds per game, pulling in a career-high mark of 121 total boards
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2021-22, AT UMASS)
- Played in 29 games, starting in 14.
- Averaged 10.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game
- Headlined by a season-high 24 points in an 85-83 win against Rutgers and finished that game 7-of-12 from the floor, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range and a perfect 5-of-5 at the free throw line.
- Tallied 15 games in double figures and led the Minuteman in scoring five times.
- Pulled down 118 rebounds headlined by a pair of games with 10 or more.
- He was often tasked with defending the opposing team's best scorer and he collected 25 steals on the year.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020-21, AT UMASS)
- Started all 14 games he played in.
- Led the team averaging 14.3 points per game.
- Averaged nearly 29 minutes per game.
- Shot 48.5% from the floor (65-of-134) and 27-of-65 from three (41.5%).
- Averaged 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
- Led the team in scoring five times.
- Best night of the season came at Vermont when he dropped 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the floor in 36 minutes, along with four assists and an 8-of-9 night from the line.
- Reached double-figures 11 times, including three games with 20+ points.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018-19, AT NORFOLK STATE)
- Earned spot on MEAC All-Rookie Team.
- Earned MEAC All-Tournament Team honors after tallying 13 points in the championship game.
- Three-time MEAC Rookie of the Week.
- Named team Rookie of the Year.
- Played in 31 games, starting in seven.
- Averaged 4.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game.
- Part of team that went 22-14 and advanced to the second round of the NIT.
- Contributed a total of 138 points, 60 rebounds, 20 steals, 15 blocks, and 13 assists.
- Shot 46% from the field.
- Shot 64.8% from the free throw line.
FRESHMAN (2017-18, AT NORFOLK STATE)
- Sat out the season as an NCAA partial qualifier... Utilized redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Averaged 28 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a senior.
- Was the leading scorer in the New York City Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) AA division, the highest classification in the state.
- The PSAL Player of the Year.
- Named third-team AA All-State by the New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA).
- Led Queens Teaching to a 23-6 record as a senior and the Queens AA regular season title at 15-1.
- Led the team to the Queens Borough championship game and the quarterfinal round of the state tournament.
- Set the school’s single-season scoring record.
- Had a game with 39 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
- First-team All-Queens by the TimesLedger.
- Led Queens Teaching to a No. 4 ranking in the tri-state area.
- Named the No. 5-ranked player in New York City according to Rivals site NYCHoops.net.
- Honorable mention all-state as a junior.
- Led the school to a 23-7 record his junior year.
- Hit a buzzer beater during his junior season to send Queens Teaching to a win over the No. 19 ranked team in the nation, Cardozo High School.
- Competed at Saint Mary’s High School as a sophomore.
- Competed at St. Anthony’s High School his freshman year.
- Played on the varsity team at Wyandanch Memorial High School as an eighth grader where he led the team in scoring and was named the team’s MVP and the Rookie of the Year.
AAU/CLUB
- Competed for the NY Jayhawks on the AAU 16U circuit.
- Competed with Beacon Elite after his senior year of high school and won the championship at the Is8/Nike Spring Classic.
- Scored 21 points in the championship game win over the Northeast Basketball Club, the defending fall champs.
- Was Player of the Year on the circuit.
- Was a member of the Queens All-Stars at the 43rd Annual Wheelchair All-Star Classic, a charity event put on by the New York Post that features teams from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan and Queens.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Christopher James Kelly, goes by C.J.
- Born on April 14, 1998.
- Son of Marlane Ward and Chris Kelly.
- Has one older sister, Symone, and one younger sister, Robyn.
- Mother Marlane went to Norfolk State and played on the women’s basketball team during the 1989-90 season.
- Sister Symone played at Siena from 2012-16, and sister Robyn plays high school ball at St. Anthony’s.
- Dad and several aunts and uncles also played in college.