2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Wells, Kayla
Jersey Number 11
Kayla Wells
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- South Grand Prairie
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
Bio
ABOUT KAYLA
2021-22 (Graduate at Texas A&M)
Finished her career having played more games than any Aggie in program history, appearing in 153 contests throughout her time at A&M … Appeared in 28 games and made 27 starts … Led the team and shot the second-highest 3-point field goal percentage in the SEC at 46.1% … Scored a team-high 16.0 points per game … Scored in double figures in 25 games, including nine 20+ point performances … Recorded a career-high 30 points, going 10-of-23 from the field against Arkansas (Feb. 3) … Was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Aggies to the Paradise Jam Championship … Earned All-SEC Preseason Second Team recognition … Was on the Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List … Finished her career No. 5 in points scored (1,768), No. 2 in 3-point field goal percentage (38.8%) and No. 5 in FT percentage (80.9%).
2020-21 (SENIOR AT TEXAS A&M)
Named to the Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list… Selected in a vote of SEC coaches as a member of the preseason All-SEC Second-Team… Opened the offensive floodgates in the second half of the season, averaging 11.5 points per game on 43.0% shooting from the field… Finished with a season-high scoring total of 22 points in the Aggies win over No. 19 DePaul… Sank two clutch free throws to push the Aggies ahead 93-90 with four seconds remaining against the Blue Demons (Nov. 28)… Finished with 12 points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals against Sam Houston State (Dec. 15)… Scored efficiently in the historic win over Northwestern State, ending with 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal (Dec. 28)… Went 8-for-9 in the win against Mississippi State, finishing with 19 points and five boards (Jan. 17)… Dished out a season-high five assists while scoring 12 points against Auburn, which began a nine-game double-digit scoring streak (Jan. 28)… Commanded the offense in the second matchup with Arkansas, dropping 21 points with five rebounds and four assists in a season high-tying 39 minutes of play (Feb. 7)… Led the Maroon & White in scoring in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinal round against LSU, finishing with 16 points (Mar. 5).
2019-20 (JUNIOR AT TEXAS A&M)
Started all 30 games of the season... Led the team in three point field goal percentage (41.5%) and free throw percentage (78.4%)… Scored in double digits in five straight games from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15... Gathered four assists against Prairie View (Nov. 27)... Went 6-6 in free throws to go along with her 22 points in the win over Oklahoma St. (Dec. 7)... Recorded 11 points vs. Houston (Dec. 15)... Collected five rebounds and 13 points vs. Montana St. (Dec. 21)… Made three shots from behind the arc to go along with her 17 points in the win over A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 29)… Went 4-4 in free throws against LSU (Jan. 9)… Played the whole game and scored 18 points against Kentucky (Jan. 16)… Moved up to third in the SEC in three-point field goal percentage after going 3-5 from behind the arc and scoring 15 points at Alabama (Jan. 23)… Led the way with 18 points versus Missouri (Jan 26)… Her 14 points against Georgia (Jan. 30) was her fifth-straight game in double figures… Had her eighth-straight game with double-digit points (12) against Vanderbilt (Feb. 13)… Recorded 15 points and made three out of four shots from three at Georgia (Feb. 20)… Led the team with 15 points at South Carolina (March 1)... Played in 39 minutes of the SEC Tournament quarterfinal game versus Arkansas, scoring 19 points and going six of 12 from the field (March 8).
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE AT TEXAS A&M)
Started all 34 games, averaging 15.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game… Most-improved scorer in the Southeastern Conference, raising her average from 2.8 in 2017-18 to 15.1 points per game… Hit the game-winning shot with 5.3 seconds left against Auburn (Mar. 8), sending A&M to the SEC Tournament Semifinals… Her 28 points against Auburn are the most by a Texas A&M player in an SEC Tournament game since joining the league in 2012-13… Ranked 10th in the conference in scoring, plus ranked sixth with a 81.0% free throw percentage… Had the second-largest scoring increase in Texas A&M history… Her season 3-point percentage of 38.7% is the seventh-best in Texas A&M history… Had six games of 20+ points and 28 games of 10+ points… Had a season-high 29 points in the win against Tennessee (Feb. 21)… Had 11 straight games of 10+ points from Jan. 20-Feb. 28… Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Lamar (Nov. 29)… Had three games of 5+ assists, including six against Arkansas State (Nov. 23)… Had back-to-back 20+ point games twice (Dec. 15-19 & Feb. 21-25).
2017-18 (FRESHMAN AT TEXAS A&M)
Earned the team’s Sixth Man Award after playing in 33 games, starting two… Shot 47.8% from the field and 92.6% from the line… Averaged 5.0 points in the NCAA Tournament, matching a season-high with eight in the Second Round against DePaul (Mar. 18)… Led the Aggie bench in scoring and rebounds… Made 19 straight free throws to close the season… Over an eight game stretch in SEC play from Jan. 14 to Feb. 11, averaged 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds and scored in every game… Made her first career start at Alabama (Jan. 18), scoring six points with three rebounds and three assists… Scored a season-high eight points at Texas Tech (Nov. 26)… Had a season-high four rebounds in three games, against Little Rock (Nov. 22), No. 6 Tennessee (Jan. 11) and Ole Miss (Feb. 8)… Dished out a season-high four assists against Prairie View (Nov. 28)… Averaged 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds for the season.
2017 SPAIN TOUR
Averaged 5.0 points over two games... Scored six points against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)... Scored four points against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Rated by espnW HoopGurlz as a four-star recruit... Ranked as the No. 26 guard and the No. 86 player overall in the 2017 signing class... Ranked as the No. 10 prospect in Texas according to Joey Simmons in Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball magazine... Averaged 16.2 points as a junior in 2015-16 for South Grand Prairie High School... Named 2015-16 District 8-6A Offensive Player of the Year... Earned 2015-16 All-Region I honors from the TABC... Helped the Warriors to a 71-31 record as a three year starter... Earned a First Team All-District 8-6A nod for the 2015-16 season... Noted as an “on the rise player” by Dan Olson of espnW HoopGurlz... Named District 7-6A Offensive Player of the Year in 2017... First Team All-State Selection in 2017.
ACADEMIC MAJOR
Performance Studies
- Finished her career as the all-time leader in games played (153)
- No. 5 in the A&M record book with 1,768 points scored
- Selected to the preseason All-SEC second team in the 2020-21 season, also appearing on the Cheryl Miller Award watch list
- Was the most-improved scorer in the Southeastern Conference, raising her average from 2.8 in 2017-18 to 15.1 points per game in 2018-19
- Hit the game-winning shot with 5.3 seconds left against Auburn, sending A&M to the SEC Tournament Semifinals
- Her 28 points against Auburn in 2019 are the most by a Texas A&M player in an SEC Tournament game since joining the league in 2012-13
- Four-star recruit who ranked as the No. 26 guard and No. 86 prospect in the 2017 signing class
2021-22 (Graduate at Texas A&M)
Finished her career having played more games than any Aggie in program history, appearing in 153 contests throughout her time at A&M … Appeared in 28 games and made 27 starts … Led the team and shot the second-highest 3-point field goal percentage in the SEC at 46.1% … Scored a team-high 16.0 points per game … Scored in double figures in 25 games, including nine 20+ point performances … Recorded a career-high 30 points, going 10-of-23 from the field against Arkansas (Feb. 3) … Was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Aggies to the Paradise Jam Championship … Earned All-SEC Preseason Second Team recognition … Was on the Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List … Finished her career No. 5 in points scored (1,768), No. 2 in 3-point field goal percentage (38.8%) and No. 5 in FT percentage (80.9%).
2020-21 (SENIOR AT TEXAS A&M)
Named to the Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list… Selected in a vote of SEC coaches as a member of the preseason All-SEC Second-Team… Opened the offensive floodgates in the second half of the season, averaging 11.5 points per game on 43.0% shooting from the field… Finished with a season-high scoring total of 22 points in the Aggies win over No. 19 DePaul… Sank two clutch free throws to push the Aggies ahead 93-90 with four seconds remaining against the Blue Demons (Nov. 28)… Finished with 12 points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals against Sam Houston State (Dec. 15)… Scored efficiently in the historic win over Northwestern State, ending with 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and a steal (Dec. 28)… Went 8-for-9 in the win against Mississippi State, finishing with 19 points and five boards (Jan. 17)… Dished out a season-high five assists while scoring 12 points against Auburn, which began a nine-game double-digit scoring streak (Jan. 28)… Commanded the offense in the second matchup with Arkansas, dropping 21 points with five rebounds and four assists in a season high-tying 39 minutes of play (Feb. 7)… Led the Maroon & White in scoring in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinal round against LSU, finishing with 16 points (Mar. 5).
2019-20 (JUNIOR AT TEXAS A&M)
Started all 30 games of the season... Led the team in three point field goal percentage (41.5%) and free throw percentage (78.4%)… Scored in double digits in five straight games from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15... Gathered four assists against Prairie View (Nov. 27)... Went 6-6 in free throws to go along with her 22 points in the win over Oklahoma St. (Dec. 7)... Recorded 11 points vs. Houston (Dec. 15)... Collected five rebounds and 13 points vs. Montana St. (Dec. 21)… Made three shots from behind the arc to go along with her 17 points in the win over A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 29)… Went 4-4 in free throws against LSU (Jan. 9)… Played the whole game and scored 18 points against Kentucky (Jan. 16)… Moved up to third in the SEC in three-point field goal percentage after going 3-5 from behind the arc and scoring 15 points at Alabama (Jan. 23)… Led the way with 18 points versus Missouri (Jan 26)… Her 14 points against Georgia (Jan. 30) was her fifth-straight game in double figures… Had her eighth-straight game with double-digit points (12) against Vanderbilt (Feb. 13)… Recorded 15 points and made three out of four shots from three at Georgia (Feb. 20)… Led the team with 15 points at South Carolina (March 1)... Played in 39 minutes of the SEC Tournament quarterfinal game versus Arkansas, scoring 19 points and going six of 12 from the field (March 8).
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE AT TEXAS A&M)
Started all 34 games, averaging 15.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game… Most-improved scorer in the Southeastern Conference, raising her average from 2.8 in 2017-18 to 15.1 points per game… Hit the game-winning shot with 5.3 seconds left against Auburn (Mar. 8), sending A&M to the SEC Tournament Semifinals… Her 28 points against Auburn are the most by a Texas A&M player in an SEC Tournament game since joining the league in 2012-13… Ranked 10th in the conference in scoring, plus ranked sixth with a 81.0% free throw percentage… Had the second-largest scoring increase in Texas A&M history… Her season 3-point percentage of 38.7% is the seventh-best in Texas A&M history… Had six games of 20+ points and 28 games of 10+ points… Had a season-high 29 points in the win against Tennessee (Feb. 21)… Had 11 straight games of 10+ points from Jan. 20-Feb. 28… Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Lamar (Nov. 29)… Had three games of 5+ assists, including six against Arkansas State (Nov. 23)… Had back-to-back 20+ point games twice (Dec. 15-19 & Feb. 21-25).
2017-18 (FRESHMAN AT TEXAS A&M)
Earned the team’s Sixth Man Award after playing in 33 games, starting two… Shot 47.8% from the field and 92.6% from the line… Averaged 5.0 points in the NCAA Tournament, matching a season-high with eight in the Second Round against DePaul (Mar. 18)… Led the Aggie bench in scoring and rebounds… Made 19 straight free throws to close the season… Over an eight game stretch in SEC play from Jan. 14 to Feb. 11, averaged 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds and scored in every game… Made her first career start at Alabama (Jan. 18), scoring six points with three rebounds and three assists… Scored a season-high eight points at Texas Tech (Nov. 26)… Had a season-high four rebounds in three games, against Little Rock (Nov. 22), No. 6 Tennessee (Jan. 11) and Ole Miss (Feb. 8)… Dished out a season-high four assists against Prairie View (Nov. 28)… Averaged 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds for the season.
2017 SPAIN TOUR
Averaged 5.0 points over two games... Scored six points against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)... Scored four points against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Rated by espnW HoopGurlz as a four-star recruit... Ranked as the No. 26 guard and the No. 86 player overall in the 2017 signing class... Ranked as the No. 10 prospect in Texas according to Joey Simmons in Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball magazine... Averaged 16.2 points as a junior in 2015-16 for South Grand Prairie High School... Named 2015-16 District 8-6A Offensive Player of the Year... Earned 2015-16 All-Region I honors from the TABC... Helped the Warriors to a 71-31 record as a three year starter... Earned a First Team All-District 8-6A nod for the 2015-16 season... Noted as an “on the rise player” by Dan Olson of espnW HoopGurlz... Named District 7-6A Offensive Player of the Year in 2017... First Team All-State Selection in 2017.
ACADEMIC MAJOR
Performance Studies
Tennessee Postgame: Sahara Jones, Lauren Ware, Joni Taylor
Wednesday, March 05
Arkansas Postgame: Joni Taylor
Sunday, March 02
Arkansas Postgame: Sahara Jones
Sunday, March 02
Highlights: Texas A&M vs Arkansas
Sunday, March 02
