Deja Kelly

Deja Kelly (born September 8, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks of the Big Ten Conference.

She previously played for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she was a three-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection.

[7] In her senior season, Kelly averaged 23.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 3.7 steals per game, leading Duncanville to the Class 6A state championship.

[8] In seventh grade, she committed to play college basketball for Texas, her father's alma mater,[9] before reopening her recruitment four years later.

Kelly earned first-team All-ACC accolades and received Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American honorable mention.

[23] Kelly's mother, Theresa Nunn, played basketball at Valley City State University and raised her as a single parent.

[3] Kelly has signed name, image and likeness (NIL) deals with Beats Electronics, Dunkin' Donuts, Forever 21 and Outback Steakhouse, among other companies.

[18] In May 2024, Deja Kelly graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s of arts degree in broadcast journalism.