Army West Point women's basketball senior guard Kelsey Minato was one of 30 NCAA women's basketball student-athletes named as a candidate for the 2015-16 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
One of four team captains this season, Minato has played and started in all 111 games since arriving at the Academy prior to the 2012-13 season. She is a three-time All-Patriot League first-team selection and has twice collected Patriot League Player of the Year honors. This season, she leads the conference with 23.3 points per game and ranks seventh nationally in scoring. She broke the program's career points record earlier this year and became just the fourth player in Patriot League women's history to reach the 2,000-point plateau. Minato currently has 2,185 points for her career. Read More