Kendall Folley

#12 Kendall Folley

POS. G
HT. 5'7"
YR. So.
HOMETOWN Lebanon, Ohio
PREVIOUS SCHOOL Oakland

2022-23 (Sophomore): Had a stellar debut season in the Blue & Gold, earning consensus second team all-conference honors and a spot on the SoCon's All-Defensive squad ... Played in and started 31 games ... Averaged 11.1 points per game to rank 14th in the conference, while averaging 14.3 PPG in conference play to rank ninth in the league ... Led the Bucs with 44 steals and ranked fourth in the SoCon with 1.6 steals per game ... Also ranked fifth in the league and second behind Courtney Moore with a 35.8 three-point percentage, shooting 43-120 on the season ... Started the season steadily contributing, making at least one three-pointer in her first seven games and scoring in double figures for the first time with 10 points against UAlbany over in Las Vegas, while matching a career-high with four steals (11/26) ... Had 15 points and matched her career-high of six assists in a win over Furman, beginning a stretch where ETSU went from 0-3 in the league to win nine of the last 11 games (1/19) ... Went on to score in double figures 16 times, including nine straight games from the middle of conference play all the way into the SoCon tournament ... Had a career-high 28 points at Samford, shooting 11-17 from the floor and 4-6 behind the arc while scoring nine points at the beginning of the fourth quarter to help ETSU pull away with a 75-63 win (2/9) ... Also matched her career-high of four steals again in that Samford win ... Had a career-high 12 rebounds in a historic win over Vanderbilt at home, helping ETSU earn its first Power 5 win since 2019, its first SEC win since 2008 and the first win over Vandy since 1981 (12/1) ... Had four three-pointers in an 83-45 win over Wofford, helping ETSU break the school record for three-pointers in a single game with 16 (2/16) ... Went 11-16 from the floor for 25 points in a win on Senior Day against Furman (2/18) ... Had 17 points in a first round win over Samford in the SoCon Tournament (3/2) ... Made a career-high five triples en route to a 24-point performance in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) against FIU (3/17) for ETSU's first postseason win since 1995 ... Had at least one assist in 29 of her 31 games, including 18 straight to end the season ... Shot 42.6 percent on the season with 132 buckets on 310 attempts ... Averaged 31.8 minutes per game, tied for the team lead with Nevaeh Brown ... 2022-23 Second Team All-SoCon (Coaches and Media) ... 2022-23 SoCon All-Defensive Team ... 2x SoCon Player of the Week (1/24, 2/14).

 

Prior to ETSU: Spent her freshman season at Oakland University in Michigan ... Played in 27 games for Oakland, starting in 17 of those ... Played her first collegiate game against Niagara University on Nov. 12, 2021 and scored her first points a few days later against Youngstown State on Nov. 18 ... Finished the year for the Golden Grizzlies averaging 17.9 minutes, 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

 

High School: Four-year letter-winner and three-year captain for Head Coach Rob Hodges at Lebanon High School ... Finished career as Lebanon's second all-time leading scorer, eclipsing 1000-point career mark, and as the school's all-time leader in steals ... GWOC Player of the Year (2017-18), Three-time First-Team All-GWOC selection (2017-20) and three-time team MVP (2017-20) ... Scored 33 points against Kings High School ... First-team 2020-21 Winter ECC All-Conference selection ... Ranked in District 15 Top-10 underclassman for four consecutive years (2017-21) ... Helped Dayton Lady Hoopstars to seven AAU State Championships (2012-2018), also helped West Virginia Thunder to Under Armour National Championship (2019) ... National Honor Society and Honor Roll selection.

Personal: Born on March 3, 2003 ... From Madison Township, Ohio located near Lebanon ... Daughter of Robert Folley and Beth Sells ... Mother played basketball at Campbellsville ... Has two sisters, Nyilah and Kaylee ... Majoring in psychology.