Kayla Nelms
Team: Baylor
Position: F
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 49 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 50.8% | 22.2% | 71.4% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 25 games, 229.2 minutes, 734.3 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 25 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2.85 | 387 | 229 | 734 | +77 | +3.1 | +13.4 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | +2.85 (#387) | SE 3.13 | Poss 734 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | +2.85 (#387) | Off +1.31 | Def +1.54 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | +10.49 (#959) | PM/G +3.1 | PM/40 +13.4 |
| Player Vector 2D Player Vector 2D Low-dimensional player embedding model with lineup composition and interaction effects. More → | 4.780 (#1498) | Vec (+1.41, +0.32) | Norm 1.45 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | +6.43 (#882) | Pts For +6.43 | Prevent +4.77 | Net +11.19 | Min 272 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | +4.77 (#1040) | Pts For +6.43 | Prevent +4.77 | Net +11.19 | Min 272 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | +11.19 (#843) | Pts For +6.43 | Prevent +4.77 | Net +11.19 | Min 272 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | +2.90 (#958) | OReb% +2.90 | DReb% +2.39 | Min 272 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | +2.39 (#1227) | OReb% +2.90 | DReb% +2.39 | Min 272 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | +2.59 (#683) | Ast For +2.59 | Prevent +1.97 | Net +4.57 | Min 272 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | +1.97 (#829) | Ast For +2.59 | Prevent +1.97 | Net +4.57 | Min 272 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | +4.57 (#632) | Ast For +2.59 | Prevent +1.97 | Net +4.57 | Min 272 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.68 (#1343) | 3PM For +0.68 | Prevent +0.65 | Net +1.33 | Min 272 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | +0.65 (#1254) | 3PM For +0.68 | Prevent +0.65 | Net +1.33 | Min 272 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | +1.33 (#1059) | 3PM For +0.68 | Prevent +0.65 | Net +1.33 | Min 272 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | +0.57 (#1746) | Stocks For +0.57 | Prevent +0.28 | Net +0.85 | Min 272 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.28 (#2174) | Stocks For +0.57 | Prevent +0.28 | Net +0.85 | Min 272 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | +0.85 (#1811) | Stocks For +0.57 | Prevent +0.28 | Net +0.85 | Min 272 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +0.61 (#1884) | TOV For +0.61 | Prevent -0.28 | Net +0.33 | Min 272 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -0.28 (#2518) | TOV For +0.61 | Prevent -0.28 | Net +0.33 | Min 272 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.33 (#2213) | TOV For +0.61 | Prevent -0.28 | Net +0.33 | Min 272 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
45/79 FG (57.0%), 94 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 58.6 | +19.2 | 34.2 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 40.9 | +12.0 | 43.0 |
| Mid-range left | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 32.4 | +67.6 | 1.3 |
| Mid-range center | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35.8 | +64.2 | 1.3 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 31.8 | -31.8 | 1.3 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 33.0 | -33.0 | 1.3 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 32.6 | -32.6 | 1.3 |
| Above-break 3 left | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 30.7 | -14.0 | 7.6 |
| Above-break 3 center | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 30.4 | +12.5 | 8.9 |
| Above-break 3 right | 0 | 0 | - | 30.9 | - | 0.0 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 49 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAW | Baylor Bears | 29 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 57.0% | 26.7% | 71.4% | 63.0 | 59.5 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAW | Baylor Bears | 20 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 41.5% | 19.0% | - | 45.3 | 45.3 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 49 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 29 of 49 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-22 | @ | Duke Blue Devils | L | 46-69 | 11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7.0 | -1.2 |
| 2026-03-20 | vs | Nebraska Cornhuskers | W | 67-62 | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | -4.1 |
| 2026-03-06 | vs | Colorado Buffaloes | L | 53-62 | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | +8.1 |
| 2026-02-23 | vs | Kansas State Wildcat | W | 80-54 | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7.0 | +4.4 |
| 2026-02-21 | vs | Arizona Wildcats | W | 74-60 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.7 |
| 2026-02-18 | @ | Texas Tech Lady Raid | L | 56-87 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | - |
| 2026-02-15 | @ | UCF Knights | W | 93-63 | 15 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10.0 | +1.5 |
| 2026-02-12 | vs | TCU Horned Frogs | L | 67-83 | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -3.7 |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | Arizona State Sun De | W | 67-64 | 15 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9.0 | - |
| 2026-02-01 | @ | West Virginia Mounta | L | 60-70 | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.0 | +3.1 |
| 2026-01-27 | vs | Houston Cougars | W | 82-66 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | +2.5 |
| 2026-01-21 | vs | UCF Knights | W | 73-48 | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | BYU Cougars | W | 69-58 | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | +5.5 |
| 2026-01-14 | @ | Utah Utes | W | 61-45 | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | +4.2 |
| 2026-01-11 | vs | Kansas Jayhawks | W | 79-64 | 13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6.0 | +12.2 |
| 2026-01-04 | @ | Iowa State Cyclones | W | 72-70 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-12-31 | @ | Oklahoma State Cowgi | W | 77-68 | 13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13.0 | - |
| 2025-12-21 | vs | Texas Tech Lady Raid | L | 60-61 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.0 | - |
| 2025-12-18 | vs | Southern Jaguars | W | 77-60 | 20 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18.0 | - |
| 2025-12-14 | @ | Texas Longhorns | L | 54-89 | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | +2.6 |
| 2025-12-09 | vs | Alabama State Lady H | W | 90-36 | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-12-07 | vs | UTSA Roadrunners | W | 73-55 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2025-12-03 | vs | SE Louisiana Lady Li | W | 112-47 | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | - |
| 2025-11-30 | vs | Grambling Lady Tiger | W | 76-35 | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8.0 | +4.6 |
| 2025-11-26 | vs | Louisiana Tech Lady | W | 75-46 | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2025-11-22 | vs | Davidson Wildcats | W | 74-72 | 14 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | -6.6 |
| 2025-11-20 | vs | Iowa Hawkeyes | L | 52-57 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | - |
| 2025-11-16 | vs | Le Moyne Dolphins | W | 99-43 | 14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-09 | vs | Lindenwood Lions | W | 76-63 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | +0.3 |