Kelsey Bone announces early departure to WNBA

Kelsey Bone

“The growth and maturity that I have acquired has prepared me to be able move on to the next phase in my life as I will be entering the 2013 WNBA Draft. The experiences I have gained at Texas A&M have prepared me for the challenges ahead. I am not afraid of these challenges. I embrace it with the Aggie Spirit and core values that I have learned here in Aggieland.

"Texas A&M has been all that I have wanted it to be for me. I will wear my Aggie Ring with pride going forward throughout my career.”

"This was always the goal. Every part of the plan was to become a professional basketball player."

"The future is in great hands with Coach Blair, Coach Starkey, Coach Bond and Coach Wright."

Gary Blair

“Kelsey Bone is who I consider in my ten years at Texas A&M the best spokesperson for A&M and women’s basketball. Her future is unlimited and I am very excited for her today and her future. Kelsey is just the third player that I can think of has made this decision, following Candace Parker of Tennessee and Epiphany Prince of Rutgers.

"There is nobody in the country that has improved as much as Kelsey Bone in the past year. She put in the work in the summer, streamlined everything and made up her mind to be a next-level player for us this season and for her future.”