Kayla Belles-Lee
Forward #42
Ht
6'
3"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Ithaca, 
Michigan
Last School
Ithaca High School/Michigan State
Roster Years
2020-2022


Before BYU

  • Played two seasons at Michigan State averaging 5.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while playing just over 13 minutes a contest
  • Played in 49 games while starting in 17
  • In the two seasons with the Spartans, shot 45.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range and 56.8 percent from the free-throw line
  • Totaled 261 points, 170 rebounds, 39 blocks, 19 steals and 12 assists
  • At MSU recorded career highs in points with 19 (at Penn St., 1/9/20), in rebounds with 13 (at Rutgers, 1/20/20), in blocks with 4 (vs. Ohio St.,1/16/20), in steals with 3 (vs. Hartford,11/24/19), in assists with 2 (at Illinois, 2/26/20)
  • Had career bests in field goals made with eight (at Penn St., 1/9/20), in field goal attempts with 11 (three times, last vs. Penn St., 3/1/20, in free throws made with 4 (three times, last at Northwestern, 2/10/20), free throw attempts with 6 (twice, last vs. Detroit Mercy, 11/8/19)

At Ithaca High School

  • Received the Kim Archer Character Award at the 2019 banquet
  • Missed senior year with an injury
  • Led Ithaca to a 65-10 record over her three seasons
  • Averaged 14.5 points and 13.2 rebounds as a freshman and finished her junior year averaging 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots per game
  • Named the MLive Saginaw News Girls Basketball Player of the Year following her junior season
  • Led the Yellowjackets to three-straight Tri-Valley Conference West Division titles, which included a run to the Class C Final Four her sophomore year
  • Three-time all-state athletic award in high school
  • Three time Lansing State Journal "Dream Team"
  • Also an all-state volleyball selection in 2016

Personal

  • Born in Michigan
  • She's married to Kolby Lee, former member of BYU's men's basketball team
  • Parents are Douglas and Shannon Belles
  • Oldest of six brothers and sisters
  • Majoring in family studies
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year 2021-2022

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

2020-2021

  • Played in eight games, averaging 1.3 points and 0.6 rebounds per contest 
  • Posted season-highs in points (6) and rebounds (2) versus San Francisco in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament 
  • Recorded a total of 10 points, five rebounds, one block and one assist on the season