Wichita State Athletics

Career Summary: Walk-on point guard who played two seasons for the Shockers (2016-18) after transferring from McLennan Junior College... Appeared in 23 games and totaled 10 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in 61 minutes of action... Earned a degree in communications from WSU in May, 2018.

Individual Honors/Accolades:
2x WSU Varsity Letterman

Team Success:
1x MVC Regular Season Champion (2017)
1x MVC Tournament Champion (2017)
2x NCAA Tournament Qualifier (2017, 2018)
 

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2017-18 (Junior): Saw action in seven games and totaled three points, four rebounds and six assists in 28 minutes of court time... Played a career-high nine minutes in the Nov. 28 win over Savannah State, finishing with two points, two assists and a rebound... Logged seven minutes in the season opener against UMKC and snagged two rebounds... Responsible for running the scout team offense during practice... Pesky on-ball defender.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Appeared in 16 games in his first season as a Shocker… Totaled seven points, five rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes of action… Logged a season-high four minutes on three separate occasions against South Carolina State (Nov. 11), Eastern Shore (Nov. 20) and Southern Illinois (Jan. 24)… Had field goals against Long Beach State (Nov. 13), Eastern Shore (Nov. 20) and Oklahoma State (Dec. 17)… Tallied his first point in conference play with a free throw in the Jan. 21 home win over Southern Illinois.

Gregg Marshall: “Kaelen is a student of the game who has grown up around high level basketball. He brings toughness on the defensive end and does a good job protecting the ball – two qualities I really value in a guard.”
 
Previous School: Played the 2015-16 season at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas and helped the team to a 27-5 finish and a No. 9 national ranking… Team reached the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time in 18 years and advanced to the second round… Appeared in 24 games off the bench… A 78 percent free throw shooter… Finished the year with a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio.
 
Prep School: Averaged 18.4 points and 8.0 assists per game in 2013-14 at Westwind Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Arizona…
 
High School: An all-district performer and TAPPS 3A Second Team All-State selection in 2011-12 for McKinney Christian Academy… Led team to the district playoffs for just the second time in school history…Three-time Pangos All-American Camp invitee … Two-time Reebok Breakout Camp Invitee … Earned three varsity letters in basketball and one in track, where he was an all-region performer… Honor roll student… Captain of his club team the TX Bluechips Navy under head coach A.Q. Anderson Sr.
 
Personal: Kaelen Carrington Malone... Born July 4, 1995… in Dallas, Texas… Son of Mitch Malone and Lorna Tucker-Malone … Mother was a two-year captain on the University of Kansas track & field team and won indoor and outdoor conference titles in the 1,600-meter relay… Born in Dallas, Texas … Youngest of four siblings… Has two brothers, Antoine and Ryan, and one sister, Brazgette .. Plans to major in communications… Chose WSU because of its family environment and winning tradition.