Ht
6'
3"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Ithaca,
Michigan
Last School
Ithaca High School/Michigan State
Roster Years
2020-2022
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
- Instagram: @kayla_42_lee | Twitter: @belles_kayla42 | TikTok: @kayla.42.lee
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
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
Junior Year
2021-2022
- Missed the 2021-22 season due to injury
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