Kelsey Plum, one of WNBA’s most influential athletes and 2x Champion, has always been a force to reckon with on the court. Her remarkable feats like breaking the all-time scoring record in the NCAA Division I and a single-season record for scoring 1080 points already spoke volumes of her athletic dominance. Moreover, her exquisite display in the 2020 Summer Olympics rewarded her with a gold medal in the Women’s 3×3 basketball.

That was a given as her parents, Jim and Katie Plum, were accomplished athletes in their time. However, she is not the only trailblazing player in the Plum dynasty of athleticism.

Meet Kelsey Plum’s siblings

Kelsey, the third child, has two older sisters, Kaitlyn Lauren, and a younger brother, Daniel. Being the children of former athletes, it was natural for them to be inclined towards sports. Therefore, they went on to venture into different kinds of sports.

Kaitlyn Plum

As the eldest of all four, Kaitlyn followed in her mother’s footsteps and opted to play volleyball. Her Poway High School highlights include her playing for Epic Volleyball and finishing 11th at the Junior Olympics twice in 2006 and 2008. Also, in 2007, she made it to the all-tournament team. She carried her high school volleyball team to the High Performance Championship and grabbed a bronze medal.

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Plus, she was voted as the Defensive MVP for three consecutive seasons. As a junior, she led the country with a score of 395 digs. As a senior, she was rewarded the All-Palomar League honors (twice) and was named the San Diego County All-Star. Her performance also helped her clinch the All-San Diego Section Awards before completing her high school academics.

She then redshirted the 2008 season only to begin her college volleyball career in 2009 at UC Davis. As a college freshman, she played all 30 matches, tallying her season figures at 182 digs and 17 aces. Her first double-figure score of 12 digs as a rookie was against Sacramento State. Similarly, she delivered a season-high 13 digs in two consecutive matches against UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly.

As a sophomore, Kaitlyn opened the season with 21 digs and went passing  30-for-30 at Utah. Her year took off as team [apos]s libero before sustaining an injury. She started 9 of 28 matches and appeared in more than 100 sets, amassing 224 digs and 21 aces for the season. She took her game to another level, scoring double digits in around 10 games.

In 2011, she started 17 out of 31 games for 112 sets, which were split between DS and Libero. Her season tally as a junior was 219 digs and 20 aces at an average of 1.96 and 0.18. In the season, she delivered 8 games with a double-digit score, including games against Sacramento State and Cal State Fullerton.

As a senior, she appeared in all 31 games including 21 starts for 115 sets. She finished her season with 240 digs and 17 aces. Defining her senior season were performances like 19 digs against Cal State Fullerton, 14 digs with an ace and two assists against UC Irvine, and 16 digs in 4 set against Sacramento State in the Causeway Classic victory at Fresno State Classic. All these stats reflect her development into a seasoned volleyball player.

Lauren Plum

Next in line is the Plum family’s third volleyball athlete, Lauren. She won many Prepvolleyball honors including 2009 Senior Ace, made it to the 2008 Top 50 Juniors, and 2007 Top 79 Sophomore Selections. In addition, she was named to the 2008 Youth National Training Team, 2007 A1 Select Red Team, and the USA Volleyball High Performance Pipeline Pool. Her high school highlights also include a four-year letter-winner, a three-year team captain, 2x MVP, and a shared league title as a senior, to name a few.

Beginning her college career at Oregon, she was one of the three starters, kicking off all 30 games. She played 106 of the team’s 109 sets. Her average assist score of 11.75  per set ranked at #5 all-time in the program’s history, #4 in the Pac-12 conference, and #12 across the nation. Similarly, her 1246 assists ranked #7 all-time in the program’s history.

As a sophomore, she established herself as one of the nation’s top setters, with a flashing pace on the offensive. Her assist average of 11.67 per set ranked at #10 across the country and placed Oregon at a national rank of #12 in kills with 14.44 per set. Her dominance at the service line became visible by leading the team, delivering the second-most aces and assists in all 31 games.

In her third season at Oregon, Lauren won her first AVCA and Volleyball Magazine All-America First Teams honors. This reward came after she led the nation with 13.37 assists per set for the entire season. Her powerful offense translated into making her Pac-12 Setter of the Year, who owned the top 4 best assist totals of the season. She took Oregon to the nation’s top kills per set at 15.95, ranking at #9. In 2011, she was named an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and became the first setter to have been rewarded with an Honorable Mention All-America, All-Pac-12, and All-Region in the same season.

Daniel Plum

The youngest of the Plum fam, Daniel aka Dan followed his father’s footsteps that led him to the amazing sport of football. His highlights of the Cathedral Catholic High School include selection to the All-Eastern League first-team tight end after he caught 25 passes for 450 yards and 6 TDs. Delivered 6 season-best receptions for 77 yards in the season-opener against Jordan High School and posted a long reception of 42 yards. He also took up basketball as his second sport of interest in high school. However, he sustained an injury and hence refrained from playing in his senior year.

In 2016, he brought his charisma back on the field in all 11 games with a strong start against Utah. That season recorded his exceptional performances like 3 receptions for 23 yards, and 3 catches against Northern Colorado, Cal Poly, and Montana State, averaging 7.7 yards per catch. In addition, he recorded a kick return against Portland State.

However, he again encountered a painful injury, cutting short his sophomore season, before he played against San Diego and San Diego State.