 O 'Kelly-Kennedy is a 4 point player who plays Centre / Forward. She had played junior' stand up 'basketball but after the Sydney games she was persuaded to try wheelchair basketball by family friend and Wheelchair Basketball Legend, Kevin Coombs and Paralympic athletic champions Don Elgin and Tim Matthews, who became her mentors. She joined the Victorian Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team (development) in 2001, and represented the state at the National Junior Basketball Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, in 2002. This was also the year she became a member of the Victorian Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team. In 2003, O'Kelly-Kennedy became part of the Australian Development Team, and participated in her first overseas tournament, in New Zealand. She was part of the Victorian team at the National Junior Championships, Adelaide, and travelled to Toronto, Canada, for the Spitfire Tournament. She represented Australia for the first time at the Tri-Nation Tournament in the United States in 2003.
