Kalani Brown
Kalani Brown (born March 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. She has received multiple honors during her playing career, and was named an All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) following the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[1]
.jpg.webp) Brown in 2019 | |
| No. 21 – Maccabi Bnot Ashdod | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 21, 1997 Slidell, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Salmen (Slidell, Louisiana) |
| College | Baylor (2015–2019) |
| WNBA draft | 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2019–2020 | Xinjiang Magic Deer |
| 2020–2021 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2020–2021 | Kayseri Basketbol |
| 2021–2022 | Hatayspor |
| 2022–present | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Personal
Brown is the daughter of DeJuna (Dee) and former NBA veteran and champion with the Boston Celtics, P. J. Brown.[1][2] She has two sisters, Briana and Whitney, and a brother, Javani. Both of her parents played for Louisiana Tech University, and her mother was an assistant coach at Salmen High School. In December 2018, Salmen retired Kalani Brown's number.[1] In 2015, she was named a McDonald's All-American during her senior year at the school.[3] At Baylor, she majored in communications studies.
WNBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career high | ° | League leader | ||||
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Los Angeles | 28 | 0 | 13.5 | .478 | .000 | .783 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | Atlanta | 10 | 0 | 6.1 | .522 | .000 | .600 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 39 | 0 | 11.4 | .482 | .000 | .750 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Los Angeles | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 1.000 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 1.000 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
Baylor statistics
Source[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Baylor | 38 | 352 | 60.3% | 0.0% | 62.6% | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 2016-17 | Baylor | 37 | 569 | 67.9% | 0.0% | 76.0% | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 15.4 |
| 2017-18 | Baylor | 35 | 702 | 65.0% | 0.0% | 76.0% | 10.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 20.1 |
| 2018-19 | Baylor | 37 | 586 | 61.4% | 0.0% | 75.2% | 8.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 15.8 |
| Career | 147 | 2209 | 63.9% | 0.0% | 73.3% | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 15.0 |
References
- "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". Baylor University. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- Hurd, Sean (January 16, 2019). "Baylor's Kalani Brown: 'The last thing I need to accomplish before I leave Baylor is a Final Four.'". Andscape. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- Preston, Josh (December 23, 2018). "Salmen legend Kalani Brown has her jersey retired". NOLA Media. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.