Kalani Brown

Kalani Brown (born March 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Hatayspor.[1] 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.[2]

Kalani Brown
Brown in 2019
No. 21 – Dallas Wings
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997
Slidell, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolSalmen (Slidell, Louisiana)
CollegeBaylor (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Los Angeles Sparks
2019–2020Xinjiang Magic Deer
2020–2021Atlanta Dream
2020–2021Kayseri Basketbol
2021–2022Hatayspor
2022–presentMaccabi Bnot Ashdod
2023–presentDallas Wings
Career highlights and awards

Personal

Brown is the daughter of DeJuna (Dee) and former NBA veteran and champion with the Boston Celtics, P. J. Brown.[2][3] 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.[2] In 2015, she was named a McDonald's All-American during her senior year at the school.[4] 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 28013.5.478.000.7833.50.60.30.81.05.1
2020 Atlanta 1006.1.522.000.6001.20.00.10.10.53.0
2021 Atlanta 105.0.333.000.0001.00.00.00.00.02.0
Career 3 years, 2 teams 39011.4.482.000.7502.80.40.30.60.94.5

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Los Angeles 305.71.000.000.5002.00.30.00.30.74.3
Career 1 year, 1 team 305.71.000.000.5002.00.30.00.30.74.3

Baylor statistics

Source[5]

Legend
  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
  1. "Kalani Brown agreed terms with Hatay". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". Baylor University. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. Preston, Josh (December 23, 2018). "Salmen legend Kalani Brown has her jersey retired". NOLA Media. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
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