Kalani Brown

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Kalani Brown
Kalani Brown (cropped).jpg
Brown in 2019
No. 42–Inner Mongolia
Position Center
League WCBA
Personal information
Born (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 (age 27)
Slidell, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Salmen (Slidell, Louisiana)
College Baylor (2015–2019)
WNBA draft 2019: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019 Los Angeles Sparks
2019–2020 Xinjiang Magic Deer
2020–2021 Atlanta Dream
2020–2021 Kayseri Basketbol
2021–2022 Hatayspor
2022–2023 Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2023Xinjiang Magic Deer
2023–2024 Dallas Wings
2024–2025Inner Mongolia
2025–present Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Kalani Brown (born March 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Inner Mongolia of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). 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]

Contents

WNBA career

Dallas Wings (2023–2024)

On February 2, 2023, Brown signed a training camp contract with the Dallas Wings. [2] Brown went through training camp with the Wings, but was one of the last cuts they made and she did not make the 2023 Opening Night roster. [3] She returned a few weeks later to the Wings, as she signed a Hardship Contract due to the Wings having injuries on the team. [4] On June 23, 2023, Brown was released from her Hardship Contract with the Wings. [5] She returned a day later on another hardship contract with the Wings. [6]

Phoenix Mercury (2025–present)

On February 2, 2025, Brown was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in a four-team trade. [7]

Personal

Brown is the daughter of DeJuna (Dee) and former NBA veteran and champion with the Boston Celtics, P. J. Brown. [1] [8] 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. [9] At Baylor, she majored in communications studies.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 best°League leader
*Denotes season(s) in which Brown won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [10]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Los Angeles 28013.5.478.000.7833.50.60.30.81.05.1
2020 Atlanta 1006.1.522—.6001.20.00.10.10.53.0
2021 Atlanta 105.0.333——1.00.00.00.00.02.0
2022Did not play (waived)
2023 Dallas 32516.4.629.000.8024.51.00.20.71.37.8
2024 Dallas 38213.5.582.000.6613.11.10.20.61.25.9
Career5 years, 3 teams109713.6.566.000.7463.40.80.20.61.15.9

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Los Angeles 305.71.000—.5002.00.30.00.30.74.3
2023 Dallas 508.6.583—.4002.20.40.60.20.86.0
Career2 years, 2 teams807.5.667—.4002.20.40.40.30.85.4

College

NCAA statistics [11] [12]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2015–16 Baylor 38114.4.603—.6264.30.60.51.31.39.3
2016–17 Baylor 372621.4.679—.7608.21.30.42.01.815.4
2017–18 Baylor 353529.6.650—.76010.21.70.41.42.220.1
2018–19* Baylor 373726.8.614.000.7528.21.60.31.71.815.8
Career1479922.9.639.000.7337.71.30.41.61.815.0

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dallas Wings Sign Crystal Dangerfield To Multi-Year Deal & Add Former Baylor Standout Kalani Brown With Training Camp Contract". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Dallas Wings Announce 2023 Roster". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dallas Wings Sign Kalani Brown". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dallas Wings Sign Odyssey Sims". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Dallas Wings Sign Kalani Brown". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "PHOENIX MERCURY ACQUIRE ALL-WNBA FIRST TEAM FORWARDS SATOU SABALLY AND ALYSSA THOMAS, VETERAN CENTER KALANI BROWN AND GUARD SEVGI UZUN IN FOUR-TEAM TRADE". mercury.wnba.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Preston, Josh (December 23, 2018). "Salmen legend Kalani Brown has her jersey retired". NOLA Media. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kalani Brown WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  11. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  12. ↑ "Kalani Brown College Stats". Sports Reference.
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