Kalani Brown

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Kalani Brown
Kalani Brown (cropped).jpg
Brown in 2019
No. 21Dallas Wings
Position Center
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 (age 26)
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–present Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2023-present Dallas Wings
Career highlights and awards

Kalani Brown (born March 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA and 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]

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WNBA Career

Dallas Wings

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]

Personal

Brown is the daughter of DeJuna (Dee) and former NBA veteran and champion with the Boston Celtics, P. J. Brown. [1] [7] 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. [8] At Baylor, she majored in communications studies.

WNBA 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019 Los Angeles 28013.5.478.7833.50.60.30.81.05.1
2020 Atlanta 1006.1.522.6001.20.00.10.10.53.0
2021 Atlanta 105.0.3331.00.00.00.00.02.0
2023 Dallas 32516.4.629.8024.51.00.20.71.37.8
Career4 years, 3 teams71513.6.557.7823.60.70.20.61.16.0

Playoffs

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

Baylor statistics

Source [9]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015-16Baylor3835260.3%0.0%62.6%4.30.60.51.39.3
2016-17Baylor3756967.9%0.0%76.0%8.21.30.42.015.4
2017-18Baylor3570265.0%0.0%76.0%10.21.70.41.420.1
2018-19Baylor3758661.4%0.0%75.2%8.21.60.31.715.8
Career147220963.9%0.0%73.3%7.71.30.41.615.0

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