Kalisha Keane

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Kalisha Keane
No. 32–Melbourne Boomers
Position Forward
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1989-02-03) February 3, 1989 (age 35)
Scarborough, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school Westdale
(Hamilton, Ontario)
College Michigan State (2007–2011)
WNBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 ŽKK Gospić
2012Elitzur Holon
2014–2015Elitzur Netanya
2015Antalya'nın Yıldızları
2015–2016 TED Ankara Kolejliler
2016–2017 Melbourne Boomers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIBA Americas Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Mexico Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Colombia Team

Kalisha Keane (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Melbourne Boomers in Australia's WNBL.

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Career

College

In college, Keane attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan for the Spartans. She participated in NCAA Division I, as a part of the Big Ten Conference. She was also named to the Kodak All-American Regional Team while also being the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year her senior year.

Michigan State statistics

Source [1]

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
2007-08Michigan State3746040.4%28.3%84.1%5.91.61.80.212.4
2008-09Michigan State3324738.8%28.9%88.2%3.32.41.70.47.5
2009-10Michigan State3331537.9%34.5%69.5%3.92.51.70.39.5
2010-11Michigan State3353143.8%36.0%74.7%5.02.32.40.516.1
Career136155340.7%32.7%79.1%4.62.21.90.311.4

Europe

After college, Keane headed to Europe and signed with ŽKK Gospić in Croatia's A-1 Liga Žene. Towards the end of the season, she signed with Elitzur Holon in Israel's league. In January 2014, she returned to Israel, with Elitzur Netanya for two seasons. She then joined Antalya'nın Yıldızları in TKB2L. She returned to Turkey for the 2014–15 TKB2L season, this time with TED Ankara.

Australia

In November 2016, Keane signed with the Melbourne Boomers in Australia for the 2016–17 WNBL season. She was signed after the Boomers parted ways with their previous import, Chante Black. [2]

National team

After a successful international career at Youth Level, Keane made her national team debut as a member of the team for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Colombia. She once again represented Canada at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, in Mexico. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Boomers Secure Canadian Kalisha Keane". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Players - Kalisha Keane". archive.fiba.com.
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