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Kalani Brown

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Kalani Brown
Brown in 2019
No. 42 – Inner Mongolia
PositionCenter
LeagueWCBA
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 schoolSalmen (Slidell, Louisiana)
CollegeBaylor (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019: 1st round, 7th overall pick
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
2022–2023Maccabi Bnot Ashdod
2023Xinjiang Magic Deer
2023–presentDallas Wings
2024–2025Inner Mongolia
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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

WNBA career

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Dallas Wings

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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

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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.

Career statistics

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

WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics[9]
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 — .600 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 3.0
2021 Atlanta 1 0 5.0 .333 — — 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
2022 Did not play (waived)
2023 Dallas 32 5 16.4 .629 .000 .802 4.5 1.0 0.2 0.7 1.3 7.8
2024 Dallas 38 2 13.5 .582 .000 .661 3.1 1.1 0.2 0.6 1.2 5.9
Career 5 years, 3 teams 109 7 13.6 .566 .000 .746 3.4 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.1 5.9

Playoffs

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WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Los Angeles 3 0 5.7 1.000 — .500 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 4.3
2023 Dallas 5 0 8.6 .583 — .400 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 6.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 8 0 7.5 .667 — .400 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.8 5.4

College

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NCAA statistics[10][11]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2015–16 Baylor 38 1 14.4 .603 — .626 4.3 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.3 9.3
2016–17 Baylor 37 26 21.4 .679 — .760 8.2 1.3 0.4 2.0 1.8 15.4
2017–18 Baylor 35 35 29.6 .650 — .760 10.2 1.7 0.4 1.4 2.2 20.1
2018–19* Baylor 37 37 26.8 .614 .000 .752 8.2 1.6 0.3 1.7 1.8 15.8
Career 147 99 22.9 .639 .000 .733 7.7 1.3 0.4 1.6 1.8 15.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". Baylor University. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  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. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Preston, Josh (December 23, 2018). "Salmen legend Kalani Brown has her jersey retired". NOLA Media. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Kalani Brown WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  10. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  11. ^ "Kalani Brown College Stats". Sports Reference.
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