About Kaleena
HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: Nov. 3, 1993 BIRTHPLACE: Pomona, CA HOMETOWN: Anaheim Hills, CA COLLEGE: Connecticut HIGH SCHOOL: Mater Dei HS (CA) WNBA EXPERIENCE: 5 seasons DRAFTED BY: Seattle, 2015, First Round (#3) TWITTER: @kaleena_23 INSTAGRAM: kaleena23
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Set a career high in minutes (33), points (19), field goals attempted (23) and field goals made (8) on 9/13/15 against San Antonio
- Helped lead the team to a WNBA Championship averaging 91.7 percent in free throws in the 2018 season
- Scored her first basket in her professional career and finished with 7 points at Tulsa on June 9, 2015
- Drafted #3 overall to Seattle in the 2015 WNBA Draft
- Graduated from Connecticut as the NCAA all-time leader in three-pointers made, with 398
2020 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CONNECTICUT:
- Saw action in 16 games in her first season with the Connecticut Sun as well as two postseason competitions.
- Tallied 54 points, 21 rebounds, and added four assists and three steals.
- Scored a season-high seven points two times and grabbed four rebounds against Washington (7/28).
2019 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
- Scored 8 points in season-opener start on 5/25 vs. Phoenix
- Sank 100th career 3-pointer on 6/1 at Chicago… also scored 16 points and dished out season-high 4 assists
- Locked in a career-high 6 rebounds on 6/30 vs. Phoenix
- Led team with 18 points off the bench on 7/12 vs. Dallas, one point shy of her career high… also matched career best with 4 made 3-point field goals
2018 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
- Tallied a season-high 18 points with a season-high 6 field goals made 6/15/18 vs. Connecticut
- Dished a season-high 4 assists 6/12/18 vs. Chicago
- Contributed 13 points in 13 minutes shooting 4-5 in FGM, 3-3 in 3FGM, and 2-2 in free throws 5/27/18 at Las Vegas
2017 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
- Posted a season-high 12 points vs. Indiana on 5/14
- Netted a career-high six free throws vs. Indiana on 5/14
- Tallied a season high 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting at Connecticut on 8/8
- Added 12 points off the bench on 8/23 at Atlanta
2016 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
- Went 3-of-3 from the 3-point-line for 9 points at San Antonio on 7/8/16
- Scored 12 points for a second consecutive game against Chicago on 7/17/16
- Marked season-highs in both points scored (13) and field goals made (5) at Chicago on 9/2/16
2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH SEATTLE:
- Drafted #3 overall to Seattle in the 2015 WNBA Draft
- Scored her first basket in her professional career and finished with 7 points at Tulsa on 6/9/15
- Dished out a career-high 2 assists at Minnesota on 7/3/15
- Topped a career high in points with 9 in 18 minutes of play on 7/12 in Phoenix
- Scored a season-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting on 8/11 in LA
- Played a career high of 27 minutes and scored broke a career high scoring 16 points as well as grabbed a career high of 4 boards and 4 assists on 9/11
- Set a career high in minutes (33), points (19), field goals attempted (23) and field goals made (8) on 9/13 against San Antonio
OVERSEAS COMPETITION:
- 2018-2019: Flammes, France
- 2016-17: Charleville-Mezieres, France
- 2015-16: Charleville-Mezieres, France
USA BASKETBALL:
- 2013 World University Games (Gold Medal)
- 2011 U19 National Team (Gold Medal)
- 2010 U17 National Team (Gold Medal)
- 2009 U16 National Team (Gold Medal)
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
- NCAA all-time leader in three-pointers made, with 398
- 2014-15 AP All-American (Second Team)
- 2014-15 American Athletic Conference First Team
- 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player
- 2015 All-NCAA Tournament Team
- 2014 All-NCAA Tournament Team
- 2013-14 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
- 2013 All-NCAA Tournament Team
- 2011-12 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2011-12 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
- 2011-12 BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year
- Only the fifth UConn sophomore to be selected to the WBCA All-America Team
- 2013-2014 First triple-double by a Husky in NCAA Tournament play
- 2013-2014 Lincoln Regional MOP and spots on the All-NCAA Tournament and All-American Conference Tournament teams.
PERSONAL:
- Mother is Sundy Ali and stepfather is Khairi Ali
- Pre-communications major at Connecticut
- Started playing basketball in the third grade