KalaniBrown

2021 (Atlanta)

• Scored 2 points and grabbed 1 rebounds in 5 minutes in her lone appearance of the year, May 21, at Indiana

2020 (Atlanta)

• Scored a career-high 13 points on 5-9 shooting with a season-high 4 rebounds in 11 minutes of action vs. Connecticut on August 10

2019 (Los Angeles)

• Scored in double figures on 3 occasions, including a season-high 12 points vs. Las Vegas on June 27 and at Atlanta on July 14
• Grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds at Atlanta on July 14
• Blocked a career-high 3 shots vs. Chicago on June 30
• Handed out a career-high 2 assists on 2 occasions
• Picked up a career0high 2 steals vs. Minnesota on September 8

WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER

2019 (Los Angeles)

• Scored a career postseason-high 6 points and handed out a career postseason-high 1 assist vs. Seattle on September 15
• Grabbed a career postseason-high 6 rebounds and blocked a career postseason-high 1 shot vs. Connecticut on September 22

KALANI BROWN IN THE NEWS

• Kalani Brown: Don’t Count Me Out (January 26, 2022)

• Different Destination For Journey (February 13, 2020)
• Former Lady Bear, Kalani Brown, Thrilled For Next Chapter in WNBA (February 11, 2020)
• Kalani Brown is embracing her ‘baby enforcer’ role for the Sparks (July 13, 2019)
• Kalani Brown once again chasing basketball glory (March 21, 2019)
• Baylor’s Kalani Brown: “The Last Thing I need To Accomplish Before I Leave Baylor Is A Final Four” (January 16, 2019)

• Kalani Brown tells High Post Hoops about her next evolution (November 16, 2018)

• Baylor basketball player Kalani Brown loves both Lil Wane and Beyoncé (December 15, 2017)

• Salmen’s Kalani Brown repeats as Miss Basketball (April 11, 2015)

OVERSEAS CAREER

2021-22 [Hatay-Turkey (KBSL)]

• Finished second on the team in scoring, first in rebounding, first in field goal percentage and second in free throw percentage

2021-22 [Hatay-Turkey (EuroCup)]

• Team went 4-6, 2-0 in Qualifying games, 2-4 in the regular season, and 0-2 in the First Round of the playoffs
• Team went 4-3 with Brown in the lineup
• Brown finished second on the team in scoring, and 1st in rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots.

2020-21 [Kayseri-Turkey (KBSL)]

• Team finished in 10th place
• Played in 14 of 25 games
• Finished second on the team in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots, and first in field goal percentage

2020-21 [Hatay-Kayseri (EuroCup)]

• Team went 2-1 in Group A during the regular season, but lost to Elazig, 88-86, in the 1/8 Finals
• Finished second on the team in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage

2019-2020 [Xinjiang-China (XXX)]

OVERSEAS STATISTICS

USA BASKETBALL

• Named to the 2017 USA Women’s U23 National Team on Aug. 4, 2017
• Averaged 9.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game to help Team USA claim the inaugural U24 Four Nations Tournament Title on Aug 15 in Tokyo
• Participated in the 2015 USA U19 World Championship Team Trials
• Competed in the 2014 USA U17 World Championship Team Trials
• Named to the 2013 USA U16 National Team on May 27, 2013
• Averaged 7.6 points and 6.2 rebounds in the 2014 FIBA Americas U16 Championship from June 19-23 in Cancun, Mexico to help Team USA to a 5-0 record, a gold medal and a berth into the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship

USA BASKETBALL STATISTICS

COLLEGE

Career (Baylor, 2015-19)

• Her career .639 field goal percentage is the highest in program history
• Finished her career ranked fourth in program history in blocked shots, ninth in double-doubles, 10th in field goals made and 11th in scoring
• Won NCAA Championship in 2019
• Helped lead Baylor to four conference regular season championships
• Helped lead Baylor to conference tournament championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019

Senior (Baylor, 2018-19)

• Team won NCAA Championship
• Team won conference regular season and tournament championships
• Named a Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist
• Named an All-American by espnW
• Named a Citizen Naismitth Trophy Finalist
• Named to the Wooden Award National Ballot
• Named to the Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List
• Named a Lisa Leslie Award Top-5 Finalist
• Named a Senior Class Award Finalist
• Named to the All-Big 12 First Team
• Named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team

Junior (Baylor, 2017-18)

• Team advanced to Sweet 16
• Team won conference regular season and tournament championships
• Named a First Team All-American by the WBCA and Sports Illustrated
• Named a Second Team All-American by USBWA, AP, espnW, and USA Today
• Named Big 12 Player of the Year (unanimous)
• Named to the All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous)
• Named Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player
• Named to the Big 12 All-Championship Team
• Was a John R. Wooden Award Finalist
• Was a Citizen Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Semifinalist
• Named to the Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List
• Named to the Lisa Leslie Award Final Five
• Named to the WBCA All-Region 3 Team
• Was a two-time Big 12 Player of the Week
• Named team Co-MVP with senior Kristy Wallace
• Led Baylor in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and double-doubles (18)
• Field goal percentage was the second highest in program history behind her own school record set ass a sophomore
• Led the Conference in points and rebounds, while ranking 5th in blocked shots
• Scored in double figures on 34 occasions including 19 games of 20 or more points, and 2 games of 30 or more points—33 points at UCLA on November 18, and 33 against Kansas State on January 20
• Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in a game on 18 occasions including 2 games of 20 or more—23 rebounds at Oklahoma State on February 13 and 21 against Lamar on November 10
• Dished out a career-high seven assists vs. Central Arkansas on November 14
• Finished the season ranked fourth nationally in field goal percentage, eighth in field goals made, 14th in double-doubles, 17th in rebounds and points,
• Registered her first career 20-point, 20-rebound performance in the season-opener vs. Lamar with 26 points and 21 rebounds on November 10

Sophomore (Baylor, 2016-17)

• Team advanced to Elite 8
• Team won conference regular season championships
• Named an All-American by the WBCA
• Named an Honorable Mention All-American by AP
• Named to the All-Big 12 First Team
• Named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team
• Named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List
• Named Conference Player of the Week on three occasions
• Shattered the school record while leading the Big 12 in field goal percentage
• Ranked fourth in the conference in rebounding and blocked shots, and fifth in scoring
• Recorded the 10th-most blocks in a single season in program history
• Named Baylor’s Co-Most Valuable Player, along with Nina Davis, after leading the team in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage and blocked shots
• Set career-highs in scoring (35), rebounding (19), blocks (6), assists (6), field goals made (12), field goal attempts (15), free throws made (15), free throw attempts (16) and minutes played (37)…
• Led the Lady Bears with 11 double-doubles
• Secured her first double-double of the season with 25 points and a season-high 19 rebounds vs. UCLA

Freshman (Baylor, 2015-16)

• Team advanced to Elite 8
• Team won conference regular season and tournament championships
• Named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week on 2 occasions
• Recorded 20 double-figure scoring games, one double-digit rebounding contest and one double-double—at TCU, 14 points and 10 rebounds
• Scored a season-high 24 points vs. McNeese

COLLEGE STATISTICS

HIGH SCHOOL

• Top-rated center in ESPN’s Class of 2015
• Earned McDonald’s and Naismith All-America honors
• Was a starter for the West team in the McDonald’s All-American game, tallied six points and five rebounds
• 2014 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year
• Tallied 2,392 points, 1,471 rebounds and 605 blocked shots to become Salman High School Spartans’ all-time leader in all three categories
• Led the Spartans to four consecutive Class 4A state championship games, capturing titles in 2013 and 2014
• Two-time Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Miss Basketball (one of only three to earn back-to-back honors)
• Two-time Times-Picayune Player of the Year
• MVP of LHSCA All-Star Game
• Averaged 23.0 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks a game as a senior
• Also excelled in volleyball where she earned all-district and all-metro honors
• Served as student council president and was a member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL

• Daughter of DeJuna (Dee) and former NBA veteran P.J. Brown
• Both of her parents played basketball at Louisiana Tech
• Has two sisters, Briana and Whitney, and a brother, Javani
• Graduated from Baylor with a communications degree