Kalani Brown (born March 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (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
Dallas Wings (2023–2024)
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]
Phoenix Mercury (2025–present)
On February 2, 2025, Brown was traded to the Phoenix Mercury in a four-team trade.[7]
Personal
Brown is the daughter of DeJuna (Dee) and former NBA veteran and champion with the Boston Celtics, P. J. Brown.[1][8] 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.[9] At Baylor, she majored in communications studies.
Career statistics
| 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
Regular season
Stats current through end of 2024 season
| 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
| 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
| 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
- ^ a b c "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". Baylor University. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Announce 2023 Roster". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Kalani Brown". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Odyssey Sims". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Dallas Wings Sign Kalani Brown". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "PHOENIX MERCURY ACQUIRE ALL-WNBA FIRST TEAM FORWARDS SATOU SABALLY AND ALYSSA THOMAS, VETERAN CENTER KALANI BROWN AND GUARD SEVGI UZUN IN FOUR-TEAM TRADE". mercury.wnba.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Preston, Josh (December 23, 2018). "Salmen legend Kalani Brown has her jersey retired". NOLA Media. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Kalani Brown WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Kalani Brown College Stats". Sports Reference.
External links
- Baylor Lady Bears bio
- Career statistics from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
