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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

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    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Slidell, La.
    Hometown
  • 6'7
    Height
  • Salmen HS
    High School
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Kalani Brown
#21
Kalani Brown
C
Position
Senior
Class
Slidell, La.
Hometown

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Biography

• 2018 WBCA All-American
• 2018 Sports Illustrated All-America First Team
• 2018 USBWA All-America Second Team
• 2018 Associated Press All-America Second Team
• 2018 espnW All-America Second Team
• 2018 USA Today Sports All-America Second Team
• 2018 Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding
    Player
• 2018 Big 12 All-Championship Team
• 2018 Unanimous Big 12 Player of the Year
• 2018 Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team
• 2018 John R. Wooden Award Finalist
• 2018 Citizen Naismith Trophy Player of the Year
    Semifinalist
• 2018 Wade Trophy Midseason Watch List
• 2018 Lisa Leslie Award Final Five
• 2018 WBCA All-Region 3 Team
• 2018 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year
• 2018 Preseason All-Big 12 First Team
• 2018 Junkanoo Jam MVP
• 2018 Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team
• 2018 Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 22, Feb. 19)
• 2018 Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Jan. 23)
• 2018 Third Annual Women’s Basketball National
    Media Day Participant (ESPN)
• 2018 PRESEASON BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
• 2018 PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12
• 2017 WBCA All-American
• 2017 Associated Press Honorable Mention
    All-American
• 2017 NCAA Oklahoma City Regional
    All-Tournament Team
• 2017 Coaches’ All-America Team Regional Finalist
• 2017 All-Big 12 first team unanimous selection
• 2017 Big 12 All-Defensive Team
• 2017 Big 12 Player of the Week (16-17-Nov. 14,
    Jan. 9, Feb. 27)
• 2017 Naismith Trophy Watch List
• 2017 Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• 2016 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 23, Feb. 22)
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2015)
 
 
INTANGIBLES                                                                                  
Enters her senior season with the top career field goal percentage in Lady Bear history (.649), fourth in blocked shots (173), ninth in double-doubles (30), 10th in field goals made (644) and free throws made (335) and 11th in scoring (1,623)... One of 12 named to the U23 Women’s USA National Team, which won the inaugural U24 Four Nations Tournament in Tokyo in August 2017... Shattered Baylor’s single-season field goal percentage record of .619 with a .679 percentage in 2016-17... Named to the 2013 USA?Basketball Women’s U16 National Team... Averaged 7.6 points and 6.2 rebounds a game in the 2014 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Cancun, Mexico... USA posted a 5-0 record and claimed the gold medal.
 
2017-18 [JUNIOR]                                                                           
Led Baylor in scoring (20.1), rebounding (10.2), posted the second-highest field goal percentage (.650) in school history behind her .679 mark as a sophomore, and led the squad double-doubles (18)... Scored more points (702) and pulled down more rebounds (357) than any other Big 12 player... Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in blocked shots and second on the team, averaging 1.4 per contest... Registered two 30-point performances, netting 33 points at No. 8/7 UCLA (11/18) and 33 points against Kansas State (1/20)... Compiled 19 20-point games... Responsible for the top two rebounding performances in the conference, compiling 23 rebounds at No. 21/22 Oklahoma State (2/13) and 21 boards against Lamar (11/10)... Pulled down double-digit rebounds 18 times including a season-long stretch of four consecutive games in Big 12 play beginning Jan. 20 vs. Kansas State (19), Jan. 25 vs. Texas (11), Jan. 28 at West Virginia (12) and Jan. 31 vs. Oklahoma State (18)... Collected a career-high seven assists vs. Central Arkansas (11/14)... Finished the season ranked fourth nationally in field goal percentage (.650), eighth in field goals made (278), 14th in double-doubles (18), 17th in rebounds (357) and final points (702), 26th in points per game (20.1), 27th in rebounds per game (10.2), 35th in free throw attempts (192) and 39th in free throws made (146)... Ranked third on Baylor’s junior class list with 702 points scored... Ranked fourth among all Baylor juniors in rebounding (357) and blocked shots (50)... Shared Baylor’s co-MVP award with senior Kristy Wallace... Started all 35 games for the Lady Bears... Unanimously named Big 12 Player of the Year and to the All-Big 12 first team after averaging a team-high 18.3 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per conference game... Named Most Outstanding Player of the Big 12 Championship after averaging 24.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game and shooting .744 from the floor to lead Baylor to its ninth Big 12 Championship crown... Registered her first career 20-point, 20-rebound performance in the season-opener vs. Lamar with 26 points and 21 rebounds (11/10)... Had just one game on the season where she didn’t score in double figures (9, at OU, 1/14) and closed the season with 19 straight games with 10 or more points... Strung together four games in the postseason with 20 points or more, her longest stretch of the season beginning with 26 points vs. KSU in the B12 quarterfinals (3/3), 28 vs. TCU in the B12 semis (3/4), 20 points in the Big 12 Tournament title game vs. Texas (3/5) and 22 points in the NCAA opening-round win over Grambling State (3/16) ... Began the NCAA Tournament with 22 points and 15 rebounds vs. Grambling... Tallied 16 points and eight rebounds vs. Michigan in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/18)... Registered her 18th double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds vs. Oregon State in the NCAA Sweet 16 (3/23).
 
2016-17 [SOPHOMORE]                                                                   
Led the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.679), ranked fourth in rebounding (8.2) and shot blocking (2.0) and fifth in scoring (15.4)... Shattered Baylor’s single-season field goal percentage record of .619 with a .679 percentage... Recorded the 10th-most blocks in a single season in program history with 73... Third-best sophomore rebounder in program history... Fourth-best sophomore shot blocker in program history... Eighth-highest scoring sophomore in program history... Named Baylor’s Co-Most Valuable Player, along with Nina Davis, after leading the team in scoring (15.4 per game), rebounding (8.2 per game), field goal percentage (.679), free throw percentage (.760) and shot blocking (2.0 per game)... 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... Played in all 37 games, starting the last 26 games of the season... Opened the season with 24 points and nine rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench vs. Houston Baptist... Secured her first double-double of the season with 25 points and a career-high 19 rebounds (tied for 10th-most in a single game in program history) in 29 minutes vs. No. 9/9 UCLA, nailing a career-high 12-of-15 field goal attempts, blocking a then-career-high five shots and distributing a career-high six assists... Posted nine points and five rebounds in 19 minutes at No. 3/2 UConn... In 16 minutes vs. Mississippi Valley State, logged 12 boards and nine points... Posted nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks vs. Southeastern Louisiana in 18 minutes... Sunk 8-of-9 field goal attempts to net 17 points and registered nine rebounds in 19 minutes vs. Kent State at the Gulf Coast Showcase... Scored nine points in 15 minutes vs. No. 18/17 DePaul... Registered 11 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes vs. No. 8/8 Ohio State in the Gulf Coast Showcase final... Picked up a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards in 20 minutes vs. Abilene Christian... Posted two points and four rebounds in 11 minutes at No. 22/25 Tennessee in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge after getting into foul trouble... Contributed 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks in 19 minutes vs. Texas State... Turned in a double-double in her first start of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. Winthrop, while also tallying a career-high six blocks... Tallied 22 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in 20 minutes vs. Kansas State... In 18 minutes vs. Kansas, logged 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and three blocks... Posted a double-double at No. 24/23 West Virginia in 22 minutes with 16 points and 11 rebounds... Recorded 17 points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes at Oklahoma State, going 9-for-9 from the free throw line... Matched career-high with six blocks vs. TCU in 20 minutes, while scoring four points and pulling down seven boards... Compiled 16 points and six rebounds in 16 minutes at Kansas... Scored 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds in 22 minutes vs. Iowa State... Recorded 13 points and five rebounds before fouling out in 19 minutes vs. No. 24/23 West Virginia... At No. 25/rv Kansas State in 22 minutes, registered 13 points and seven boards... Tallied 11 points and two rebounds in 15 minutes vs. No. 20/20 Oklahoma... Contributed eight points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes at Iowa State... Earned her sixth double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds at Texas Tech in 23 minutes... In 35 minutes vs. No. 11/13 Texas, posted 24 points and six rebounds... Posted nine points and five rebounds in 14 minutes at TCU... Recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. Oklahoma State... Had a career night at No. 6/8 Texas, spurring a come-from-behind victory with a career-high 35 points, connecting on a career-high 15-of-16 free throw attempts, 13 rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a career-high 37 minutes... Posted 13 points, six rebounds and three blocks in 22 minutes vs. Texas Tech... Compiled 17 points, sinking 7-of-7 field goal attempts, and seven boards in 20 minutes at No. 19/16 Oklahoma... Posted a double-double vs. Texas Tech in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Championship with 14 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes... Recorded her second double-double of the Big 12 Championship with 18 points and 12 rebounds in 26 minutes vs. Kansas State in the semifinal... Registered 19 points and four rebounds in the final vs. West Virginia in 34 minutes played... Opened NCAA Tournament play with 21 points, eight boards and three blocks in 19 minutes vs. Texas Southern... Compiled eight points and six rebounds in 15 minutes vs. California in the NCAA Tournament Second Round... Earned her 11th double-double of the season and the 12th of her career with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while adding three stuffs in 17 minutes vs. No. 13/12 Louisville in the Sweet 16... Played a career-high 45 minutes in overtime with 27 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in the Elite Eight game vs. No. 7/7 Mississippi State.
 
2015-16 [FRESHMAN]                                                                                                     
Played in all 38 games, started in one (DePaul)... Recorded 20 double figure scoring games, one double-digit rebounding contest and one double-double (at TCU, 14 points and 10 rebounds)... Averaged 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds... Career-high 24 points vs. McNeese... Two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 23, Feb. 22)... Named the team’s most improved player... Scored 16 points in BU’s NCAA Championship second-round victory over Auburn... Led the team in rebounding (8) and blocks (2) while delivering her 18th double-digit scoring effort of the season (10 points) in NCAA Championship first-round win over Idaho... Tallied 13 points, 6 rebounds, vs. No. 24 Oklahoma in Big 12 Championship semifinal victory... Scored a game-high 17 points in Big 12 Championship quarterfinal win over Texas Tech, was 7-8... Posted double-digit scoring for the 15th time this season with 11 at K-State, also added 5 rebounds and 3 blocks... Scored 16 points and pulled down 7 rebounds vs. Iowa State... Recorded first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at TCU... Scored a game-high 18 points vs. Kansas, also hauled down 7 rebounds (6 offensive), had a career high 3 steals and a block in 13 minutes of action... Tallied 11 points and 4 rebounds in 8 minutes of action at No. 24 West Virginia... Solid all-around game vs. Texas Tech with 6 points, career-high 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 17 minutes of action... Scored 12 points off the bench, 10 in the first half, in home win over West Virginia... Hit 7-of-8 shots from the field vs. TCU, tallied 15 points and 6 rebounds in 14 minutes... Scored a career-high, team-leading 24 points and a career-high 3 blocks vs. McNeese State, made 10-11... Tallied 12 points vs. Grambling... Scored a career-high, game-high 16 points vs. Northwestern State, was 6-11 overall and 4-5 from the charity stripe... Tallied 11 points and 5 rebounds vs. Rice... Scored a team-high, career-high 13 points, hitting 6-of-7 shots, vs. Cincinnati... Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 23)... Notched her third straight double-digit scoring effort with 10 points vs. DePaul, also added 7 rebounds and 2 blocks... Tallied 11 points and 5 rebounds in 10 minutes of action vs. USF... Recorded her first double-digit scoring effort (10) vs. Southern Miss, also blocked a game-high, career-high, 5 shots and hauled down a team-high-tying, career-high 7 rebounds... Tallied 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in collegiate debut vs. UT Arlington... Named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall semester... Named to Big 12 All-Freshman team.
 
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 P.J. Brown... Has a brother, Javani, and two sisters, Briana and Whitney... Dee played at Louisiana Tech from 1990-93 (recruited by Kim Mulkey), was an assistant coach at Salman HS... P.J. also played at Louisiana Tech and went on to play in the NBA for 15 seasons, winning an NBA Finals Championship with the Boston Celtics in his final year (1993-2008)... Selected Baylor over Tennessee and Texas A&M... Wears No. 21 because her mother wore that number in high school... Plans on playing professionally after graduation... Majoring in communications studies.