Kalisha Keane

Kalisha Keane
No. 32 Melbourne Boomers
Position Forward
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1989-02-03) February 3, 1989
Scarborough, Ontario
Nationality Canadian
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school Westdale
(Hamilton, Ontario)
College Michigan State (2007–2011)
WNBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 ŽKK Gospić (Croatia)
2012 Elitzur Holon (Israel)
2014–2015 Elitzur Netanya (Israel)
2015 Antalya'nın Yıldızları (Turkey)
2015–2016 TED Ankara Kolejliler (Turkey)
2016–2017 Melbourne Boomers (Australia)

Kalisha Keane (born February 3, 1989) is a Canadian professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Melbourne Boomers in Australia's WNBL.

Career

College

In college, Keane attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan for the Spartans. She participated in NCAA Division I, as a part of the Big Ten Conference. She was also named to the Kodak All-American Regional Team while also being the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year her senior year.

Europe

After college, Keane headed to Europe and signed with ŽKK Gospić in Croatia's A-1 Liga Žene. Towards the end of the season, she signed with Elitzur Holon in Israel's league. In January 2014, she returned to Israel, with Elitzur Netanya for two seasons. She then joined Antalya'nın Yıldızları in TKB2L. She returned to Turkey for the 2014–15 TKB2L season, this time with TED Ankara.

Australia

In November 2016, Keane signed with the Melbourne Boomers in Australia for the 2016–17 WNBL season. She was signed after the Boomers parted ways with their previous import, Chante Black.[1]

National team

After a successful international career at Youth Level, Keane made her national team debut as a member of the team for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Colombia. She once again represented Canada at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, in Mexico.[2]

References

  1. "Boomers Secure Canadian Kalisha Keane". wnbl.com.au.
  2. "Players - Kalisha Keane". archive.fiba.com.
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