Mercury's Brown Starts College Career On A High Note

Kalani Brown averaged 5.1 points and four rebounds in her first season with the Phoenix Mercury . She played for the Dallas Wings in 2024, and she averaged 5.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists. Brown came to the Mercury through a big deal that brought in two new stars. The Mercury acquired Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas, and both of those players made an impact in their first season. Brown appeared in 29 games and she started in one of them. She played well throughout the season, and she had a double-double in one of those games. She did it against the Minnesota Lynx, and she had 11 points and 11 rebounds. The Mercury center is no stranger to getting double-doubles, and she tallied them during her college years. Brown attended Baylor, and she won a championship with them in her final season. She averaged 15.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.6 assists that year, and she prepared for her WNBA journey. Phoenix's reserve had a solid freshman season, and she averaged 9.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 b