Kalana Greene

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Kalana Greene
WNBA's Connecticut Sun – No. 32

Guard
Born	(1987-07-13) 13 July 1987
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
College	Connecticut
Draft	13th overall, 2010 New York Liberty
WNBA career	2010–present
Profile	WNBA player profile

WNBA teams
New York Liberty (2010) Connecticut Sun (2011–present)

Kalana Lanette Greene (born 13 July 1987), is an American professional women's basketball guard, currently for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and CCC Polkowice in Poland. She played her college career at the University of Connecticut, where the Huskies were the 2009 and 2010 NCAA national Champions.

Early life and high school

Greene grew up in St. Stephen, South Carolina, as the daughter of Addison and Cynthia Greene.^[1] Greene played basketball for Timberland High School in St. Stephen, South Carolina. She helped her team win twenty or more games for three consecutive seasons, and in her senior year, she led the team to its first ever state championship.^[1] She averaged 17 points per game as a freshman; by the time she was a senior, she averaged 28 points, 18 rebounds, nine steals and eight assists per game.^[1]

Greene was named a WBCA All-American.^[2] She participated in the 2005 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored four points.^[3]

College

Kalana Greene with her parents at Senior Day ceremonies 27 Feb 2010

Greene's choices came down to Georgia and Connecticut. She liked the Georgia program, but the UConn program, with both a family atmosphere and an expectation you have to work hard for everything you get swayed her to choose to come to join the University of Connecticut Huskies.^[4]

Greene suffered a major knee injury in a game on 17 December 2007 against South Carolina, an injury that would end her season.^[5] It turned out to be a damaged ACL and torn LCL. UConn rarely played South Carolina, but set up a two game series, with a game in 2007 against South Carolina in Connecticut, with a return trip to South Carolina in 2008, scheduled so that Greene could play in her home state as a senior. Her coach, Geno Auriemma, worried it might be a career-ending injury.

“	That day when she got hurt, I was really in a somber mood because I thought this could be the end of Kalana's career	”
—Geno Auriemma, ^[6]

She worked hard to rehabilitate her knee, including staying on campus over the summer to work out in the gym every day.^[6] She played the following season, for a team that won the national championship, although not at the same level as before her injury. During the year, she had to make a decision whether to leave as an academic senior, or return for a fifth year. Players who are injured during a year can get an additional year of eligibility, if they haven't played too many games in the season. Greene's injury occurred in the eighth game of her junior season, so she was eligible to return if she chose. She considered her options,and chose to return for a fifth year.

On 9 March 2010, Greene played in her 151st game as a UConn Husky, more than any other player in UConn Women's basketball history, breaking the mark held by Renee Montgomery.^[7] Greene played in 157 games in her complete college career, an NCAA record.^[8]

Greene helped lead UConn to the Championship of the Big East Tournament, and earned Most Outstanding Player of the tournament for her performance.^[6]

WNBA

Greene was the 13th overall selection in the 2010 WNBA Draft, selected by the New York Liberty.^[9] After playing one season for the Liberty, she was traded to the Connecticut Sun for the draft rights of Sydney Colson, the Texas A&M selected by the Sun in the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft.^[10]

Europe

Greene plays for CCC Polkowice in Poland^[11]^[12] – silver medalist of the PLKK 2010/2011 season.

Awards and honors

WBCA All-American.^[2]
Kalana Greene All-BIG EAST First Team^[13]
Kalana Greene Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[14]

University of Connecticut statistics

Kalana Greene Statistics^[15]^[16] at University of Connecticut
Year	G	FG	FGA	PCT	3FG	3FGA	PCT	FT	FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	A	TO	B	S	MIN	PTS	AVG
2005–06	35	58	132	0.439	1	5	0.200	30	47	0.638	74	2.1	12.0	28	9	16	475	147	4.2
2006–07	36	187	375	0.499	3	24	0.125	71	104	0.683	270	7.5	65.0	71	13	57	1048	448	12.4
2008-08	8	29	51	0.569	2	10	0.200	6	7	0.857	41	5.1	18.0	13	6	9	178	66	8.3
2007–09	39	141	242	0.583	6	30	0.200	50	65	0.769	181	4.6	68.0	61	11	37	990	338	8.7
2009–10	39	190	326	0.583	11	24	0.458	54	78	0.692	182	4.7	65.0	60	62	60	1009	445	11.4
Totals	157	605	1126	0.537	23	93	0.247	211	301	0.701	748	4.8	228	233	101	179	3700	1444	9.2

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "32 Kalana Greene". University of Connecticut. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "2005 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
↑ "2005 WBCA High School All-America Game". WBCA. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
↑ Sapakoff:, Gene (14 March 2010). "One on One with Kalana Greene". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
↑ "Greene injured in UConn's rout of South Carolina". ESPN. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Elsberry, Chris (10 March 2010). "ELSBERRY Greene saves best for Big East finale". CTPost.com. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
↑ "UConn women's notebook: Greene sets record with 151st game played". CTPost.com. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
↑ Adamec, Carl (3 June 2011). "She's new to Sun, but no Greene horn". Journal Inquirer.
↑ "Greene taken 13th overall by New York". The Post and Courier. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
↑ Altavilla, John (16 April 2011). "WNBA: Greene Eager To Join Sun". Courant. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
↑ "Team". CCC Polkowice.
↑ Kalana Greene in CCC jersey.
↑ "Connecticut's Moore and Charles Highlight Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams". Big East Conference. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
↑ "Huskies rout No. 8 Mountaineers for 16th Big East championship". ESPN. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
↑ "Media Guide History". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
↑ "UCONN Season Statistics". University of Connecticut. Retrieved 11 April 2010.

v t e 2010 WNBA Draft

First round	Tina Charles Monica Wright Kelsey Griffin Epiphanny Prince Jayne Appel Jacinta Monroe Danielle McCray Andrea Riley Chanel Mokango Alison Lacey Jené Morris Bianca Thomas

Second round	Kalana Greene Jenna Smith Allison Hightower Ashley Houts Alysha Clark Shanavia Dowdell Amanda Thompson Angel Robinson Brigitte Ardossi Tanisha Smith Armelie Lumanu Tyra Grant

Third round	Cory Montgomery Gabriela Mărginean Johannah Leedham Abi Olajuwon Alexis Rack Alexis Gray-Lawson Vivian Frieson Rashidat Junaid Brittainey Raven Tijana Krivacevic Joy Cheek Nyeshia Stevenson

v t e Connecticut Sun – current roster

1 Carter 5 Griffin 7 Pedersen 8 Bass 14 White 20 Lawson 21 Montgomery 23 Hightower 31 Charles 32 Greene 34 Faris 88 Castro-Marques Head Coach Anne Donovan Assistant Coaches Jennifer Gillom Catherine Proto

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v t e Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball 2008–09 NCAA Champions

2 Tahirah Williams 3 Tiffany Hayes 5 Caroline Doty 12 Jessica McCormack 13 Jacquie Fernandes 20 Renee Montgomery 21 Heather Buck 22 Meghan Gardler 23 Maya Moore 30 Lorin Dixon 31 Tina Charles (MOP) 32 Kalana Greene 41 Kaili McLaren 51 Cassie Kerns Head Coach Geno Auriemma

v t e Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball 2009–10 NCAA Champions

3 Tiffany Hayes 5 Caroline Doty 13 Jacquie Fernandes 21 Heather Buck 22 Meghan Gardler 23 Maya Moore (MOP) 30 Lorin Dixon 31 Tina Charles 32 Kalana Greene 34 Kelly Faris 41 Kaili McLaren Head Coach Geno Auriemma

Persondata
Name	Greene, Kalana
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Short description	American women's basketball player
Date of birth	13 July 1987
Place of birth
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