Kalani Purcell
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Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
League | WNBL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Otahuhu, New Zealand | 13 January 1995||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Samoan/Dutch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | John Paul College (Brisbane, Queensland) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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WNBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017–present | Melbourne Boomers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kalani Purcell (born 13 January 1995) is a New Zealand professional basketball player.
College[]
Purcell began her college career at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas for the Blue Dragons.[1] After two seasons with Hutchinson, Purcell became the most decorated player in Blue Dragons history, earning her a transfer to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah for the Cougars.[2] During her time at BYU, Purcell received several awards in the West Coast Conference of NCAA Division I.
Statistics[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2013–14 | Hutchinson | 36 | 5 | 26.3 | .522 | .421 | .593 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 13.7 |
2014–15 | Hutchinson | 34 | 34 | 31.0 | .561 | .174 | .733 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 18.1 |
2015–16 | Brigham Young | 33 | 33 | 35.6 | .451 | .237 | .678 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 12.0 |
2016–17 | Brigham Young | 32 | 32 | 36.8 | .469 | .286 | .622 | 10.5 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 12.7 |
Career | 135 | 104 | 32.2 | .504 | .270 | .658 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 14.1 |
Career[]
WNBL[]
Purcell has signed a two-year deal with the Melbourne Boomers in the Women's National Basketball League. There, she will play alongside the likes of Liz Cambage and Jenna O'Hea, under coach Guy Molloy.[3]
In June 2019, Purcell signed on for her third year with the Melbourne Boomers for the 2019–20 season.[4]
National team[]
Youth level[]
Purcell made her international debut for the New Zealand under-17 team at the 2009 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Brisbane, Queensland, at just the age of 14.[5]
Senior level[]
Purcell made her senior international debut with the Tall Ferns at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship. She has taken home the silver medal on two occasions. Purcell played for the Tall Ferns at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nantes, France. After losses to France and Cuba, New Zealand failed to qualify.
Personal life[]
Purcell, hailing from Hamilton, New Zealand, is the youngest of seven children to Ingrid and Brian Purcell. Two of her older sisters, Charmian and Natalie, have also represented the Tall Ferns and are both Olympians.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Kalani Purcell #32 F Hutchinson Community College – Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference". kjccc.org.
- ^ "BYU women's basketball: Purcell has found success, happiness and love in Provo". sltrib.com.
- ^ "Deakin Melbourne Boomers Land Key Tall Ferns Forward". wnbl.com.au.
- ^ "KALANI PURCELL". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Kalani Purcell's profile - 2009 FIBA Oceania U16 Championship for Women - ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM". archive.fiba.com.
- ^ "New Tall Fern following in sisters' footsteps". stuff.co.nz.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- BYU Cougars women's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Junior college women's basketball players in the United States
- New Zealand expatriate basketball people in the United States
- New Zealand expatriate basketball people in Australia
- New Zealand women's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball
- People educated at John Paul College (Brisbane)