2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kalei Nance
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Desert Vista HS
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
2008-09 -- Second in scoring and rebounds for the Kangaroos... averaged 6.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game... started in all 30 games, averaging 21.2 minutes per contest at the post position... shot .325 from the field (80-246)... led UMKC with 62 offensive rebounds and finished the season with 184... contributed 25 assists, three blocks and 36 steals... scored 195 points on the season... scored a career high 17 points at IUPUI (1/5) and grabbed 11 rebounds... finished with 15 points against IUPUI (1/31) inside Kemper Arena... first double-double of the season came against North Texas (11/22), scored 12 points and finished with 10 rebounds, also finished with a career high four steals... recorded three double-doubles on the year... finished in double digits in rebounds in six games... recorded a career high 12 rebounds at Cal Poly (11/28) and Centenary (1/24)... finished the season ranked 359th in the nation in rebounds per game... finished 12th in The Summit League in rebounds.
2007-08 -- Saw time in all 31 games for UMKC, averaging 3.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game... amassed 502 minutes on the season, including 10 starts... grabbed 10 rebounds against Colorado State (11/17), adding five points and a block... recorded her first career double-double against Saint Louis (11/29), scoring 10 points and pulling in 10 rebounds, with two steals and three assists... scored a career-best 11 points against Southern Utah (1/17), adding seven rebounds and three assists in the outing as well... recorded two blocks and seven rebounds against Oakland (3/1), also contributing an assist and a steal... finished the season shooting at a .353 (53-150) clip from the floor... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.
At Central Arizona -- Averaged 8.0 points and 7.4 rebounds, while shooting 43 percent from the floor... led the Vaqueros to a 33-3 overall record and a perfect 22-0 mark in conference play... also led CAC to the championship game of the NJCAA National Championship game... rated the No. 16 shooting forward in the country and No. 74 overall by Dan Olson's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report following 2006-07 season... played for Lin Laursen, the winning coach in junior college history.
At New Mexico State -- Played one season at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M.... competed in 28 games as a true freshman, averaging 3.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 13.1 minutes of action... helped the Aggies advance to the WAC Tournament championship game.
High School -- First Team all-State selection and Most Valuable Player of the Central Region as a senior... Adidas Top-10 all-American... led Desert Vista High School to a pair of runner-up finishes as a junior and senior... led the Thunder to a 25-6 overall record after averaging a double-double - 14 points, 12 rebounds - as a senior... also was a two-time First Team all-Region selection in volleyball and a two-time state qualifier in track and field in both the long jump and high jump events.
Personal -- Born on Dec. 31, 1986... daughter of Kevin and Pat Nance... her uncle, Alton Listor, an 18-year NBA veteran, is an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks... majoring in elementary education.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17 at IUPUI 1/5/09
Rebounds: 12 (twice)
FGM: 7 vs. IUPUI, 1/5/09
FGA: 14 (twice)
3FGM: 1 (twice)
3FGA: 2 vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 11/29/08
FTM: 4 (twice)
FTA: 8 vs. Oral Roberts, 2/21/09
Assists: 3 (twice)
Steals: 4 vs. North Texas, 11/22/08
Blocks: 2 vs. Oakland, 3/1/08
Minutes: 32 at Oral Roberts, 1/26/09
