Kayla Pedersen #14 Forward

Kayla Pedersen
2013 Preseason Statistics
PPG9.5
RPG3.0
APG1.0
EFF +9.50

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2012
Appeared in 27 games, starting 25... Averaged 4.2 points, 1.6 assists and 23.3 minutes per game... Averaged career-highs in offensive rebounds (1.3), defensive rebounds (3.0) and total rebounds per game (4.4)... Earned career-high in defensive rebounds with nine and total rebounds per game with ten vs. Minnesota on June 9... Second in rebounds per game amongst the Shock with 4.4 per game.

2011
Appeared in 33 games, starting 20... Averaged 6.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 23.8 minutes a game... Scored a season and career-high 18 points against New York on June 23... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Phoenix on July 8... Played a season and career-high 40 minutes at Indiana on June 14... Scored ten or more points in eleven games... Ranked fourth in the league in points, third in rebounds and fifth in assists amongst rookies.

College
Ended her Stanford career as the school's and Pac-10's all-time leader in rebounds (1,266), Stanford career leader in games played (150) and started (150), and minutes played (4,762)... Is fourth all-time in Stanford history with 8.4 rebounds per game and seventh with 1,941 points scored... Honorable mention Associated Press All-American and an All-Pac 10 performer in her senior season... In her senior year, she averaged 12.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game... Shot 47.3 percent from the field in her final year... Over her four year college career she averaged 13.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, shot 46.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc... Named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, to All Pac-10 Third Team and to Pac-10 All-Freshman Team

Personal

Born in Flint, Mich. and raised in Fountain Hills, Ariz... Daughter of Gary and Kelli Pedersen... Father played basketball at Saint Mary's College... Has one younger brother, Kyle... Four-year letter-winner and three-time captain in basketball at Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Ariz... Named a McDonald's All-American in 2007... Earned All-America nods from EA Sports, Parade, USA Today and the WBCA in 2007... Garnered All-American nods from EA Sports and Parade in 2006... Named Gatorade Player of the Year two consecutive years (2005-06 & 2006-'07)... Named U.S. Marines Distinguished Athlete award in 2007... Two-time Arizona Republic and East Valley Tribune Player of the Year... Four-time East Valley Region First Team selection... 2005-06 East Valley Region MVP... 2005 Arizona Republic First Team selection... Named to Arizona Republic Second Team in 2004... Helped lead team to 5A-DI state title as a senior... Established 5A scoring record with 2,611 career points... Set high school career records with 2,611 points, 1,444 rebounds, 434 assists and 304 blocks... Member of the Under-19 World Championships USA Basketball Team that won gold medal in 2007... Part of the gold medal-winning U18 USA National Basketball Team in 2006... Majored in communications and psychology at Stanford.

Career Transactions

Selected in the first round (seventh overall) by the Tulsa Shock in the 2011 WNBA Draft on April 11, 2011.