Kayla
Pedersen

Position: Forward

Height: 6-4

Weight: 190

Date of Birth: April 14, 1989

College: Stanford ‘11

High School: Red Mountain High (Mesa, AZ)

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

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has played in 184 games with 52 starts over six seasons
• Career totals include 620 points, 555 rebounds, 196 assists, 119 steals and 53 blocks
• Smart veteran with variety of moves
• Physical presence down low
• Collected 500^th career point during 2015 season

2017 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CONNECTICUT:

• Appeared in 26 games with no starts
• Signed with the team on June 10^th
• Collected 500^th career rebound at New York (6/23)
• Scored 600^th career point against Washington (7/8)
• Had a season-high six rebounds (twice)
• Played a season-high 22 minutes against Seattle (6/29)
• Had a season-high four offensive rebounds against Washington (7/8)

2016 – Did not play in the WNBA

2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CONNECTICUT:

• Appeared in 33 games with one start
• Missed one game with concussion
• Had a season-high nine points twice
• Scored 500^th career point against Indiana (6/30)
• Had season-high eight rebounds against Tulsa (8/12)

2014 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CONNECTICUT:

• Appeared in 31 games with one start
• Pulled down 72 rebounds while scoring 45 points on the year
• Had a season-high seven rebounds at New York (8/8)

2013 HIGHLIGHTS WITH TULSA:

• Traded to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for second-round pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft on June 20^, 2013
• Appeared in all 34 games, nine with Tulsa and 25 with the Sun
• Started five games with Tulsa
• Averaged six points and 5.3 rebounds over last three games
• Pulled down season-high eight rebounds at Atlanta (8/16)
• Had 14 blocks, a new single-season high

2012 HIGHLIGHTS WITH TULSA:

• Appeared in 27 games with 25 starts for Tulsa
• Set career highs for made free throws and attempts (7 of 7) at Connecticut (6/12)
• Played career-high 40 minutes at Indiana (6/14)
• Pulled down career-best 10 rebounds against Minnesota (6/9)
• Ranked second on Shock in rebound average (4.4), a single-season career high

2011 HIGHLIGHTS WITH TULSA:

• Appeared in 33 games with 20 starts for Tulsa
• Enjoyed solid rookie season
• Scored a single-season career high 6.8 points per game
• Had a career-best 18 points against New York (6/23)
• Had career-best three made threes against Los Angeles (7/15)
• Had season-high nine rebounds against Phoenix (7/8)
• Hit 22 threes on the season
• Scored 10 or more points 11 times
• Ranked fourth in scoring, third in rebounds and fifth in assists among rookies

OVERSEAS COMPETITION:

• Spent 2011-12 season playing for Good Angels Kosice in Slovakia

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ended her Stanford career as the school’s and Pac-10’s all-time leader in rebounds (1,266)
• Was Stanford career leader in games played (150) and started (150), and minutes played (4,762)
• Left Stanford fourth all-time in school 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
• Averaged 12.9 points, eight rebounds and 3.2 assists per game
• Shot 47.3 percent from the field in her final year
• Averaged 13 points and eight rebounds, shooting 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:

• Daughter of Gary and Kelli Pedersen
• Father played basketball at St. Mary’s College
• Has one younger brother, Kyle
• Born in Flint, Michigan
• Four-year letter-winner and three-time captain in basketball at Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona
• 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