On February 26, 2012, Ajax, ON native, Kalisha Keane signed a contract with the San Antonio Silver Stars of the WNBA.

“I am very excited about signing.  Its been a dream of mine since I was young to play in the WNBA and this is a step close to realizing the dream,” Keane said.

Keane, was a top prospect when she graduated from High School back in 2007, from Canada Basketball’s National Elite Development Academy which was housed out of Westdale Secondary in Hamilton, ON.  She later moved on to a very successful career at Michigan State University which saw her start every game as a Freshman.  Keane would later go on to become an All-American and complete such acheivements as the first Spartan to be named Big Ten Player of the Year, and finish with school stats that saw her tied for the most games played (136), finish second in steals (259), and finish third in 3-point field goals made (183).

To read the entire article by Michael Henry from Crown Magazine, press here.

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