Kalisha Keane was named an assistant coach with the Dayton women's basketball program in April 2022.
Keane comes to Dayton after three seasons at Long Island University, where she served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. She spent two seasons before that at her alma mater Michigan State University as a graduate assistant.
Prior to her return to Michigan State, Keane played six seasons professionally in Croatia, Israel, Turkey, Slovakia and Australia, concluding her career with the Melbourne Boomers in 2016-17.
A Scarborough, Ontario native, she played on the Canadian Senior National Team. She represented her country at the FIBA Americas Championship twice, earning a bronze medal in 2011 and averaged 7.5 points and three rebounds per game on the way to a silver medal in 2013.
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Keane was a four-year standout for Michigan State from 2007-11, earning All-Big Ten honors each season. She became the program's sixth All-American and first Big Ten Player of the Year in 2010-11 after averaging 16.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.3 assists per game. In 2009-10, she became the Spartan's first Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year after an All-Big Ten First Team season with 9.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 33 games. Keane finished her career tied for the most games played with 136, second in steals with 259, third in 3-point field goals made with 183, and seventh in points with 1,553.
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She served as co-founder and directory of women's outreach and development at Love Live Hoop from 2012-17.
Keane graduated from Michigan State with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2011, and earned her master's degree in Sports Administration.
