Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis

Kaleena Jordan Mosqueda-Lewis (born Kaleena Jordan Lewis, November 3, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.

Prior to enrolling at the University of Connecticut she played for Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.

She played on the USA Basketball U16 National Team, where she helped the team win the FIBA Americas U16 Championship Gold Medal.

Mosqueda-Lewis was named captain of her team, and helped lead them to the semifinals of the state tournament in 2009.

She averaged over 24 points a game en route to a 31–0 regular season record.

While still a sophomore, she was named the Gatorade player of the year for California, and named to the Parade All American list for the country.

Mosqueda-Lewis has led her team in scoring since her freshman year.

As a junior, she was named the number one player in the country by ESPN's Hoopgurlz, while leading her team to a number one ranking among high schools in the country.

This was not her first experience with the event, as the team participated in 2009.

She scored 17 points to help lead her team to an 85–45 victory over Murry Bergtraum from New York City.

The event often showcases top high school teams from the region and around the country.

Mosqueda-Lewis committed to Connecticut in the spring of her sophomore year.

She had also considered California, Kentucky, UCLA, Stanford, Tennessee, and Duke.

The team competed in the first FIBA Americas U16 Championship For Women held in Mexico City, Mexico in August 2009.

While she awaited the start of the assembly, Lisa Leslie, Olympic and professional basketball star from California, greeted her and presented her with the news she was the recipient of the 2010–11 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Leslie, who was the last basketball player from California to win the award, presented the award to her in a televised ceremony.

ESPN's Hoopgurlz named Mosqueda-Lewis their national player of the year, the first time the honor has been awarded to the same player in consecutive seasons.

The announcement of the award compared her to Maya Moore, noting that both players won a championship at the Nike Tournament of Champions, both won a Nike National title, both were ranked the number one prospect in their class, but Mosqueda-Lewis led her team to consecutive number one ranking among high school teams, a feat not accomplished by Moore.

Mosqueda-Lewis is also an active volunteer.

She served on her high school student council and has volunteered with programs such as the Blind Children's Learning Center, Orange County Head Start, Urban Compass Christmas Outreach and coached at an after school program, the Upward Christian Basketball Program.

Mosqueda-Lewis was selected to be a member of the first ever U16 team for USA Basketball.

Mosqueda-Lewis was named the 2011 State Farm/WBCA High School Player of the Year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

Mosqueda-Lewis and her Mater Dei high school team was invited to the 2011 Hoophall Classic, held in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Mater Dei faced Brea Olinda in the finals of the 2011 Southern California regional finals.

Brea Olinda, with a 29–0 record and Mater Dei, at 28–1 were not only ranked number one and two, respectively, in the county, but also in the state and in the nation.

Brea Olinda scored the first four points of the game, but Mater Dei responded with 16 consecutive points.

The game was closer at halftime 32–25.

Mater Dei extended the margin to a 14-point lead in the third quarter, but Brea Olinda cut the lead to five with 1:24 left in the game.

However, Mater Dei hit free throws, and held on to win, behind a team leading sixteen points from Mosqueda-Lewis.

Mosqueda-Lewis is known for her three-point shooting accuracy —she hit a school record nine three-point shots in a game between Mater Dei and Fairfax on March 8, 2011.

She made 337 three-pointers at Mater Dei, more than anyone else in her high school history.

On March 17, 2011, Mosqueda-Lewis was attending school as usual, and heard an announcement that there would be an assembly to honor the girls and boys basketball team.

In 2015 Mosqueda-Lewis was drafted third overall by the Seattle Storm, going on to win a WNBA championship with the franchise in 2018.

Mosqueda-Lewis started playing basketball in the third grade.

At first, she didn't like it, but she kept working at it.

She played for the Tennessee Flight, a national club team, and qualified for the USA National U16 team, a team for under-16-year-olds.

In 2015, she broke the NCAA Division I record for career 3-pointers, during UConn's 91–70 regional final win against Dayton.

As of that game (including what she achieved in that game) she now has 395 for her career.

Mosqueda-Lewis also holds the school record for points, with 2,744 and rebounds (876).

Mosqueda-Lewis has been named the National Player of the year by both the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the Atlanta Tipoff Club, which selects the winner of the Naismith Award for the National High School Basketball Players of the Year.