2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Short, Dani

Jersey Number 24
Dani Short
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Aliquippa, Pa.
- High School:
- North Catholic
Bio
2021-22: Played in 15 games, making one start ... Averaged 9.2 minutes, 2.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game ... Shot 33% (11-for-33) from the field and 69% (9-for-13) from the free throw line ... Started the season with four points and two rebounds at Sacred Heart (Nov. 14) ... Scored four points at Vermont (Nov. 27) ... Pulled down six rebounds and had two blocks and two points at Holy Cross (Nov. 5) ... Had six points with three rebounds and an assist in a win at St. John's (Dec. 30).
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: Played in 26 games with two starts … Averaged 7.5 minutes, 1.4 points, and 1.8 rebounds per game … Tallied nine points, six rebounds, and four steals vs. Harvard (Mar. 6) … Notched six points and three boards at Princeton (Feb. 28) … Grabbed eight rebounds vs. Bryant (Nov. 5) … Dished out four assists at Cornell (Jan. 31).
Before Brown: Earned Third Team All-State honors … Helped lead team to four Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) titles … Captured a state championship … Played for head coach Molly Rottman … Competed on the AAU level for SLAAM Basketball … National Honor Society student.
Personal: Dani is the daughter of Genetha and Daniel Short … Has two older siblings, Amar and Wakeia … Plans to concentrate in Political Science.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because I was attracted to its academic reputation. I saw it as the ideal place to start the rest of my life while growing as a person on and off the basketball court.”
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 9, vs. Harvard (3/6/20)
Rebounds: 8, vs. Bryant (11/5/19)
Assists: 4, at Cornell (1/31/20)
Steals: 4, 2x, last vs. Yale (3/5/22)
Blocks: 2, 2x, last at Holy Cross (12/5/21)
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: Played in 26 games with two starts … Averaged 7.5 minutes, 1.4 points, and 1.8 rebounds per game … Tallied nine points, six rebounds, and four steals vs. Harvard (Mar. 6) … Notched six points and three boards at Princeton (Feb. 28) … Grabbed eight rebounds vs. Bryant (Nov. 5) … Dished out four assists at Cornell (Jan. 31).
Before Brown: Earned Third Team All-State honors … Helped lead team to four Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) titles … Captured a state championship … Played for head coach Molly Rottman … Competed on the AAU level for SLAAM Basketball … National Honor Society student.
Personal: Dani is the daughter of Genetha and Daniel Short … Has two older siblings, Amar and Wakeia … Plans to concentrate in Political Science.
Why Brown? “I chose Brown because I was attracted to its academic reputation. I saw it as the ideal place to start the rest of my life while growing as a person on and off the basketball court.”
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 9, vs. Harvard (3/6/20)
Rebounds: 8, vs. Bryant (11/5/19)
Assists: 4, at Cornell (1/31/20)
Steals: 4, 2x, last vs. Yale (3/5/22)
Blocks: 2, 2x, last at Holy Cross (12/5/21)
Brown University 50th Anniversary Event Recap
Friday, April 11
WBB vs. Harvard Post Game Press Conference
Sunday, February 23
WBB Senior Day - Gianna Aiello
Saturday, February 22
WBB Senior Day - Isabella Mauricio
Saturday, February 22