Kayla Danielle Pedersen (born April 14, 1989) is an American basketball forward for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
She was selected 7th overall in the 2011 WNBA Draft.
She was selected for the 2006 State Farm Holiday Classic all-tournament as a senior at Red Mountain High School in Arizona.
After attending high school she went to Stanford University, where she had a highly successful career.
She has a brother who is younger "Kyle Pedersen" who is a successful Science teacher at Gilbert HighSchool.