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| No. 40 – Tango Bourges Basket | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||
| League | LFB | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 5, 1991 Milton, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Milton District (Milton, Ontario) | |||||||||||||||||
| College | Syracuse (2009–2013) | |||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2013: 1st round, 8th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | San Antonio Stars | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | WBC Sparta&K | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | CJM Bourges Basket | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Samsung Life Blueminx | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Adelaide Lightning | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Arka Gdynia | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | BC Castors Braine | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | ASVEL Féminin | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Tango Bourges Basket | |||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kayla Janine Alexander (born January 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Tango Bourges Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball. She played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange.[1] After a successful career with the Orange, Alexander was drafted with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars.
She played on the Canada women's national basketball team for Team Canada at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[2]
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College career
When Alexander left Syracuse University she was the team's all-time leader in points (2,024), blocks (350), field goals (736), free throws made (552), free throws attempted (750) and games played (140).[3] She became the second player from Syracuse to be selected in a WNBA draft.
WNBA career
Alexander was drafted with the eighth pick in the 2013 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Stars. Since her rookie season, she's been a reserve center on the Stars' roster and a key contributor in rebounding. In the 2016 season, she averaged career-highs in scoring and rebounding with 8.0 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game. In 2017, Alexander re-signed with the Stars in free agency.[4]
On February 1, 2018, Alexander was traded by the re-branded Las Vegas Aces along with a third-round pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft to the Indiana Fever in exchange for their second-round selection in the 2019 WNBA Draft.[5]
Overseas career
In the 2015-16 WNBA off-season, Alexander played in Russia for WBC Sparta&K. In August 2016, Alexander signed a short-term deal with CJM Bourges Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball for the 2016-17 WNBA off-season.[6]
In early 2020, she signed with Arka Gdynia of the Basket Liga Kobiet FIBA Polish league, but returned to Canada that March due to the cancellation of the season at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Personal life
Alexander said she wanted to become a teacher once she retires from basketball.[8] Her brother, Kyle played for the Miami Heat.
In 2019, Alexander wrote and illustrated a children's book, The Magic of Basketball.[9] Her sister, Kesia, is credited as co-author.[10][11]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Syracuse | 36 | 54.2% | 0.0% | 70.1% | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| 2010-11 | Syracuse | 35 | 54.9% | 0.0% | 76.6% | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 14.8 |
| 2011-12 | Syracuse | 37 | 49.5% | 0.0% | 74.7% | 7.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 14.8 |
| 2012-13 | Syracuse | 32 | 51.8% | 0.0% | 72.6% | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 17.9 |
| Career | 140 | 52.3% | 0.0% | 73.6% | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
Source[12]
WNBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | San Antonio | 33 | 1 | 11.2 | .417 | .000 | .733 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | San Antonio | 33 | 0 | 9.0 | .434 | .000 | .839 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 2015 | San Antonio | 29 | 0 | 12.3 | .416 | .000 | .647 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | San Antonio | 25 | 0 | 19.6 | .546 | .000 | .754 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| 2017 | San Antonio | 34 | 10 | 15.4 | .582 | .000 | .909 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | Indiana | 30 | 0 | 8.6 | .541 | .000 | .824 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | Chicago | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | .750 | .000 | .750 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | Minnesota | 16 | 0 | 5.6 | .533 | .000 | .625 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Career | 8 years, 4 teams | 203 | 11 | 11.8 | .508 | .000 | .763 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
References
- ^ "Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 29 Jul 2009, p. 12". news.milton.halinet.on.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ "Kayla ALEXANDER". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Silver Stars Select Kayla Alexander with the No. 8 Pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ "Stars Re-Sign Kayla Alexander - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "Indiana Fever Acquire Kayla Alexander in Trade With Las Vegas". WNBA.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "2016-2017 WNBA Overseas Signings - Women's Basketball 24.7". Women's Basketball 24.7. 2016-08-22. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ Dichter, Myles (18 March 2020). "Canadian athletes scramble to return home". CBC. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "WBB: Center Kayla Alexander Drafted 8th". Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ "Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 12 Sep 2019, p. 30". news.milton.halinet.on.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Nichols, Paula; Cseplo, Simone (September 8, 2020). "Kayla Alexander and The Magic of Basketball September 8, 2020". Olympic.ca. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Loung, Steven (1 July 2020). "Q&A: Kayla Alexander on playing for Canada, writing her children's book". Sportsnet.ca. Rogers. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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