No. 40–Valencia Basket | ||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||
League | Liga Femenina EuroLeague | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | Milton, Ontario, Canada | January 5, 1991|||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Tango Bourges Basket | |||||||||||||||||
2024–present | Valencia Basket | |||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kayla Janine Alexander (born January 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and the EuroLeague. 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.
Alexander played collegiately at Syracuse University from 2010 to 2013. After her four years, she was the school’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). [2] She became the second player from Syracuse to be selected in a WNBA draft. [3]
Alexander's No. 40 jersey was retired by Syracuse University on December 8th, 2024. [2] [4]
Alexander was drafted eighth 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. [5]
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. [6]
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. [7]
In early 2020, she signed with Arka Gdynia of the Basket Liga Kobiet , but returned to Canada that March due to the cancellation of the season at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]
On May 23, 2024, Alexander signed with Liga Femenina club Valencia, for the upcoming 2024–25 season. [9]
Alexander said she wanted to become a teacher once she retires from basketball. [10] Her brother, Kyle played for the Miami Heat.
In 2019, Alexander wrote and illustrated a children's book, The Magic of Basketball. [11] Her sister, Kesia, is credited as co-author. [12] [13]
Alexander is a devout Christian and frequently posts about her faith on social media. [14]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 [15]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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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 |
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