Personal information | |
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Born | Ypres, Belgium | 12 March 1990
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Career information | |
College | Colorado State (2008–2012) |
WNBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
2012-13 | CD Zamarat |
2013-14 | Walloon 3 Team |
2014-15 | BC Castors Braine |
2015-17 | Flammes Carolo Basket |
2017 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi |
2017-18 | Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto |
2018-19 | Çukurova Basketbol |
2019-20 | Flammes Carolo Basket |
2019 | Washington Mystics |
2020- | Familia Schio |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Kim Mestdagh (born 12 March 1990) is a Belgian basketball player for Perfumerias Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and the Belgian national team. [1] She is the daughter of Philip Mestdagh and the elder sister of Hanne Mestdagh.
Mestdagh played U.S. college basketball at Colorado State University from 2008 to 2012, finishing her career fourth on the Rams' all-time scoring list. [2]
She played on the Belgian teams which won the bronze medal at EuroBasket Women 2017 and finished in fourth place at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [3] She is openly lesbian. [4] Mestdagh is married to Giorgia Sottana and they have a son together. [5]
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 |
† | Denotes seasons in which Mestdagh won a WNBA championship |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2019 † | Washington | 15 | 0 | 4.7 | .389 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 15 | 0 | 4.7 | .389 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2019 † | Washington | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Source [6]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008-09 | Colorado State | 31 | 231 | 39.8% | 32.1% | 48.0% | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
2009-10 | Colorado State | 30 | 489 | 41.7% | 37.1% | 81.0% | 5.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 16.3 |
2010-11 | Colorado State | 30 | 513 | 43.6% | 38.0% | 87.6% | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 17.1 |
2011-12 | Colorado State | 30 | 443 | 39.7% | 32.7% | 83.5% | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 14.8 |
Career | 121 | 1676 | 41.4% | 139.9% | 192.9% | 33.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 13.9 |
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