Kyara Linskens

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Kyara Linskens
Kyara Linskens 13 Belgium 20250625 (5).jpg
Linskens with Belgium during 2025 EuroBasket
No. 13Dynamo Kursk
Position Center
League Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 28)
Bruges, Belgium
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Basket Hema SKW
2014–2016 BC Castors Braine
2016–2017 BC Namur-Capitale
2017–2018 Basketball Nymburk
2018–2019 Gorzów Wielkopolski
2019–2020 Enisey
2020–2021Magnolia Basket Campobasso
2021–2022 Nadezhda Orenburg
2022–2024 Lattes-Montpellier
2024- Dynamo Kursk
2025 Golden State Valkyries
Career highlights
, Champion (2025)
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
EuroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Slovenia/Israel
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Czech Republic/Germany/Italy/Greece
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Spain/France
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Czech Republic

Kyara Linskens (born 13 November 1996) is a Belgian basketball player for the Belgian national team and Dynamo Kursk. [2] [3] She previously played for the Golden State Valkyries. [4]

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She participated at the EuroBasket Women 2017 and the EuroBasket Women 2021, earning bronze with Belgium. At EuroBasket Women 2023, she won the gold medal with Belgium and was awarded Finals MVP with 18 points, 15 rebounds versus Spain women's national basketball team. 9 of her points in the 2023 finals game were from free throws, which she shot with 100% accuracy. [5] [6] Linskens was also part of the Belgian team than won the EuroBasket Women 2025 championship. [7]

She is a big fan of The Weeknd. [8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

WNBA

Stats current through game on June 7, 2025

WNBA regular season statistics [9]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2025 Golden State 406.8.400.0001.50.30.30.80.51.0
Career1 year, 1 team406.8.400.0001.50.30.30.80.51.0

Russia-PBL

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2025 season

Russia-PBL regular season statistics [10]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2024–2025 Dynamo Kursk 3521.0.58.20.8456.91.90.70.72.712.4
Career1 year, 1 team3521.0.58.20.8456.91.90.70.72.712.4

Honours

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Linskens in 2022

Club

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Castors Braine

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Namur-Capitale

  • Belgian Cup: 2016 [12]

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Basketball Nymburk

Flag of Poland.svg Gorzów Wielkopolski

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg National Team

Individual

References

  1. "Belgian Cats comeback seals historic first FIBA Women's EuroBasket crown". fiba.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. "Gazelles sign a second Belgian player". EuroBasket.com. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. https://valkyries.wnba.com/news/valkyries-announce-inaugural-season-roster-20250514
  5. https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/297-fiba-womens-eurobasket/208490/games/111749-ESP-BEL#boxscore
  6. "EuroBasket 2017 profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. "Belgium repeat as FIBA Women's EuroBasket champions in Final thriller". fiba.basketball. 29 June 2025.
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-1fssH0Lw
  9. "Kyara Linskens WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  10. "Kyara Linskens Eurobasket Stats". Basketball Reference.
  11. "Kyara Linskens". fiba.basketball. 1 June 2025.
  12. "Kyara Linskens". basketlfb.com. 1 July 2025.
  13. "ON-GE-ZIEN! Belgian Cats verlengen Europese titel na waanzinnige comeback tegen Spanje". Sporza (in Dutch). 29 June 2025.
  14. "Wielrennen boven op het Sportgala: Remco Evenepoel en Lotte Kopecky zijn Sportman en Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 10 December 2023.
  15. "All-Star Second Team: Vanloo, Uzun, Ayayi, Geiselsoder, Linskens". FIBA. Retrieved 29 June 2025.