Kayla Janine Alexander (born January 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player for the
Tango Bourges Basket of the
Ligue Féminine de Basketball
The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; ''Women's Basketball League'') is the top women's French professional basketball league.
Champions
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Clubs Current season (2021–22)
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. She played
college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...
for the
Syracuse Orange
The Syracuse Orange are the athletic teams that represent Syracuse University. The school is a member of NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference. Until 2013, Syracuse was a member of the Big East Conference.
The school's mascot is Ott ...
. 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
The Canadian women's national basketball team represents Canada in international basketball competitions. They are overseen by Canada Basketball, the governing body of basketball in Canada. They are currently ranked fourth by FIBA.
History Pa ...
for
Team Canada at the
2020 Olympics in
Tokyo
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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). She became the second player from Syracuse to be selected in a
WNBA Draft.
Syracuse statistics
Source
Professional career
WNBA
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.
On February 1, 2018, Alexander was traded by the re-branded
Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team play ...
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.
WNBA career statistics
Regular season
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
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2019
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Chicago
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Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
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Playoffs
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2014
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2019
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Chicago
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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
Tango Bourges Basket (formerly ''Cercle Jean-Macé Bourges Basket'') is a French women's basketball club from Bourges.
Bourges was the first France, French team to win a FIBA women's competition, the 1995 Ronchetti Cup. So began the club's most ...
of the
Ligue Féminine de Basketball
The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; ''Women's Basketball League'') is the top women's French professional basketball league.
Champions
* precedes the score of the team playing at home.
Clubs Current season (2021–22)
* Union Féminine ...
for the 2016-17 WNBA off-season.
In early 2020, she signed with
Arka Gdynia
Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929.
History
The history of Arka dates back to ...
of the ''
Basket Liga Kobiet''
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
Polish league, but returned to Canada that March due to the cancellation of the season at the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
Personal life
Alexander said she wanted to become a teacher once she retires from basketball. Her brother,
Kyle
Kyle or Kyles may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ireland
* Kyle, County Laois
* Kyle, County Wexford
Scotland
* Kyle, Ayrshire, area of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern-day East Ayrshire and South Ayrshir ...
played for the
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...
.
In 2019, Alexander wrote and illustrated a children's book, ''The Magic of Basketball''. Her sister, Kesia, is credited as co-author.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Kayla
1991 births
Living people
Basketball people from Ontario
Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Black Canadian basketball players
Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Canadian women's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Chicago Sky players
Indiana Fever players
Minnesota Lynx players
Olympic basketball players of Canada
San Antonio Silver Stars draft picks
San Antonio Stars players
Sportspeople from Milton, Ontario
Syracuse Orange women's basketball players