Kitija Laksa

Latvian basketball player
Kitija Laksa
No. 33 – Fenerbahçe
PositionSmall forward
Personal information
Born (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 27)
Riga, Latvia
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolRiga French Lycée
(Riga, Latvia)
CollegeSouth Florida (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2020: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2023TTT Riga
2023-Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards

Kitija Laksa (born 21 May 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League, EuroLeague Women and the Latvian national team.

Laksa played for the American collegiate team South Florida Bulls. She suffered a knee injury in November 2018 and missed the rest of her senior season.[1] Instead of returning for a fifth year, Laksa signed with Latvian professional team TTT Riga in July 2019.[2]

Laksa was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Seattle Storm in the 2020 WNBA draft. She signed a contract with the Storm on April 25, 2020, but did not play at all during the 2020 season and she was waived by the team on May 13, 2021.[3]

As of the 2023 Season, Laksa has yet to play a game in the WNBA.

South Florida statistics

Source[4]

Ratios
YEAR Team GP FG% 3P% FT% RBG APG BPG SPG PPG
2015-16 South Florida 29 39.7% 42.0% 86.5% 2.35 0.69 0.48 0.35 12.55
2016-17 South Florida 33 40.3% 38.8% 84.5% 3.52 0.82 0.18 0.64 19.21
2017-18 South Florida 34 39.9% 38.2% 96.5% 3.38 1.29 0.41 0.65 21.09
2018-19 South Florida 3 34.0% 33.3% 71.4% 4.33 2.00 - 0.33 16.33
Career 99 39.8% 39.1% 89.6% 3.15 0.98 0.34 0.55 17.82
Ratios
Totals
YEAR Team GP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB A BK ST PTS
2015-16 South Florida 29 129 325 74 176 32 37 68 20 14 10 364
2016-17 South Florida 33 231 573 101 260 71 84 116 27 6 21 634
2017-18 South Florida 34 240 602 126 330 111 115 115 44 14 22 717
2018-19 South Florida 3 16 47 7 21 10 14 13 6 0 1 49
Career 99 616 1547 308 787 224 250 312 97 34 54 1764
Totals

References

  1. ^ "ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE LAKSA TO MISS THE REMAINDER OF THE 2018-19 SEASON WITH INJURY". USF Bulls. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Former USF hoops star Kitija Laksa turns pro". Tampa Bay Times. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Kitija Laksa WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-30.

External links

  • Kitija Laksa at FIBA Edit this at Wikidata
  • USF Bulls bio
  • EuroBasket 2017 profile
Sporting positions
Preceded by AAC Freshman of the year
2016 		Succeeded by
United States Tamara Henshaw
(South Florida)
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