Kayla Janine Alexander (born January 5, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Tango Bourges Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball. She played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. 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 for Team Canada at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[1]
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Position | Center | |||||||||||||
League | LFB | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-01-05) January 5, 1991 (age 31) Milton, Ontario | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||
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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall | |||||||||||||
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–present | Tango Bourges Basket | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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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).[2] She became the second player from Syracuse to be selected in a WNBA Draft.
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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2009-10 | Syracuse | 36 | 387 | 54.2% | 0.0% | 70.1% | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
2010-11 | Syracuse | 35 | 517 | 54.9% | 0.0% | 76.6% | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 14.8 |
2011-12 | Syracuse | 37 | 547 | 49.5% | 0.0% | 74.7% | 7.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 14.8 |
2012-13 | Syracuse | 32 | 573 | 51.8% | 0.0% | 72.6% | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 17.9 |
Career | 140 | 2024 | 52.3% | 0.0% | 73.6% | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
Source[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
In early 2020, she signed with Arka Gdynia of the Basket Liga Kobiet FIBA Polish league, but returned to Canada that March due to the cancellation of the season at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Alexander said she wanted to become a teacher once she retires from basketball.[8] Her brother, Kyle played for the Miami Heat.
In 2019, Alexander wrote and illustrated a children's book, The Magic of Basketball. Her sister, Kesia, is credited as co-author.[9][10]
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