Kitija Laksa
No. 33 – TTT Riga | |
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Position | Small forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Riga, Latvia | 21 May 1996
Nationality | Latvian |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Riga French Lycée (Riga, Latvia) |
College | South Florida (2015–2019) |
WNBA draft | 2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall |
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–present | TTT Riga |
Career highlights and awards | |
Kitija Laksa (born 21 May 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for TTT Riga 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 she was waived by the team on May 13, 2021.[3]
South Florida statistics[]
Source[4]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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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 |
References[]
- ^ "ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE LAKSA TO MISS THE REMAINDER OF THE 2018-19 SEASON WITH INJURY". USF Bulls. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Former USF hoops star Kitija Laksa turns pro". Tampa Bay Times. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Kitija Laksa WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Latvian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Latvian women's basketball players
- Seattle Storm draft picks
- Small forwards
- South Florida Bulls women's basketball players
- Basketball players from Riga
- Latvian basketball biography stubs