Lynetta Kizer
Lynetta Kizer (born April 4, 1990) is an American-Bosnian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Olympiacos of Greece. She also works as a basketball trainer for a company called Beltway Trainer.
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| No. 5 – Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 4, 1990 Fort Belvoir, Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Bosnian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Potomac (Dumfries, Virginia) | |||||||||||||||||||
| College | Maryland (2008–2012) | |||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Tulsa Shock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | Tulsa Shock | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Indiana Fever | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018—present | Minnesota Lynx | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Maryland statistics
Source[1]
| 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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| 2008–09 | Maryland | 36 | 401 | 49.8 | – | 68.2 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| 2009–10 | Maryland | 34 | 437 | 52.8 | 55.0 | 75.0 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
| 2010–11 | Maryland | 32 | 423 | 45.5 | 37.5 | 68.3 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 2011–12 | Maryland | 33 | 360 | 43.7 | 31.3 | 69.2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
| Career | Maryland | 135 | 1621 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 70.0 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 12.0 |
USA Basketball
Kizer was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was held in July 2008, when the USA team defeated host Argentina to win the championship.[2] Kizer helped the team win all five games, scoring 8.6 points per game.[3]
Kizer played on the team presenting the US at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, China. The team, coached by Bill Fennelly, won all six games to earn the gold medal. Kizer averaged 7.0 points per game.[4]
Bosnian National Team
On May 14, 2015 it was announced that she will be member of Bosnian National Basketball Team.[5]
References
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- "USA Women's U18 National Team Rolls Through FIBA Americas Championship Undefeated With 81–37 Victory Over Host Argentina". USA Basketball. July 27, 2008. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved 10 Oct 2013.
- "United States". USA Basketball. July 27, 2008. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved 10 Oct 2013.
- "Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- "Lynetta Kizer u reprezentaciji BiH" [Lynetta Kizer caps for National Team of Bosnia]. Bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 14 May 2015.