Kitija_Laksa

Kitija Laksa
No. 33 – Fenerbahçe
Position	Small forward
Personal information
Born	21 May 1996 (age 28); Riga, Latvia
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: 1st round, 11th overall pick
	Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2023	TTT Riga
2023-	Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
	AAC Freshman of the year (2016); AAC All-Freshman Team (2016); EuroLeague champion (2024); FIBA Europe SuperCup Women champion (2023); Turkish Cup winner (2024);

Kitija Laksa

Latvian basketball player

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.

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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 2024 Season, Laksa has yet to play a game in the WNBA.

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"ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE LAKSA TO MISS THE REMAINDER OF THE 2018-19 SEASON WITH INJURY". USF Bulls. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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"Former USF hoops star Kitija Laksa turns pro". Tampa Bay Times. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

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"Kitija Laksa WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.

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"NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-30.

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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

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

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Kitija Laksa

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