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{{Short description|American-Bosnian basketball player}}
{{Short description|American-Bosnian basketball player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Lynetta Kizer
| name = Lynetta Kizer
| image = File:Kizer-20180520.jpg
| image = Kizer-20180520.jpg
| caption =
| image_size = 200px
| league = [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
| caption = Kizer with the [[Minnesota Lynx]] in 2018
| team =
| league = [[Women's National Basketball League|WNBL]]
| number =
| team = Geelong United
| number = 15
| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
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| weight_lbs = 230
| weight_lbs = 230
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|04|04}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|04|04}}
| birth_place = [[Fort Belvoir, Virginia]]
| birth_place =
| nationality = American / Bosnian
| nationality = American / Bosnian
| high_school = [[Potomac High School (Virginia)|Potomac]] ([[Dumfries, Virginia]])
| high_school = [[Potomac Senior High School (Virginia)|Potomac]] ([[Dumfries, Virginia]])
| college = [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]] (2008–2012)
| college = [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland]] (2008–2012)
| draft_league = WNBA
| draft_league = WNBA
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| career_end =
| career_end =
| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2012}}
| years1 = {{WNBA Year|2012}}
| team1 = [[Tulsa Shock]]
| team1 = [[Tulsa Shock]]
| years2 = {{WNBA Year|2012}}–{{WNBA Year|2013}}
| years2 = {{WNBA Year|2012}}–{{WNBA Year|2013}}
| team2 = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| team2 = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| years3 = {{WNBA Year|2014}}–{{WNBA Year|2016}}
| years3 = 2012–2013
| team3 = [[Indiana Fever]]
| team3 = [[Cheongju KB Stars|KB Stars]]
| years4 = 2016–2017
| years4 = 2014
| team4 = [[Olympiacos Women's Basketball|Olympiacos]]
| team4 = [[Good Angels Košice]]
| years5 = {{WNBA Year|2017}}
| years5 = {{WNBA Year|2014}}–{{WNBA Year|2016}}
| team5 = [[Connecticut Sun]]
| team5 = [[Indiana Fever]]
| years6 = {{WNBA Year|2018}}
| years6 = 2014–2015
| team6 = [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| team6 = [[Hatayspor (women's basketball)|Hatay Bsb]]
| years7 = 2021–2022
| years7 = 2015–2016
| team7 = [[Panathinaikos women's basketball|Panathinaikos]]
| team7 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)|Galatasaray]]
| years8 = 2016–2017
| team8 = [[Olympiacos Women's Basketball|Olympiacos]]
| years9 = {{WNBA Year|2017}}
| team9 = [[Connecticut Sun]]
| years10 = 2017–2018
| team10 = [[Shandong Six Stars]]
| years11 = 2018
| team11 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]
| years12 = {{WNBA Year|2018}}
| team12 = [[Minnesota Lynx]]
| years13 = 2018
| team13 = Shandong Six Stars
| years14 = 2018–2019
| team14 = [[CCC Polkowice (basketball team)|CCC Polkowice]]
| years15 = 2020
| team15 = Della Fiore Broni
| years16 = 2021
| team16 = [[Çankaya University#Sports Club|Çankaya University Sports Club]]
| years17 = 2021–2022
| team17 = [[Panathinaikos women's basketball|Panathinaikos]]
| years18 = 2023
| team18 = Rojas
| years19 = 2024
| team19 = [[CB Islas Canarias]]
| years20 = 2024–present
| team20 = [[Geelong United (WNBL)|Geelong United]]
| highlights =
| highlights =
* [[Basket Liga Kobiet|Polish BLK]] champion (2019)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women’s [[Basketball]]}}
* Polish Cup winner (2019)
* [[Greek Women's Basketball League|Greek League]] champion (2017)
* [[Greek Women's Basketball Cup|Greek Cup]] winner (2017)
* [[Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga|Slovakian Extraliga]] champion (2014)
* [[Middle European League]] champion (2014)
* [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Sixth Player of the Year (2012)
* Second-team All-ACC (2011)
* Third-team All-ACC (2010)
* ACC Freshman of the Year (2009)
* ACC All-Freshman Team (2009)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2008 McDonald's All-American Girls Game|2008]])
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[USA Women's U18 and U19 teams|U18 and U19]]| Team Competition}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[USA Women's U18 and U19 teams|U18 and U19]]| Team Competition}}
{{MedalGold|[[USA Women's U18 and U19 teams|2008 Buenos Aires]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalGold|[[USA Women's U18 and U19 teams|2008 Buenos Aires]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World University Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World University Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[USA Women’s World University Games Team|2011 Shenzhen]] | Team Competition}}
{{MedalGold|[[USA Women's World University Games Team|2011 Shenzhen]] | Team Competition}}
| wnba_profile = lynetta_kizer
| wnba_profile = lynetta_kizer
}}
}}
'''Lynetta Kizer''' (born April 4, 1990) is an American-Bosnian professional [[basketball]] player. She also works as a basketball trainer for a company called Beltway Trainer.
'''Lynetta Kizer''' (born April 4, 1990) is an American-Bosnian professional [[basketball]] player for [[Geelong United (WNBL)|Geelong United]] of the [[Women's National Basketball League]] (WNBL). She played college basketball for the [[University of Maryland]].


==Early life and high school career==
==Early life==
Lynetta Janae Kizer was born on April 4, 1990, in [[Woodbridge, Virginia]]. She is a middle child, having one older brother named Dominique and a younger sister named Quiana.<ref name="umterps.com">{{cite web|url=https://umterps.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/lynetta-kizer/4842|title=Lynetta Kizer's University of Maryland Terrapin Basketball Team Profile|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
Kizer's hometown is [[Woodbridge, Virginia]]. She grew up with an older brother and a younger sister.<ref name="umterps.com">{{cite web|url=https://umterps.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/lynetta-kizer/4842|title=Lynetta Kizer's University of Maryland Terrapin Basketball Team Profile|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
Lynetta Kizer attended Potomac Senior High School, where she played all four years as a starting center. She was also a three-time team captain. By her senior year, Kizer was rated the fifth overall prospect and the top center in the nation in the 2008 class, according to HoopGurlz.com.<ref name="umterps.com"/> Her high school exploits earned her a scholarship from the Anne & Bob Strahota Director's Circle.<ref name="umterps.com"/> She went on to play college basketball for the [[University of Maryland]].
Kizer attended [[Potomac Senior High School (Virginia)|Potomac Senior High School]] in [[Dumfries, Virginia]], where she played all four years as a starting center. She was also a three-time team captain. By her senior year, Kizer was rated the fifth overall prospect and the top center in the nation in the 2008 class, according to HoopGurlz.com.<ref name="umterps.com"/> Her high school exploits earned her a scholarship from the Anne & Bob Strahota Director's Circle.<ref name="umterps.com"/>


==College career==
==College career==
While attending the University of Maryland, Kizer played center on the Terrapin's women's basketball team. By her senior year in 2012, Kizer earned All-ACC Honorable Mention and was named the 6th Player of the year. While at Maryland, Kizer was a [[Family science|Family Science]] major.<ref name="umterps.com"/>
Kizer played four years of [[college basketball]] at the [[University of Maryland]] for the [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Terrapin's women's basketball team]] between 2008 and 2012. She earned [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] Freshman of the Year and ACC All-Freshman Team in 2008–09. She went on to earn third-team All-ACC in 2010, second-team All-ACC in 2011, and ACC Sixth Player of the Year in 2012. She was also All-ACC Honorable Mention as a senior.<ref name=australiabasket>{{cite web |title=Lynetta Kizer, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket |url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Lynetta-Kizer/156511?Women=1 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=31 October 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> While at Maryland, Kizer was a [[family science]] major.<ref name="umterps.com"/>


===Maryland statistics===
===Maryland statistics===
Source<ref name="NCAA Player stats"/>
Source<ref name="NCAA Player stats"/>
[[File:Kizer3-20180520.jpg|thumb|left|Kizer in 2018|alt=Waist high portrait of young woman wearing navy blue basketball uniform and headband with outstretched hands]]
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
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[[File:LynettaKizer.jpg|thumb|left|Lynetta Kizer playing for the Connecticut Sun in 2017]]


==Professional career==
==USA Basketball==
===WNBA===
Kizer was the 29th overall pick, in the third round of the [[2012 WNBA draft]], selected by the [[Tulsa Shock]]. She played seven games for the Shock to start the [[2012 WNBA season]] before joining the [[Phoenix Mercury]], where she played 15 games to finish the season.<ref name="australiabasket" /> She re-joined the Mercury for the [[2013 WNBA season]], playing 32 games.<ref name="australiabasket" />


Kizer joined the [[Indiana Fever]] for the [[2014 WNBA season]]. She continued with the Fever in [[2015 WNBA season|2015]] and [[2016 WNBA season|2016]].<ref name="australiabasket" /> She helped the Fever reach the [[2015 WNBA Finals|WNBA Finals]] in 2015 and tallied a career-best 9.6 points (55.6%) with 3.2 rebounds in 33 games in 2016.<ref name=lynx18>{{cite news |title=Lynx Re-Sign Cecilia Zandalasini, Add Lynetta Kizer And Endy Miyem - WNBA |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/lynx-re-sign-cecilia-zandalasini-add-lynetta-kizer-endy-miyem |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=www.wnba.com |date=8 February 2018}}</ref>
Kizer was a member of the [[USA Women's U18 and U19 teams|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.<ref name="FIBA Championship"/> Kizer helped the team win all five games, scoring 8.6 points per game.<ref name="FIBA Box score"/>


On February 21, 2017, Kizer was acquired by the [[Connecticut Sun]] in a three-team trade.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sun Acquire Kizer, 8th Pick In 2017 WNBA Draft – Connecticut Sun |url=https://sun.wnba.com/news/sun-acquire-kizer-8th-pick-2017-wnba-draft/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=sun.wnba.com |date=21 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Connecticut, Indiana, Phoenix Complete Three-Team Trade - WNBA |url=https://www.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-indiana-fever-phoenix-mercury-trade-candice-dupree-camille-little-lynetta-kizer |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=www.wnba.com |date=21 February 2017}}</ref> She played in 20 games for Connecticut during the [[2017 WNBA season]], averaging 6.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game while shooting 48.0% from the field.<ref name="lynx18" />
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.<ref name="2011 WUG"/>


On February 8, 2018, Kizer signed with the [[Minnesota Lynx]].<ref name="lynx18" /> On June 30, 2018, she was waived by the Lynx. She averaged 1.8 points (25.0%) and 1.6 rebounds in 12 games during the [[2018 WNBA season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lynx Waive Forward Lynetta Kizer |url=https://lynx.wnba.com/news/lynx-waive-forward-lynetta-kizer |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=lynx.wnba.com |date=30 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
==Professional career==
At 6 feet 4 inches tall (1.93 meters), Kizer previously played the center position during her high school and college years. Upon entering the professional league, Kizer played as a forward in some instances but mostly played as a center on international teams.


Kizer spent training camp and preseason with the [[Atlanta Dream]] prior to the [[2019 WNBA season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Atlanta Dream Waive Lynetta Kizer |url=https://dream.wnba.com/news/atlanta-dream-waive-lynetta-kizer |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=dream.wnba.com |date=21 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
===Tulsa Shock (2012)===
Kizer was the 29th overall pick, in the third Round of the 2012 WNBA Draft, joining the Tulsa Shock basketball club. She played in 22 games.


===Overseas===
===Phoenix Mercury (2012-2013)===
Kizer played 17 games for [[Cheongju KB Stars|KB Stars]] in Korea in the 2012–13 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/South-Korea/KB-Stars-Seoul/8591?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2013|title=Lynetta Kizer's South Korean Basketball Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
Kizer played five games for the Phoenix Mercury.


In February 2014, Kizer joined [[Good Angels Košice]] in Slovakia for the rest of the 2013-14 season. She played in 11 [[Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga|Extraliga]] games and helped the team win the championship.<ref name="australiabasket" />
===KB Stars (2012-2013)===
As a center, Kizer played 17 games [[Cheongju KB Stars|KB Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/South-Korea/KB-Stars-Seoul/8591?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2013|title=Lynetta Kizer's South Korean Basketball Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>


For the 2014–15 season, Kizer joined [[Hatayspor (women's basketball)|Hatay Bsb]] in Turkey.<ref name="australiabasket" /> She continued in Turkey for the 2015–16 season with [[Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)|Galatasaray]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Turkey/Galatasaray-MP-Istanbul/7721?Women=1&page=1&Year=2015-2016|title=Lynetta Kizer's EuroLeague Turkish Basketball Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
===Good Angels Košice (2013-2014)===
Kizer was part of the [[Good Angels Košice]] during the 2013-2014 season. She appeared on the roster for two games, but did not receive any playing time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Slovakia/Good-Angels-Kosice/7746?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2014|title=Lynetta Kizer's EuroLeague Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>


Kizer played 24 games for [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos Pireus]] during the 2016-17 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Greece/Olympiacos-Pireus/11696?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2017|title=Lynetta Kizer's Greek Basketball and EuroLeague Statistics|access-date=}}</ref>
===Indiana Fever (2014-2016)===
Kizer played 17 games during the course of three seasons with the Indiana Fever.


For the 2017–18 season, Kizer joined [[Shandong Six Stars]] of the [[Women's Chinese Basketball Association]]. She played 17 games for the team<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/China/Shandong-Sports-Lottery/9618?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2018|title=Lynetta Kizer's WCBA Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> before returning to Turkey in February 2018, where she played three games for [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe]].<ref name="australiabasket" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Turkey/Fenerbahce-Spor-Kulubu-Istanbul/7712?Women=1&page=1&Year=2017-2018|title=Lynetta Kizer's Turkish Basketball Team Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
===Bosnian National Team===
On May 14, 2015 it was announced that Kizer would be a member of the Bosnian National Basketball Team.<ref name="Bosnia"/>


Kizer started the 2018–19 season with Shandong Six Stars, playing one game before joining [[CCC Polkowice (basketball team)|CCC Polkowice]] in Poland in November 2018. He played 23 games for Polkowice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Poland/MKS-Polkowice/7597?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2019|title=Lynetta Kizer's Polish Basketball League Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
===Galatasaray S.K. (2015-2016)===
Kizer played 12 games for [[Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)|Galatasaray S.K.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Turkey/Galatasaray-MP-Istanbul/7721?Women=1&page=1&Year=2015-2016|title=Lynetta Kizer's EuroLeague Turkish Basketball Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>


For the 2020–21 season, Kizer joined Della Fiore Broni of the [[Lega Basket Femminile|Italian Women's Basketball League]]. She played four games in October 2020 and then left the team.<ref name="australiabasket" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Italy/Della-Fiore-Broni/8048?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2021|title=Lynetta Kizer's Italian Women's Basketball League Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
===Olympiacos (2016-2017)===
Played 24 games for [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos Pireus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Greece/Olympiacos-Pireus/11696?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2017|title=Lynetta Kizer's Greek Basketball and EuroLeague Statistics|access-date=}}</ref>


Kizer played four games for the [[Çankaya University#Sports Club|Çankaya University Sports Club]] to begin the 2021–22 season before joining [[Panathinaikos women's basketball|Panathinaikos women's basketball team]] of the [[Greek Women's Basketball League|Greek women's basketball league]] in November 2021.<ref name="australiabasket" /> She was waived by the team on 4 May 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Λύση της συνεργασίας με την Κάιζερ |url=https://www.pao1908.com/nea/63223_lysi-ti-synergasias-me-tin-kaizer |access-date=4 May 2022 |publisher=Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος |date=4 May 2022 |language=Greek}}</ref>
===Connecticut Sun (2017)===
On February 21, 2017 Kizer was traded to the Connecticut Sun along with the eighth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft, in exchange for [[Camille Little]] and [[Jillian Alleyne]]. She started 1 out of 20 games and missed 16 games due to a back injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wnba.com/player/lynetta-kizer|title= Lynetta Kizer's WNBA Career Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> She played 15 games during her first and only season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/team/WNBA/Connecticut-Sun/3530?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2017|title=Lynetta Kizer's WNBA Connecticut Suns Statistic|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>


In 2023, Kizer played for Mexican team Rojas of the LNBPF. In 20 games, she averaged 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.<ref name="australiabasket" />
===Shandong Six Stars (2017-2018)===
Kizer played 17 games in the WCBA during the 2017 and 2018 seasons as part of the [[Shandong Six Stars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/China/Shandong-Sports-Lottery/9618?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2018|title=Lynetta Kizer's WCBA Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>


In January 2024, Kizer joined Spanish team [[CB Islas Canarias]]. In seven games, she averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.<ref name="australiabasket" />
===Minnesota Lynx (2018)===
Kizer was signed to the Minnesota Lynx in February 2018. She played 15 games<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/team/WNBA/Minnesota-Lynx/7461?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2018|title=Lynetta Kizer's WMBA Minnesota Lynx Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> before later being waived in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://highposthoops.com/2018/06/30/wnba-news-minnesota-lynx-waive-lynetta-kizer/|title=WNBA New Report: "Minnesota Lynx Waive 7-Year Veteran Lynetta Kizer"|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>


In Septemer 2024, Kizer signed with [[Geelong United (WNBL)|Geelong United]] of the [[Women's National Basketball League]] (WNBL) for the [[2024–25 WNBL season|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=LYNETTA KIZER IS UNITED {{!}} Geelong United |url=https://wnbl.basketball/geelong/2024/09/12/lynetta-kizer-is-united/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Geelong United |date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
===Fenerbahçe S.K. (2018)===
Following her waive from the WNBA Lynx, she joined the [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's basketball)|Fenerbahçe S.K.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Turkey/Fenerbahce-Spor-Kulubu-Istanbul/7712?Women=1&page=1&Year=2017-2018|title=Lynetta Kizer's Turkish Basketball Team Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>


==WNBA career statistics==
===CCC Polkowice (2018-2019)===
{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
Played 23 games for [[CCC Polkowice (basketball team)|CCC Polkowice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Poland/MKS-Polkowice/7597?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2019|title=Lynetta Kizer's Polish Basketball League Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>


===Atlanta Dream (2019)===
===Regular season===
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
Kizer returned to the WNBA as a member of the [[Atlanta Dream]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/team/WNBA/Atlanta-Dream/12252?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2019|title=Lynetta Dream on the Atlanta Dream 2019 Season Roster|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | [[2012 WNBA season|2012]]
| align="left" | [[2012 Tulsa Shock season|Tulsa]]
| 7 || 0 || 9.4 || .176 || .000 || .929 || 2.1 || 0.0 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 2.7
|-
| align="left" | [[2012 WNBA season|2012]]
| align="left" | [[2012 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 15 || 0 || 15.6 || .444 || '''.750''' || '''.941''' || 3.4 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 1.1 || 7.1
|-
| align="left" | [[2013 WNBA season|2013]]
| align="left" | [[2013 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 27 || 0 || 9.9 || .449 || .000 || .643 || 2.1 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.8 || 2.6
|-
| align="left" | [[2014 WNBA season|2014]]
| align="left" | [[2014 Indiana Fever season|Indiana]]
| 31 || 1 || 9.0 || .431 || .000 || .619 || 2.4 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | [[2015 WNBA season|2015]]
| align="left" | [[2015 Indiana Fever season|Indiana]]
| '''33''' || '''14''' || '''17.9''' || .491 || .000 || .879 || '''3.5''' || 0.4 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 1.4 || 8.3
|-
| align="left" | [[2016 WNBA season|2016]]
| align="left" | [[2016 Indiana Fever season|Indiana]]
| '''33''' || 12 || 17.2 || '''.556''' || .000 || .8000 || 3.2 || '''0.6''' || '''0.8''' || 0.3 || 1.1 || '''9.6'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2017 WNBA season|2017]]
| align="left" | [[2017 Connecticut Sun season|Connecticut]]
| 20 || 1 || 11.9 || .480 || .000 || .767 || 2.9 || 0.3 || 0.6 || '''0.4''' || 0.5 || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | [[2018 WNBA season|2018]]
| align="left" | [[2018 Minnesota Lynx season|Minnesota]]
| 14 || 0 || 5.6 || .242 || .000 || .600 || 1.5 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 0.4 || 1.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 7 years, 5 teams
| 180 || 28 || 12.9 || .477 || .214 || .799 || 2.8 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.9 || 5.8
{{S-end}}


===Playoffs===
===Della Fiore Broni (2021)===
{{WNBA player statistics start}}
Kizer played in the [[Lega Basket Femminile|Italian Women's Basketball League]] as a member of the Della Fiore Broni. She played 4 games during the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Italy/Della-Fiore-Broni/8048?Women=1&Page=3&Stats=2021|title=Lynetta Kizer's Italian Women's Basketball League Statistics|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="left" | [[2013 WNBA Playoffs|2013]]
| align="left" | [[2013 Phoenix Mercury season|Phoenix]]
| 5 || 0 || 9.4 || '''.727''' || .000 || .000 || 1.2 || 0.0 || '''0.4''' || 0.2 || 0.4 || 3.2
|-
| align="left" | [[2014 WNBA Playoffs|2014]]
| align="left" | [[2014 Indiana Fever season|Indiana]]
| 5 || 0 || 6.0 || .429 || .000 || '''.750''' || 1.2 || '''0.6''' || 0.2 || '''0.4''' || 0.0 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | [[2015 WNBA Playoffs|2015]]
| align="left" | [[2015 Indiana Fever season|Indiana]]
| '''9''' || 0 || 8.9 || .414 || .000 || '''.750''' || '''2.4''' || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.8 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | [[2016 WNBA Playoffs|2016]]
| align="left" | [[2016 Indiana Fever season|Indiana]]
| 1 || 0 || '''13.0''' || .667 || .000 || .000 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || '''4.0'''
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" | 4 years, 2 teams
| 20 || 0 || 8.5 || .491 || .000 || .667 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 3.1
{{S-end}}


==National team career==
===Çankaya University Sports Club (2021)===
Kizer was a member of the [[United States women's national under-19 basketball team|USA under-18 team]] which won the gold medal at the 2008 [[FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup|FIBA Americas Championship]] in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina.<ref name="FIBA Championship"/> She helped the team win all five games, averaging 8.6 points per game.<ref name="FIBA Box score"/>
Kizer played 4 games for the [[Çankaya University#Sports Club|Çankaya University Sports Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flashscore.com.au/player/kizer-lynetta/4h23hEbC/|title=Lynetta Kizer|access-date=March 30, 2022}} Career History on Flash Score.com</ref>


Kizer played for Team USA at the 2011 World University Games 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.<ref name="2011 WUG"/>
===Panathinaikos (2021-2022)===

On 28 November 2021 she signed with [[Panathinaikos women's basketball|Panathinaikos women's basketball team]] of the [[Greek Women's Basketball League|Greek women's basketball league]]. She was waived by the team on 4 May 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Λύση της συνεργασίας με την Κάιζερ |url=https://www.pao1908.com/nea/63223_lysi-ti-synergasias-me-tin-kaizer |access-date=4 May 2022 |publisher=Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος |date=4 May 2022 |language=Greek}}</ref>
On May 14, 2015, it was announced that Kizer would be a member of the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team]].<ref name="Bosnia"/> She payed for Bosnia during [[EuroBasket Women 2015 qualification|2015 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers]] and [[EuroBasket Women 2017 qualification|2017 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lynetta Kizer player in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/167533-lynetta-kizer |website=www.fiba.basketball |access-date=1 November 2024 |language=en |date=31 October 2024}}</ref>


==References==
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<ref name="FIBA Box score">{{cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/women/2008/08_wu18_stats/USA.HTM |title=United States |date=July 27, 2008 |publisher=USA Basketball |accessdate=10 Oct 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608064752/http://www.usabasketball.com/women/2008/08_wu18_stats/USA.HTM |archivedate=June 8, 2011 }}</ref>


<ref name="2011 WUG">{{cite web|title=Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011|url=http://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-womens/twenty-sixth-world-university-games-2011.aspx|publisher=USA Basketball|accessdate=13 October 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150907032048/http://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-womens/twenty-sixth-world-university-games-2011.aspx| archive-date =7 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="2011 WUG">{{cite web|title=Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011|url=http://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-womens/twenty-sixth-world-university-games-2011.aspx|publisher=USA Basketball|accessdate=13 October 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150907032048/http://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-womens/twenty-sixth-world-university-games-2011.aspx| archive-date =7 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>


<ref name="Bosnia">{{cite web|title=Lynetta Kizer u reprezentaciji BiH|trans-title=Lynetta Kizer caps for National Team of Bosnia|url=http://www.bhbasket.ba/lynetta-kizer-u-reprezentaciji-bih/|work=|publisher=Bhbasket.ba|accessdate=14 May 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Bosnia">{{cite web|title=Lynetta Kizer u reprezentaciji BiH|trans-title=Lynetta Kizer caps for National Team of Bosnia|url=http://www.bhbasket.ba/lynetta-kizer-u-reprezentaciji-bih/|publisher=Bhbasket.ba|accessdate=14 May 2015}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wnba.com/player/lynetta-kizer/ Kizer at WNBA.com]
*[http://www.wnba.com/player/lynetta-kizer/ Kizer at WNBA.com]
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 6 November 2024

Lynetta Kizer
Kizer with the Minnesota Lynx in 2018
No. 15 – Geelong United
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1990-04-04) April 4, 1990 (age 34)
NationalityAmerican / Bosnian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolPotomac (Dumfries, Virginia)
CollegeMaryland (2008–2012)
WNBA draft2012: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Tulsa Shock
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Tulsa Shock
2012–2013Phoenix Mercury
2012–2013KB Stars
2014Good Angels Košice
2014–2016Indiana Fever
2014–2015Hatay Bsb
2015–2016Galatasaray
2016–2017Olympiacos
2017Connecticut Sun
2017–2018Shandong Six Stars
2018Fenerbahçe
2018Minnesota Lynx
2018Shandong Six Stars
2018–2019CCC Polkowice
2020Della Fiore Broni
2021Çankaya University Sports Club
2021–2022Panathinaikos
2023Rojas
2024CB Islas Canarias
2024–presentGeelong United
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2008 Buenos Aires Team Competition
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team Competition

Lynetta Kizer (born April 4, 1990) is an American-Bosnian professional basketball player for Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the University of Maryland.

Early life

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Kizer's hometown is Woodbridge, Virginia. She grew up with an older brother and a younger sister.[1]

Kizer attended Potomac Senior High School in Dumfries, Virginia, where she played all four years as a starting center. She was also a three-time team captain. By her senior year, Kizer was rated the fifth overall prospect and the top center in the nation in the 2008 class, according to HoopGurlz.com.[1] Her high school exploits earned her a scholarship from the Anne & Bob Strahota Director's Circle.[1]

College career

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Kizer played four years of college basketball at the University of Maryland for the Terrapin's women's basketball team between 2008 and 2012. She earned ACC Freshman of the Year and ACC All-Freshman Team in 2008–09. She went on to earn third-team All-ACC in 2010, second-team All-ACC in 2011, and ACC Sixth Player of the Year in 2012. She was also All-ACC Honorable Mention as a senior.[2] While at Maryland, Kizer was a family science major.[1]

Maryland statistics

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Source[3]

Legend
  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
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

Professional career

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WNBA

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Kizer was the 29th overall pick, in the third round of the 2012 WNBA draft, selected by the Tulsa Shock. She played seven games for the Shock to start the 2012 WNBA season before joining the Phoenix Mercury, where she played 15 games to finish the season.[2] She re-joined the Mercury for the 2013 WNBA season, playing 32 games.[2]

Kizer joined the Indiana Fever for the 2014 WNBA season. She continued with the Fever in 2015 and 2016.[2] She helped the Fever reach the WNBA Finals in 2015 and tallied a career-best 9.6 points (55.6%) with 3.2 rebounds in 33 games in 2016.[4]

On February 21, 2017, Kizer was acquired by the Connecticut Sun in a three-team trade.[5][6] She played in 20 games for Connecticut during the 2017 WNBA season, averaging 6.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game while shooting 48.0% from the field.[4]

On February 8, 2018, Kizer signed with the Minnesota Lynx.[4] On June 30, 2018, she was waived by the Lynx. She averaged 1.8 points (25.0%) and 1.6 rebounds in 12 games during the 2018 WNBA season.[7]

Kizer spent training camp and preseason with the Atlanta Dream prior to the 2019 WNBA season.[8]

Overseas

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Kizer played 17 games for KB Stars in Korea in the 2012–13 season.[9]

In February 2014, Kizer joined Good Angels Košice in Slovakia for the rest of the 2013-14 season. She played in 11 Extraliga games and helped the team win the championship.[2]

For the 2014–15 season, Kizer joined Hatay Bsb in Turkey.[2] She continued in Turkey for the 2015–16 season with Galatasaray.[10]

Kizer played 24 games for Olympiacos Pireus during the 2016-17 season.[11]

For the 2017–18 season, Kizer joined Shandong Six Stars of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She played 17 games for the team[12] before returning to Turkey in February 2018, where she played three games for Fenerbahçe.[2][13]

Kizer started the 2018–19 season with Shandong Six Stars, playing one game before joining CCC Polkowice in Poland in November 2018. He played 23 games for Polkowice.[14]

For the 2020–21 season, Kizer joined Della Fiore Broni of the Italian Women's Basketball League. She played four games in October 2020 and then left the team.[2][15]

Kizer played four games for the Çankaya University Sports Club to begin the 2021–22 season before joining Panathinaikos women's basketball team of the Greek women's basketball league in November 2021.[2] She was waived by the team on 4 May 2022.[16]

In 2023, Kizer played for Mexican team Rojas of the LNBPF. In 20 games, she averaged 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[2]

In January 2024, Kizer joined Spanish team CB Islas Canarias. In seven games, she averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.[2]

In Septemer 2024, Kizer signed with Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2024–25 season.[17]

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2012 Tulsa 7 0 9.4 .176 .000 .929 2.1 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 2.7
2012 Phoenix 15 0 15.6 .444 .750 .941 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 1.1 7.1
2013 Phoenix 27 0 9.9 .449 .000 .643 2.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.6
2014 Indiana 31 1 9.0 .431 .000 .619 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.8 3.8
2015 Indiana 33 14 17.9 .491 .000 .879 3.5 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.4 8.3
2016 Indiana 33 12 17.2 .556 .000 .8000 3.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 1.1 9.6
2017 Connecticut 20 1 11.9 .480 .000 .767 2.9 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 6.0
2018 Minnesota 14 0 5.6 .242 .000 .600 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.6
Career 7 years, 5 teams 180 28 12.9 .477 .214 .799 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.9 5.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2013 Phoenix 5 0 9.4 .727 .000 .000 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 3.2
2014 Indiana 5 0 6.0 .429 .000 .750 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 3.0
2015 Indiana 9 0 8.9 .414 .000 .750 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.8 3.0
2016 Indiana 1 0 13.0 .667 .000 .000 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Career 4 years, 2 teams 20 0 8.5 .491 .000 .667 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 3.1

National team career

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Kizer was a member of the USA under-18 team which won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[18] She helped the team win all five games, averaging 8.6 points per game.[19]

Kizer played for Team USA at the 2011 World University Games 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.[20]

On May 14, 2015, it was announced that Kizer would be a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national basketball team.[21] She payed for Bosnia during 2015 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers and 2017 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lynetta Kizer's University of Maryland Terrapin Basketball Team Profile". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Lynetta Kizer, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Lynx Re-Sign Cecilia Zandalasini, Add Lynetta Kizer And Endy Miyem - WNBA". www.wnba.com. February 8, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sun Acquire Kizer, 8th Pick In 2017 WNBA Draft – Connecticut Sun". sun.wnba.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "Connecticut, Indiana, Phoenix Complete Three-Team Trade - WNBA". www.wnba.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Lynx Waive Forward Lynetta Kizer". lynx.wnba.com. June 30, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Atlanta Dream Waive Lynetta Kizer". dream.wnba.com. May 21, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Lynetta Kizer's South Korean Basketball Statistics". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lynetta Kizer's EuroLeague Turkish Basketball Statistics". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Lynetta Kizer's Greek Basketball and EuroLeague Statistics".
  12. ^ "Lynetta Kizer's WCBA Statistics". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "Lynetta Kizer's Turkish Basketball Team Statistics". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Lynetta Kizer's Polish Basketball League Statistics". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "Lynetta Kizer's Italian Women's Basketball League Statistics". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  16. ^ "Λύση της συνεργασίας με την Κάιζερ" (in Greek). Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  17. ^ "LYNETTA KIZER IS UNITED | Geelong United". Geelong United. September 12, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  18. ^ "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 October 10, 2013.
  19. ^ "United States". USA Basketball. July 27, 2008. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  20. ^ "Twenty-Sixth World University Games – 2011". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  21. ^ "Lynetta Kizer u reprezentaciji BiH" [Lynetta Kizer caps for National Team of Bosnia]. Bhbasket.ba. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  22. ^ "Lynetta Kizer player in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)". www.fiba.basketball. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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