Lynetta Kizer

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Has played in 166 games with 28 starts over six seasons
Career totals include 1,028 points, 477 rebounds, 85 steals, 54 assists and 40 blocks
An athletic, dominant rebounder
Consistent ability to hit the mid-range jumper
Career averages of 6.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and a (.485) field goal percentage in 13.5 minutes per game
Reached 1,000 career points at New York on July 19, 2017

2017 HIGHLIGHTS WITH CONNECTICUT:

Traded to the Connecticut Sun along with the eighth overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft, in exchange for Camille Little and the rights to Jillian Alleyne in a three-way trade involving Phoenix and Indiana on February 21, 2017
Appeared in 20 games with one start
Missed 14 games because of a back injury
Had a season-high 16 points at Chicago (5/28)
Scored in double figures six times
Had season-high eight rebounds at Washington (5/31)
Scored her 1,000^th career point at New York (7/19)

2016 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:

Appeared in 33 games including 12 starts for Indiana
Averaged 9.6 points and 3.2 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game
Posted a season and career-high 21 points on a career-best (10) made field goals against New York (7/21)
Scored in double-figures 16 times
Collected a season-high eight rebounds against Connecticut (9/13)
Scored a career-high 318 points on the season
Ranked sixth in the WNBA in field goal percentage (.556) (139-250)
Collected a season and career-high five steals against Atlanta (7/15)

2015 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:

2014 HIGHLIGHTS WITH INDIANA:

Traded to Indiana along with a 1st-round pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, in exchange for a 2nd-round draft pick and Erin Phillips on March 11, 2014
Appeared in 31 games and made one start for the Fever
Averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per game
Logged the first double-double of her career (13 points, 10 rebounds) against Connecticut (6/17)
Posted a season-high 16 points (7-for-10 shooting) at San Antonio (7/26)

2013 HIGHLIGHTS WITH PHOENIX:

2012 HIGHLIGHTS WITH TULSA:

Waived by Tulsa on June 18, 2012
Signed as a free agent by Phoenix on August 31, 2012
Appeared in seven games with the Tulsa Shock before being waived and later signed by Phoenix
She closed the year with the Mercury, averaging 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in 15 games

OVERSEAS COMPETITION:

In the 2014-15 WNBA offseason, she played in Turkey for Hatay
Was second in the Turkish League in scoring with 19.0 points per game
She averaged 7.2 rebounds and finished with a (.470) field goal percentage
During the 2013-14 WNBA offseason, was a member of Good Angels Kosice in Slovakia
She averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in EuroLeague competition

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

In 2011, averaged 10.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a senior for Maryland
Named honorable mention All-ACC and ACC Sixth Player of the Year
Registered a career-high 25 points off 8-for-11 shooting against St. Joseph’s (11/22)
She notched 16 points and a season-high 12 rebounds against sixth-ranked Miami (2/12)
Was selected to the U.S. World University Games team
She averaged 7.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in the 2011 WUG as Team USA won gold
In 2010, she was Maryland’s second-leading scorer as a junior, starting all 32 games and posting averages of 13.2 points and 7.8 rebounds
Named second team All-ACC
Scored in double figures in 26 of 32 games and in 12 of 14 ACC games
Registered 10 double-doubles on the year
In 2009, paced all Maryland scorers with 12.9 points per game, starting 29 of 34 contests as a sophomore
Led the club with 7.8 rebounds per game and finished the year with 10 double-doubles
In 2008, averaged 11.1 points and 7.4 boards as a freshman at Maryland, starting 35 of 36 games
Named the ACC Rookie of the Year

PERSONAL:

Lynetta Janae Kizer was born April 4, 1990 in Woodbridge, Virginia
She is the daughter of Yvonne and Keither Kizer
Has an older brother, Dominique, and a younger sister, Quiana
Majored in Family Science at Maryland
Helped the U.S. U18 squad go unbeaten and capture a gold medal at the FIBA U18 World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2008
Won gold at the 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival
Four year starter at center and three-time team captain at Potomac Senior High School
Averaged 21.7 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks as a senior
McDonald’s All-American, played in the all-star game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Selected to play in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-American game in Tampa, Florida
Second team All-American by Parade Magazine
Fifth-rated overall prospect and the top center in the nation in the class of 2008 according to HoopGurlz.com
Led Potomac’s Panthers to the AAA District title game in her final campaign
Helped the team reach the 2008 Northwest Region semifinals
Ranked 15th in the state as a senior
Named first team All-Metro by the Washington Post as a senior, after earning third team honors as a junior and honorable mention nods as a sophomore
Nike All-America Camp participant
Earned numerous all-tournament honors at AAU events, leading her squad to capture the Boo Williams and Oregon Trail title in 2005 and 2006, and the Junior National Championship crown in 2007

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