Kitija Laksa

Kitija Laksa
No. 33 – Fenerbahçe
Position	Small forward
Personal information
Born	21 May 1996 (age 27); 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 (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.

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 2023 Season, Laksa has yet to play a game in the WNBA.

South Florida statistics edit

Source^[4]

Ratios
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

Totals
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