About Lynetta
Position: Forward
Height: 6-4
Weight: 230
Date of Birth: April 4, 1990
College: University of Maryland
High School: Potomac (Dumfries, VA)
Drafted: Drafted in the third round (29th overall) by the Tulsa Shock in the 2012 WNBA Draft on April 16, 2012
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 1,000th 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:
- Played in 33 games, notching 14 starts for the Fever
- Averaged 8.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 17.9 minutes per game
- Made a career-high 51 free throws on 58 attempts (.879) on the season
- Collected a career-high 11 rebounds against Los Angeles (8/18)
- Had a career-high 116 season rebounds
- Also saw a career-high in minutes played (591)
- Ranked 10th in the WNBA in field goal percentage (.491)
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:
- Played in 27 games for Phoenix
- Averaged 2.6 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game
- Scored a season-best 10 points against Indiana (6/8)
- Pulled down a season-high six rebounds against Tulsa (8/20)
- Logged a season-high 28 minutes against San Antonio (9/13)
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