NOTABLE: Helped lead Beretta Famila Schio to an Italian Serie A1 Championship on May 13, leading the
team in 3PM for the year and shooting 38.8% from deep … Member of the Latvian National Team
… Played at South Florida (2015-19), where she finished sixth on the all-time scoring list and second in
3PT% (39.1).
WNBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Entering first season in the WNBA.
WNBA CAREER TRANSACTIONS
• Signed with Phoenix on Feb. 12, 2025
• Rights renounced by Dallas on Feb. 18, 2024
• Signed with Dallas on Feb. 28, 2023 … Contract suspended (personal decision) on May 10, 2023
• Waived by Seattle on May 13, 2021
• Signed rookie-scale contract with Seattle on April 25, 2020 … Contract suspended (personal decision)
on April 29, 2020
• Selected 11th overall in the 2020 WNBA Draft by Seattle on April 17, 2020
2024-2025 SEASON (Beretta Famila Schio l Italy)
ITALY-SERIE A1 (28 games)
• Helped lead Schio to an Italian Serie A1 Championship on May 13, recording 14 points and 3 rebounds
in Game 5 of the Finals.
• Averaged 12.3 points (38.8% 3PT), 2.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.8 steals.
• Led team in 3PM (62) / second on team in points per game.
• Ranks third in Italy-Serie A1 in 3PM and sixth in 3PT%.
• Recorded nine games with 3+ 3PM, including shooting 7-of-10 from deep on Oct. 10.
EUROLEAGUE (15 games)
• Averaged 15.5 points (38.5% 3PT), 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
• Led team in points per game and 3PM (37) / second on team in points per game and 3PT%.
• Led EuroLeague in 3PM and ranked sixth in points per game.
• Recorded fives games with 4+ 3PM.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CAREER (Latvia)
• Made debut with senior national team in 2013.
• Participated in 2018 FIBA World Cup, two FIBA Women’s EuroBaskets (2017, 2023) and two Women’s
EuroBaskets (2013, 2015).
• Latvian National Women’s Basketball Player of the Year (2018)
OVERSEAS CAREER
• 2024-25: Beretta Famila Schio (Italy)
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2025 Player Bios
• 2023-24: Fenerbahçe SK (Turkey)
• 2022-23: Virtus Bologna (Italy)
• 2021: Melikgazi Kayseri (Turkey)
• 2019-21: TTT Riga (Latvia)
OVERSEAS AWARDS/TITLES
• 2x Italian A1 Champion (2022, 2025)
• EuroLeague Champion (2024)
• Turkish KBSL Champion (2024)
• Europe SuperCup Winner (2024)
• FIBA Europe SuperCup Women Champion (2023)
• Italian Cup Winner (2022)
• Italian SuperCup Winner (2022)
• All-Italian A1 Finals MVP, Player of the Year, Forward of the Year, First Team (2022)
• All-EWBL First Team (2021)
• All-EuroLeague Honorable Mention (2021)
COLLEGE – SOUTH FLORIDA (2015-19)
• Appeared in 99 games (86 starts) in four seasons at South Florida, averaging 17.8 points (39.1% 3PT),
3.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists for her career.
• Finished career sixth on the Bull’s all-time scoring list (1,764 points), third in career points per game
(17.8), first in free throw percentage (89.6%) and second in three-point percentage (39.1%).
• 2x All-AAC First Team (2017, 2018)
• AAC All-Championship Team (2018)
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist (2018)
• 2x WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2017, 2018)
• 2x WBCA All-Region 3 (2017, 2018)
• 2x AAC Scholar Athlete of the Year (2017, 2018)
• All-AAC Second Team (2016)
• AAC Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman Team (2016)
• Ahead of senior season, named to preseason watch lists for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, Wade
Trophy, Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy.
• Led Bulls to three straight NCAA tournament appearances (2016, 2017, 2018)
• During junior season, led the NCAA in free-throw shooting percentage (96.5%) and was the only player
in NCAA DI to record two 40-point performances, score 30+ points in five games and 20+ points in 18
games … led the AAC in points (717) and threes (126).
• Became third USF women’s basketball player selected in the first round (No. 11 – Seattle), joining
Courtney Williams in 2016 (No. 8 – Phoenix) and Wanda Guyton in 1997 (No. 5 – Houston) Houston
Comets).
PERSONAL
• Born in Riga, Latvia.
• Daughter of Janis and Elita Laksa.
• Her brother, Martins, plays professional basketball, as did her father — her mother also played
basketball growing up and both of her parents have coached.
• Participated in gymnastics and swimming growing up before finding basketball.
