Kyara Linskens
.jpg) Linskens with Belgium during 2025 EuroBasket | |
| No. 31 – Phoenix Mercury | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 November 1996 Bruges, Belgium |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Basket Hema SKW |
| 2014–2016 | BC Castors Braine |
| 2016–2017 | BC Namur-Capitale |
| 2017–2018 | Basketball Nymburk |
| 2018–2019 | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 2019–2020 | Enisey |
| 2020–2021 | Magnolia Basket Campobasso |
| 2021–2022 | Nadezhda Orenburg |
| 2022–2024 | Lattes-Montpellier |
| 2024– | Dynamo Kursk |
| 2025 | Golden State Valkyries |
| 2026–present | Phoenix Mercury |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Kyara Linskens (born 13 November 1996) is a Belgian basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Belgian national team.[2][3] She previously played for the Golden State Valkyries. [4]
She participated at the EuroBasket Women 2017 and the EuroBasket Women 2021, earning bronze with Belgium. At EuroBasket Women 2023, she won the gold medal with Belgium and was awarded Finals MVP with 18 points, 15 rebounds versus Spain women's national basketball team. 9 of her points in the 2023 finals game were from free throws, which she shot with 100% accuracy. [5][6] Linskens was also part of the Belgian team than won the EuroBasket Women 2025 championship.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 |
WNBA
[edit]Stats current through game on June 7, 2025
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Golden State | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | .400 | .000 | — | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | .400 | .000 | — | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Russia-PBL
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Stats current through end of 2025 season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | Dynamo Kursk | 35 | 21.0 | .58 | .20 | .845 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 12.4 | |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 35 | 21.0 | .58 | .20 | .845 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 12.4 |
Honours
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Club
[edit]Castors Braine
[edit]- Belgian League: 2014-15, 2015-16[10]
- Belgian Cup: 2015
Namur-Capitale
[edit]- Belgian Cup: 2016[11]
Basketball Nymburk
[edit]Gorzów Wielkopolski
[edit]- Polish League: 2018–19
National team
[edit]- U18 Women's EuroBasket
: 2011 - EuroBasket Women: 2023, 2025,
2017, 2021[12] - Belgian Sports team of the Year: 2020, 2023, 2025[13]
Individual
[edit]- EuroBasket Final MVP: 2023
- All-Second Team EuroBasket: 2025[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Belgian Cats comeback seals historic first FIBA Women's EuroBasket crown". fiba.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "FIBA profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Gazelles sign a second Belgian player". EuroBasket.com. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ↑ https://valkyries.wnba.com/news/valkyries-announce-inaugural-season-roster-20250514
- ↑ https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/297-fiba-womens-eurobasket/208490/games/111749-ESP-BEL#boxscore
- ↑ "EuroBasket 2017 profile". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Belgium repeat as FIBA Women's EuroBasket champions in Final thriller". fiba.basketball. 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Kyara Linskens WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ↑ "Kyara Linskens Eurobasket Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ↑ "Kyara Linskens". fiba.basketball. 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "Kyara Linskens". basketlfb.com. 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "ON-GE-ZIEN! Belgian Cats verlengen Europese titel na waanzinnige comeback tegen Spanje". Sporza (in Dutch). 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Belgian Cats Ploeg van het Jaar, Emma Meesseman Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). basketballbelgium.be. 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "All-Star Second Team: Vanloo, Uzun, Ayayi, Geiselsoder, Linskens". FIBA. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kyara Linskens at FIBA (archive)
- Kyara Linskens at Eurobasket.com
- Kyara Linskens international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Kyara Linskens at Olympedia
- Kyara Linskens at Olympics.com
- Kyara Linskens at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
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