ALEXANDER Kayla

Canada
Basketball
5 Jan 1991
30
Female
1.93/6'3''
TORONTO, ON
 
Canada
MILTON, ON
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BKB Basketball Women
CAN
Canada
 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Saitama Super Arena
Women's Preliminary Round Group A
#07
SRB
Serbia
72
CAN
Canada
68
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
Women's Preliminary Round Group A
#17
CAN
Canada
74
KOR
Republic of Korea
53
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
Women's Preliminary Round Group A
#29
CAN
Canada
66
ESP
Spain
76
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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AmeriCup
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2019San Juan, PUR
4Women2021San Juan, PUR
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Hiking, cycling, kayaking, yoga, boxing, writing, drawing. (opensponsorship.com, 01 Mar 2020)
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Athlete, Author, Motivational Speaker
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Syracuse University, United States of America
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English, French
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Lisa Thomaidis [national]
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Centre (basketball.eurobasket.com, 01 Mar 2020)
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Her father Joseph played basketball for Niagara University in Canada from 1982 to 1986. Her brother Kyle has competed in the sport for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. (therookiewire.usatoday.com, 10 Nov 2019; tnledger.com, 01 Feb 2019)
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In 2019 she injured the posterior cruciate ligament [PCL] in her knee at the AmeriCup in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (sportnet.ca, 02 Mar 2020)

She injured the medial cruciate ligament [MCL] in her knee at the 2018 World Cup in Spain. (sportnet.ca, 02 Mar 2020)
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She began playing basketball at age 12 in Toronto, ON, Canada. (ronfanfair.com, 19 Feb 2020)
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She was introduced to the sport by one of her classmates. "She said, 'You're tall and you should come with me.' I was terrible in the beginning, but the coaches said, 'We can't teach height, but we can teach you how to play.' They gave me a chance and I never looked back." (ronfanfair.com, 19 Feb 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cbc.ca, 05 Feb 2020)
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"In life, you're going to get knocked down, you're going to face obstacles, setbacks, and heartbreak. It's inevitable. How you respond in those moments will define who you are." (ronfanfair.com, 19 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
AUTHOR
In 2019 she released a children's book called, 'The Magic of Basketball'. "It's for someone who is on the path to becoming a professional athlete or just a regular person who enjoys sports, the message is for everyone. Through children's books, I can teach and share important lessons and messages with kids. It's a way for me to continue my art and teach and share the love of basketball that I have. If I'm being honest, I let fear stop me from putting this out there for such a long time because I kept thinking, 'What if it's not good enough? No one really knows me so no one's going to buy it? Who am I to write this book?' And then I had to be in my head and be like, 'Kayla, no, be bold - you're always teaching kids to try new things and be unafraid, so do that yourself. Live your truth.'" (sportnet.ca, 02 Mar 2020; chicago.suntimes.com, 15 Nov 2019)

VISITING SENEGAL
She has done volunteer work in Senegal through the Right to Play charity. "[It was] unreal. I'd never been to Senegal or Africa, and it was amazing. I'm a big advocate for using basketball as a vehicle to help build up young adults. Being able to share and to speak on the importance of having young girls stay in sport - and I did that in French. You could see the search for knowledge there among the kids. One of the things I love the most about basketball is that it's such a global sport and it brings people together, regardless of your ethnicity, the language you speak and your gender." (sportnet.ca, 02 Mar 2020)

Legend
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