Kyra Lambert

Kyra Michelle Lambert She played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and Texas Longhorns. Lambert won a Greek league championship with Olympiacos and played in one game with the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), both in 2025.

Early life Lambert was born December 6, 1996, in Guam. She is one of three siblings. Her parents are United States Air Force veterans. The family moved to San Antonio, Texas, when Lambert was two years old.

Lambert spent her first two years of high school at Steele in Cibolo, Texas, before transferring to Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz. She played on the basketball teams at both schools, appearing in the 2013 state championship with Steele, and additionally competed in track and cross country at Steele. When a committee of school principals ruled that she transferred for athletic reasons, Lambert lost a year of varsity basketball eligibility and was forced to play on Clemens's junior varsity team in her junior year. Lambert, an honor roll student, had said that she transferred to join the International Baccalaureate program at Clemens.

Lambert transferred to play for the Texas Longhorns for the 2020–2021 season. She started in 27 of 29 games, averaging 7.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. The Longhorns advanced as far as the Elite Eight in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Professional career Overseas After finishing her college career, Lambert played for several professional basketball teams overseas, including Karşıyaka S.K. in Turkey, in Slovakia, Tauranga Whai in New Zealand, TTT Riga in Latvia, in France, and Olympiacos in Greece, winning a Greek Women's Basketball League championship with Olympiacos in 2025. She was additionally named EuroCup's Guard of the Year. Lambert played for Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération for the 2025–26 season of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB), averaging 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game; the team reached the league semifinals. She re-signed to Olympiacos for the 2026–27 season.

WNBA Amid injuries to guards Caitlin Clark, Aari McDonald, and Sydney Colson, the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) signed Lambert to a seven-day contract on August 14, 2025. She made her WNBA debut against the Connecticut Sun on August 17 and was released by the Fever on August 18.

Personal life Lambert became a naturalized citizen of Slovakia on September 23, 2025.

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