Lynetta Kizer

Lynetta Kizer (born April 4, 1990) is an American-Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She played college basketball for the University of Maryland.

Early life Kizer's hometown is Woodbridge, Virginia. She grew up with an older brother and a younger sister.

Kizer attended Potomac Senior High School in Dumfries, Virginia, where she played all four years as a starting center. She was also a three-time team captain. By her senior year, Kizer was rated the fifth overall prospect and the top center in the nation in the 2008 class, according to HoopGurlz.com. While at Maryland, Kizer was a family science major.

On February 21, 2017, Kizer was acquired by the Connecticut Sun in a three-team trade. She played in 20 games for Connecticut during the 2017 WNBA season, averaging 6.0 points and 2.9 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game while shooting 48.0% from the field.

Kizer spent training camp and preseason with the Atlanta Dream prior to the 2019 WNBA season.

Overseas Kizer played 17 games for KB Stars in Korea in the 2012–13 season.

In February 2014, Kizer joined Good Angels Košice in Slovakia for the rest of the 2013-14 season. She played in 11 Extraliga games and helped the team win the championship.

Kizer played 24 games for Olympiacos Pireus during the 2016-17 season.

For the 2017–18 season, Kizer joined Shandong Six Stars of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She played 17 games for the team before returning to Turkey in February 2018, where she played three games for Fenerbahçe.

Kizer started the 2018–19 season with Shandong Six Stars, playing one game before joining CCC Polkowice in Poland in November 2018. He played 23 games for Polkowice.

For the 2020–21 season, Kizer joined Della Fiore Broni of the Italian Women's Basketball League. She played four games in October 2020 and then left the team.

Kizer played four games for the Çankaya University Sports Club to begin the 2021–22 season before joining Panathinaikos women's basketball team of the Greek women's basketball league in November 2021.

In 2023, Kizer played for Mexican team Rojas of the LNBPF. In 20 games, she averaged 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. She was released by Geelong on November 17, 2024.

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