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Lexi Held

Alexa Held is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the PEAC-Pécs of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. She played college basketball at DePaul.

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Lexi Held
Held with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025
No. 12 – Phoenix Mercury
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1999-12-28) December 28, 1999
Burlington, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight138 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High schoolCooper (Union, Kentucky)
CollegeDePaul (2018–2022)
WNBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–presentPEAC-Pécs
2025Phoenix Mercury
2026Toronto Tempo
2026–presentPhoenix Mercury
Career highlights
  • First-team All-Big East (2021)
  • Big East All-Freshman Team (2019)
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Alexa Held (born December 28, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the PEAC-Pécs of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. She played college basketball at DePaul.

High school career

Held attended Cooper High School in Union, Kentucky. She finished her high school career with 2,430 points, 604 rebounds, 341 steals, 315 assists and 97 blocks.1

College career

During the 2018–19 season, in her freshman year, she appeared in 32 games, and averaged 15.3 minutes per game. During the 2019–20 season, in her sophomore year, she started 32 games, and averaged 27.3 minutes per game. She scored in double figures 25 times with 20 or more points nine times. She ranked second in the Big East in three-pointers.1 During the championship game of the 2020 Big East tournament against Marquette, she scored a career-high 31 points, to help DePaul win the tournament, and was subsequently named tournament MVP.2

During the 2020–21 season, in her junior year, she led the Big East in steals, steals per game and three-point attempts and was second in three-pointers per game. During the 2021–22 season, in her senior year, she averaged 12.7 points, 5.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game. She ranked second in the Big East in steals, third in assists, assists per game and three-point percentage.1

Professional career

On April 13, 2022, Held signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky.3 She then played overseas in Australia, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Sweden.4 On March 5, 2025, she signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury.5 On May 15, 2025, she was named to the Mercury's final roster for the 2025 WNBA season.6 During her rookie season she averaged 5.3 points, 1.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.7 steals in 14.7 minutes per game. She also posted a six-game stretch of 82 combined points, making her the first Mercury rookie to score at least 80 points in six games since Brittney Griner in 2013.7

On April 3, 2026, Held was drafted tenth overall by the Toronto Tempo in the 2026 WNBA expansion draft.8 On May 28, 2026, she was waived by the Tempo. Prior to being waived she appeared in eight games, and scored nine points while averaging 7.5 minutes per game.9 On June 1, 2026, she signed with the Phoenix Mercury.10

Personal life

Held was born to German American parents Jerome and Monica Held, and has one sister, Hannah Henderson.1

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  TO  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high  *  Led Division I  °  Led the league  ‡  WNBA record

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through the 2025 season

WNBA regular season statistics11
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2025 Phoenix 32 0 14.7 .378 .308 .818 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 5.3
Career 1 year, 1 team 32 0 14.7 .378 .308 .818 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.9 5.3

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2025 Phoenix 2 0 6.0 .500 .500 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5
Career 1 year, 1 team 2 0 6.0 .500 .500 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5
References

References

  1. "Lexi Held". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  2. "DePaul Wins Third-Straight Big East Title". bigeast.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  3. "Chicago Sky Adds Two Players Ahead of Training Camp". Chicago Sky. April 13, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  4. "DePaul Alumna Lexi Held Opens 2025 WNBA Season with Phoenix Saturday". depaulbluedemons.com. May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  5. "Phoenix Mercury Sign Four Players to Training Camp Contracts". Phoenix Mercury. March 5, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  6. "Cooper grad Held makes WNBA roster". linknky.com. May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  7. "Mercury sign guard Lexi Held". WNBA.com. June 1, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  8. Maloney, Jack (April 3, 2026). "WNBA expansion draft results: Toronto Tempo, Portland Fire select initial rosters ahead of 2026 season". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  9. "Tempo sign guard Tima Pouye, waive Lexi Held". Sportsnet.ca. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  10. Drake, Tyler (June 1, 2026). "Phoenix Mercury bringing back guard Lexi Held". arizonasports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  11. "Lexi Held Career Statistics". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2025.