Lexi Held
.jpg) Held with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025 | |
| No. 12 – Phoenix Mercury | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 28, 1999 Burlington, Kentucky, U.S. |
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Listed weight | 138 lb (63 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cooper (Union, Kentucky) |
| College | DePaul (2018–2022) |
| 2022: undrafted | |
Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | PEAC-Pécs |
| 2025 | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2026 | Toronto Tempo |
| 2026–present | Phoenix Mercury |
| Career highlights | |
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| 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.
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. 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.
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.
Professional career
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On April 13, 2022, Held signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky. She then played overseas in Australia, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Sweden. On March 5, 2025, she signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury. On May 15, 2025, she was named to the Mercury's final roster for the 2025 WNBA season. 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.
On April 3, 2026, Held was drafted tenth overall by the Toronto Tempo in the 2026 WNBA expansion draft. 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. On June 1, 2026, she signed with the Phoenix Mercury.
Personal life
Held was born to German American parents Jerome and Monica Held, and has one sister, Hannah Henderson.
Career statistics
| 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
| 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
| 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
- 1 2 3 4 "Lexi Held". depaulbluedemons.com. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ "DePaul Wins Third-Straight Big East Title". bigeast.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Chicago Sky Adds Two Players Ahead of Training Camp". Chicago Sky. April 13, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ "DePaul Alumna Lexi Held Opens 2025 WNBA Season with Phoenix Saturday". depaulbluedemons.com. May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Phoenix Mercury Sign Four Players to Training Camp Contracts". Phoenix Mercury. March 5, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Cooper grad Held makes WNBA roster". linknky.com. May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Mercury sign guard Lexi Held". WNBA.com. June 1, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Tempo sign guard Tima Pouye, waive Lexi Held". Sportsnet.ca. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ Drake, Tyler (June 1, 2026). "Phoenix Mercury bringing back guard Lexi Held". arizonasports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Lexi Held Career Statistics". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2025.