Lexi Held
Number12
PositionGuard
Height5 ft
Height in9
Weight lbs138
LeagueWNBA
TeamPhoenix Mercury
Birth dateDecember 28, 1999 (age 26)
Birth placeBurlington, Kentucky, U.S.
High schoolCooper (Union, Kentucky)
CollegeDePaul (2018–2022)
Draft year2022
Draft leagueWNBA
Career start2024
Years 12024–present
Team 1PEAC-Pécs
Team 2Phoenix Mercury
Team 3Toronto Tempo
Years 4–present
Team 4Phoenix Mercury
Highlights
  • First-team All-Big East (2021)
  • Big East All-Freshman Team (2019)

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
  GPGames 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

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025 | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 32 || 0 || 14.7 || .378 || .308 || .818 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 0.9 || 5.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| 1 year, 1 team | 32 || 0 || 14.7 || .378 || .308 || .818 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 0.9 || 5.3

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025 | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 2 || 0 || 6.0 || .500 || .500 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| 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. ^ "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 (3 April 2026). "WNBA expansion draft results: Toronto Tempo, Portland Fire select initial rosters ahead of 2026 season". CBS Sports. Retrieved 3 April 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.