Kadri-Ann Lass (born 24 November 1996)[1] is an Estonian women's basketball guard and forward.

Kadri-Ann Lass
Personal information
Born (1996-11-24) November 24, 1996 (age 27)
NationalityEstonian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolAudentes Sports Gymnasium
(Tallinn, Estonia)
CollegeDuquesne (2015–2019)
WNBA draft2019: undrafted
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career highlights and awards
Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team (2018)

Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team (2016)

Duquesne Hall of Fame (2024)
Medals
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Estonia
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team

After playing D1 Basketball at Duquesne University for 4 years, where she earned a degree in environmental science, Lass played professionally for 4 years in Poland, Hungary and Spain. Lass has represented Estonia for many years in both 5x5 and 3x3 women's basketball.


Career

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College career

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Lass started studying at Duquesne University and playing for their basketball team in NCAA Division I in 2015.[2] In her freshman season, she set a program record by being named the A-10 Rookie of the Week seven times, besting Korie Hlede. Although the favorite to be named 2016 Rookie of the Year, she was ousted by Dayton's Lauren Cannatelli. However, she was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team.[3] Following the 2017–18 season, Lass was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team after leading the league and all NCAA juniors in blocks with 90.[4] On Jan. 25, 2018, she became the program's all-time leader in blocked shots with 282.[5]

She was recently inducted into Duquesne University's Hall of Fame, along with her teammates from the 2015-2016 women's basketball team. [6]


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Duquesne statistics

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Source[7]

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  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015-16 Duquesne 34 381 45.1% 35.0% 68.8% 5.9 1.6 0.5 1.9 11.2
2016-17 Duquesne 34 270 38.9% 36.1% 60.6% 4.5 1.7 0.6 1.5 7.9
2017-18 Duquesne 33 359 44.7% 41.5% 66.7% 6.5 1.8 0.7 2.9 10.9
2018-19 Duquesne 32 348 43.2% 25.8% 71.7% 5.8 1.2 0.6 2.2 10.9
Career 133 1358 43.2% 34.5% 67.7% 5.6 1.6 0.6 2.1 10.2

International career

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Lass played for the Estonia national basketball team in U16 and U18 age groups,[8] and also appeared in several international competitions with the national 3x3 team including 3x3 World Championships, 3x3 U18 World Championships and 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[9] Her debut for Estonia women's national basketball team came in 2015.[10]

In 2019, Lass won a silver medal with the Estonia national 3x3 team at the 2019 European Games. Named Best Forward by Eurobasket.com

In August 2019, Lass joined Wisla Krakow, starting her professional career in Europe. [11] In 2019 she played with the Wisła Can-Pack Kraków.[12] From 2020 - 2021, she played in Hungary for UNI Gyor,[13] as a power forward.

After Hungary, Lass turned her eyes to Spain, where she played for two consecutive seasons. From August 2021 until May 2022, she played for CB Bembibre [14] and from August 2022 until January 2023, she played for IDK Euskotren, in San Sebastian. [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Kadri-Ann LASS - Olympic Basketball - Estonia". olympic.org. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Kadri-Ann Lass läheb NCAA-sse põhitegijaks". bsbc.ee (in Estonian). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2018-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Awesome Threesome Named A-10 All-Conference". goduquesne.com. August 23, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Streak is Over". Duquesne University Athletics.
  6. ^ https://goduquesne.com/news/2023/12/14/general-duquesne-unveils-latest-athletics-hall-of-fame-class.aspx
  7. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  8. ^ "FIBA profile". archive.fiba.com.
  9. ^ "Kadri-Ann Lass". play.fiba3x3.com.
  10. ^ "Kadri Ann Lass profile, EuroBasket Women 2015". FIBA.COM.
  11. ^ https://kpzkosz.com/liga/3/sezon/22/zawodnicy/p/74698/kadri-ann-lass.html
  12. ^ Semiskar, Siim (12 July 2019). "Eesti koondise liider hakkab mängima Poola kõrgliigaklubis". korvpall24.ee (in Estonian).
  13. ^ https://news.err.ee/1608082996/kadri-ann-lass-and-uni-gyor-notch-first-eurocup-win-of-the-season
  14. ^ http://www.cbbembibre.com/player/kadri-ann-lass/
  15. ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/eurocupwomen/22-23/team/IDK-Euskotren
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