The Toronto Tempo of the WNBA have signed center Kayla Alexander of Milton, Ontario according to TSN on Thursday. Alexander becomes the second Canadian on the Tempo, as she is joined by point guard Kia Nurse of Hamilton, Ontario.
The Tempo are the fifth team in the WNBA that Alexander has played for. She has also played for the San Antonio Silver Stars for five seasons from 2013 to 2017, and one season each with the Indiana Fever (2018), Chicago Sky (2019), and Minnesota Lynx (2020).
In 203 WNBA career games, Alexander has scored 818 points and had 567 rebounds, 61 assists, 46 steals and 91 blocks. She has a field goal percentage of .508, and a free throw percentage of .763. Alexander never attempted a three-point shot.
Alexander’s best WNBA game came on August 1, 2017. She had 19 points in a 93-81 Silver Stars win over the New York Liberty. Since 2020, Alexander has played professionally in Belgium, France and Spain. She was the FIBA Europe SuperCup women most valuable player in 2022, the Coupe de France most valuable player in 2024, and the Liga Femenina Finals most valuable player in 2025.
The Tempo are struggling at this time. They are only in fifth place out of seven teams in the Eastern Conference. They are at nine wins and 12 losses.
