Lexi Held will get another shot at trying to live out an WNBA dream. The former Cooper High star recently got a training camp contract for the Phoenix Mercury.
Held is currently playing in Hungary for PEAC-Pecs where she’s averaging 16.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.1 steals through 19 games. The 5-foot-10 guard played collegiately at DePaul, where she helped lead them to three Big East championships and was an All-Big East first team member in 2021.
At Cooper, Held scored over 2,400 points and posted 28.3 points per game in her senior season. She was named KABC 9th Region Player of the Year and named to several All-Region and All-Conference teams.
Phoenix gets their WNBA season underway on May 17. Held was one of four that got training camp invites, according to a release from the Mercury.
