 Mestdagh with Washington Mystics in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 Ypres, Belgium |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Colorado State (2008–2012) |
| WNBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2012–13 | CD Zamarat |
| 2013–14 | Walloon 3 Team |
| 2014–15 | BC Castors Braine |
| 2015–17 | Flammes Carolo Basket |
| 2017 | Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi |
| 2017–18 | Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto |
| 2018–19 | Çukurova Basketbol |
| 2019–20 | Flammes Carolo Basket |
| 2019 | Washington Mystics |
| 2020–23 | Familia Schio |
| 2025 | Rhodigium |
| 2025– | Familia Schio |
| Career highlights | |
| |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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Kim Mestdagh (born 12 March 1990) is a Belgian basketball player for Italian side PF Schio of the Lega Basket Femminile and formerly for the Belgian national team.[1] She is the daughter of Philip Mestdagh and the elder sister of Hanne Mestdagh.
Mestdagh played U.S. college basketball at Colorado State University from 2008 to 2012, finishing her career fourth on the Rams' all-time scoring list.[2]
She played on the Belgian teams which won the bronze medal at EuroBasket Women 2017 and finished in fourth place at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[3] She is openly lesbian.[4] Mestdagh is married to Giorgia Sottana and they have a daughter together.[5]
In 2023, she retired from basketball. After the birth of her daughter, she resumed her career in Italy in 2025, aged 34.[6]
WNBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Mestdagh won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019† | Washington | 15 | 0 | 4.7 | .389 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 15 | 0 | 4.7 | .389 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019† | Washington | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Colorado State statistics
Source[7]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Colorado State | 31 | 231 | 39.8% | 32.1% | 48.0% | 3.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| 2009-10 | Colorado State | 30 | 489 | 41.7% | 37.1% | 81.0% | 5.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 16.3 |
| 2010-11 | Colorado State | 30 | 513 | 43.6% | 38.0% | 87.6% | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 17.1 |
| 2011-12 | Colorado State | 30 | 443 | 39.7% | 32.7% | 83.5% | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 14.8 |
| Career | 121 | 1676 | 41.4% | 139.9% | 192.9% | 33.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 13.9 |
Honours and awards
Team
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- Belgian League: 2013–14, 2014–15[8]
- Belgian Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Italian Cup: 2020–21, 2021–22[10]
- Italian Supercup: 2021, 2022
- Italian League: 2021–22, 2022–23
Individual
- Mountain West Conference First Team: 2012[12]
- Belgian Top Division Women 1 MVP: 2014–15[8]
References
- ^ "FIBA profile". archive.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State Rams. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018. See p. 72, "Next Level Rams", and p. 73, "CSU Career Records".
- ^ "Kim MESTDAGH at the FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Meet The 13 Gay Women Basketball Players of the Tokyo Summer Olympics". Autostraddle. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Kim Mestdagh en echtgenote Giorgia Sottana verwelkomen Ellis
- ^ "Kim Mestdagh (34) maakt na geboorte van dochter comeback bij Italiaanse tweedeklasser". Sporza (in Dutch). 21 January 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Castors Braine - Palmarès". castorsbraine.be (in French). 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Washington Mystics Playoff Results". champsorchumps.us. 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Palmares". familabasket.it (in Italian). 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Belgian Cats Ploeg van het Jaar, Emma Meesseman Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). basketballbelgium.be. 15 December 2025.
- ^ "CSU's Mestdagh, Martin, Heimstra receive all-conference honors". csurams.com. 5 March 2012.
External links
- Career statistics from WNBA.com · Basketball Reference
- Kim Mestdagh at FIBA (archive)
- Kim Mestdagh at Eurobasket.com
- Kim Mestdagh international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Kim Mestdagh at Colorado State
- Kim Mestdagh at Olympedia
- Kim Mestdagh at Olympics.com
- Kim Mestdagh at Team Belgium (in Dutch and French)
