Adja Kane
French basketball player (born 2005)
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Adja Kane (born 30 March 2005) is a French professional basketball player for Landerneau Bretagne Basket of the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB).
| No. 17 – Landerneau Bretagne Basket | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | LFB | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 March 2005 Orléans, France | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| WNBA draft | 2025: 3rd round, 38th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023–present | Landerneau Bretagne Basket | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Playing career
On 14 June 2023, Kane signed with Landerneau Bretagne Basket of the LFB.[1] During the 2023–24 season, in her first season with the club, she averaged 4.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. On 21 May 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with Landerneau.[2] During the 2024–25 season, she averaged 4.9 points and 4.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.2 blocs per game. She ranked third in the league in blocked shots.[3] During the 2025–26 season, she averaged 6.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in 19 regular-season games.[4]
On 14 April 2025, Kane was drafted in the third round, 38th overall, by the New York Liberty in the 2025 WNBA draft.[5][6] On 3 April 2026, she was drafted 17th overall by the Toronto Tempo in the 2026 WNBA expansion draft.[7]
National team career
Kane made her international debut for France at the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup. During the tournament she averaged 4.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game and won a bronze medal.[8]
She represented France at the 2024 FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket where she averaged 5.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game and won a gold medal.[9]