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Jersey Number 4
Nastja Claessens
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Waregem, Belgium
JUNIOR (2025-26)
Played in 34 games with 33 starts... Logged 1021 minutes of action (30.0 mpg)... Second junior in program history to record a field goal percentage of 50.0 percent or better, a 3-point percentage of 35.0 percent or better and score 375 or more points.... Carded 406 points (11.9 ppg) on a .516 field goal percentage (159-308) including .356 from 3-point range (42-of-118)... Ninth junior in program history with 400 or more points and a field goal percentage of 50.0 percent or better... Tallied a .719 effort from the foul line (46-of-64)... Led K-State in scoring in eight games... Reached double figures in 22 games including three games with 20 or more points with a career-high 25 points against BYU on Feb. 7... Achieved nine games with a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better, which included a 3-point field goal made... Hauled in 167 rebounds (4.9 rpg)... Pulled in five or more rebounds in 15 games including a career-high 12 at Arizona State on Feb. 1... Dished out 51 assists (1.5 apg)... Pocketed 53 steals (1.6 spg)... Blocked 15 shots... Made collegiate debut against Omaha (11/3) and carded 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, six rebounds and two steals... Hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds and pocketed a career-best four steals to go with eight points and two assists at SMU (11/8)... Tallied first game with 20 or more points with 21 points on 9-of-18 shooting and added nine rebounds and two steals in 37 minutes at Green Bay (11/22)... Registered 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc against Columbia (11/27)... Carded 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting and three rebounds against North Carolina (11/28)... Notched 10 points and three rebounds against South Dakota State (11/29)... Tallied 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc, and pulled in five rebounds at Creighton (12/14)... Notched 14 points including a career-high 3-of-6 effort from beyond the arc against Cincinnati (12/31)... Recorded 14 points and eight rebounds at Houston (1/7)... Chipped in with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, four rebounds, three steals and a block against Utah (1/10)... Carded 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting and six rebounds against Houston (1/21)... Recorded first career double-double with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, a career-high 12 rebounds, career-high four assists and three steals in a career-high 38 minutes at Arizona State (2/1)... Established a new career-high with 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-6 from long distance, and added four rebounds, four assists and two steals against BYU (2/7)... Led the Wildcats with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting with six rebounds, two assists and two steals against Oklahoma State (2/10)... Carded 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting including 3-of-5 from long range with three assists and two steals at UCF (2/18)... Tallied 13 points, four rebounds and two steals against Kansas (2/21)... Notched 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including a career-high 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, eight rebounds and two assists against Cincinnati (3/4)... Carded 14 points, eight rebounds, a career-high four steals and two blocks against Texas Tech (3/5)... Registered 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals against Oklahoma State (3/6)... Notched 14 points and four rebounds against TCU (3/7)... Tallied 15 points, five rebounds and four steals against Georgia Tech (3/19).
NATIONAL TEAM
• Helped Belgium win the 2025 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket; saw action in six games and averaged 5.2 points on a .529 field goal percentage, including .429 from beyond the arc, 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists.
• Played in the 2025 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Qualifiers with the Belgian National Team; saw action in four games.
• Member of the 2024 Belgian National Team at the Paris Olympics and played in two games.
• Played in three games in the 2024 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament with the Belgian National Team.
• Registered seven games and averaged 17.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists in the 2024 FIBA U20 Women’s EuroBasket Division B.
• Played in four games and averaged 9.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the 2023 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Qualifiers.
• Played in the 2023 U20 Women’s European Championship and recorded 16.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists in six games.
• Took part in the 2022 FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship and notched 16.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in seven games.
CLUB
• In the 2025 Eurocup, played with IDK Euskotren in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto in Spain... Registered 10 games and carded 7.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists, including a high of 19 points, three rebounds and two assists against Proteas (11/27).
• In league action, she tallied 3.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists.
• In the 2024 Eurocup, played with Castors Braine and averaged 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in five games.
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Frederic Claessens and Irina Medvedeva.
• Mother, Irina, played basketball and was a member of the Belgian National Team.
Played in 34 games with 33 starts... Logged 1021 minutes of action (30.0 mpg)... Second junior in program history to record a field goal percentage of 50.0 percent or better, a 3-point percentage of 35.0 percent or better and score 375 or more points.... Carded 406 points (11.9 ppg) on a .516 field goal percentage (159-308) including .356 from 3-point range (42-of-118)... Ninth junior in program history with 400 or more points and a field goal percentage of 50.0 percent or better... Tallied a .719 effort from the foul line (46-of-64)... Led K-State in scoring in eight games... Reached double figures in 22 games including three games with 20 or more points with a career-high 25 points against BYU on Feb. 7... Achieved nine games with a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better, which included a 3-point field goal made... Hauled in 167 rebounds (4.9 rpg)... Pulled in five or more rebounds in 15 games including a career-high 12 at Arizona State on Feb. 1... Dished out 51 assists (1.5 apg)... Pocketed 53 steals (1.6 spg)... Blocked 15 shots... Made collegiate debut against Omaha (11/3) and carded 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, six rebounds and two steals... Hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds and pocketed a career-best four steals to go with eight points and two assists at SMU (11/8)... Tallied first game with 20 or more points with 21 points on 9-of-18 shooting and added nine rebounds and two steals in 37 minutes at Green Bay (11/22)... Registered 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc against Columbia (11/27)... Carded 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting and three rebounds against North Carolina (11/28)... Notched 10 points and three rebounds against South Dakota State (11/29)... Tallied 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc, and pulled in five rebounds at Creighton (12/14)... Notched 14 points including a career-high 3-of-6 effort from beyond the arc against Cincinnati (12/31)... Recorded 14 points and eight rebounds at Houston (1/7)... Chipped in with 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, four rebounds, three steals and a block against Utah (1/10)... Carded 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting and six rebounds against Houston (1/21)... Recorded first career double-double with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, a career-high 12 rebounds, career-high four assists and three steals in a career-high 38 minutes at Arizona State (2/1)... Established a new career-high with 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-6 from long distance, and added four rebounds, four assists and two steals against BYU (2/7)... Led the Wildcats with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting with six rebounds, two assists and two steals against Oklahoma State (2/10)... Carded 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting including 3-of-5 from long range with three assists and two steals at UCF (2/18)... Tallied 13 points, four rebounds and two steals against Kansas (2/21)... Notched 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including a career-high 5-of-7 from beyond the arc, eight rebounds and two assists against Cincinnati (3/4)... Carded 14 points, eight rebounds, a career-high four steals and two blocks against Texas Tech (3/5)... Registered 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals against Oklahoma State (3/6)... Notched 14 points and four rebounds against TCU (3/7)... Tallied 15 points, five rebounds and four steals against Georgia Tech (3/19).
NATIONAL TEAM
• Helped Belgium win the 2025 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket; saw action in six games and averaged 5.2 points on a .529 field goal percentage, including .429 from beyond the arc, 1.8 rebounds and 0.2 assists.
• Played in the 2025 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Qualifiers with the Belgian National Team; saw action in four games.
• Member of the 2024 Belgian National Team at the Paris Olympics and played in two games.
• Played in three games in the 2024 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament with the Belgian National Team.
• Registered seven games and averaged 17.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists in the 2024 FIBA U20 Women’s EuroBasket Division B.
• Played in four games and averaged 9.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the 2023 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Qualifiers.
• Played in the 2023 U20 Women’s European Championship and recorded 16.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists in six games.
• Took part in the 2022 FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship and notched 16.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in seven games.
CLUB
• In the 2025 Eurocup, played with IDK Euskotren in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto in Spain... Registered 10 games and carded 7.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists, including a high of 19 points, three rebounds and two assists against Proteas (11/27).
• In league action, she tallied 3.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists.
• In the 2024 Eurocup, played with Castors Braine and averaged 12.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in five games.
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Frederic Claessens and Irina Medvedeva.
• Mother, Irina, played basketball and was a member of the Belgian National Team.
K-State Women's Basketball | Coach Mittie Press Conference vs California
Monday, March 23
K-State Women's Basketball | Players Press Conference vs California
Monday, March 23
K-State Women's Basketball | Coach Mittie Postgame Press Conference vs Georgia Tech
Friday, March 20
K-State Women's Basketball | Sides & Claessens Postgame Press Conference vs Georgia Tech
Friday, March 20
