C. J. Leslie

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C. J. Leslie
CJ Leslie Knicks Summer League 2013.jpg
Leslie with the Knicks during the 2013 NBA Summer League
Personal information
Born (1991-06-25) June 25, 1991 (age 32)
Holly Springs, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Word of God Christian Academy
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
College NC State (2010–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–2021
Position Power forward
Career history
2013–2014 Erie BayHawks
2014 Idaho Stampede
2014 Anyang KGC
2015 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2015 Mets de Guaynabo
2015 Hapoel Eilat
2016 Petrolina AEK Larnaca
2016–2017 Raptors 905
2017 Byblos Club
2017–2018 Antalya BSB
2018–2019 Texas Legends
2020 Al-Hilal
2020–2021 Al-Nasr
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Calvin "C. J." Leslie (born June 25, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for North Carolina State.

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High school career

Leslie attended Word of God Christian Academy for three years where he played with John Wall for two of those three. In his senior year, he was selected to participate in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic. [1]

College career

Leslie signed with North Carolina State out of high school. As a freshman at North Carolina State, Leslie was second on the team in points per game averaging 11.0 points, also leading the Wolfpack in rebounding averaging 7.2 rebounds per game. [1] At the end of the season, Leslie was named to the ACC All-Freshmen Team. During his sophomore season he led the team in scoring averaging 14.7 points per game. Also Leslie was one of only three ACC players to place in the top ten in scoring, field goal percentage, and rebounding. Due to his play all season he garnered an All-ACC Second Team selection. [1] During his junior season, Leslie again led the Wolfpack in scoring, averaging 15.1 points per game, which was seventh in the conference. He also added 7.4 rebounds per game, which was tied for eighth in the conference. [2] After the season Leslie was selected to the All-ACC Third Team. [3] In 2011–12 and 2012–13, Leslie helped the Wolfpack to back to back NCAA tournament appearances, the first time the school had done so since the 2005–06 season. [4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Leslie signed a partially guaranteed contract with the New York Knicks on July 8, 2013 [5] and played for them at the Las Vegas Summer League. He was later waived by the Knicks on October 25 after appearing in five preseason games. [6]

On October 31, 2013, Leslie was acquired by the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. [7] On February 26, 2014, he was traded to the Idaho Stampede. [8]

In July 2014, Leslie was acquired by Anyang KGC in the 2014 KBL draft. He played 18 games for the club before departing in late November. In January 2015, he joined GlobalPort Batang Pier for the 2015 Commissioner's Cup. [9] In four games for GlobalPort, he averaged 29.3 points and 14.3 rebounds per game.

On February 14, 2015, Leslie signed with Puerto Rican team Mets de Guaynabo. [10]

In July 2015, Leslie joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [11] On August 12, 2015, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli League. [12]

On January 21, 2016, Leslie signed with Cypriot team Petrolina AEK Larnaca.

On October 30, 2016, Leslie was acquired by Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League. [13]

On May 1, 2019, Leslie was drafted in the 2nd round of the Big3 draft by Bivouac. [14]

On March 1, 2020, Leslie was reported to have signed with Al-Hilal. [15] On November 1, he signed with Al-Nasr. [16]

Personal life

Leslie’s younger sister Kiara is also a professional basketball player.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. ↑ "NC State Basketball" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lananna, Michael (March 11, 2013). "All-ACC basketball teams announced". DailyTarheel.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "NCAA basketball tournament History". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Knicks sign Hardaway Jr., Leslie". ESPN.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Knicks waive Ike Diogu, C.J. Leslie, Josh Powell, Jeremy Tyler, Chris Douglas-Roberts". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ BayHawks Start Building Roster
  8. ↑ "Stampede trade for CJ Leslie, Scott Machado". NBA.com . Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ "CJ Leslie determined to prove his worth as Globalport import in Commissioner's Cup". Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ "CJ Leslie moves to Mets de Guaynabo". Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ Get To Know: Kings Summer League Team
  12. ↑ "CJ Leslie signs with Hapoel Eilat". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ "TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AND SCHEDULE". NBA.com. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "BIG3 Basketball League 2019 Draft Results and Full Team Rosters". bleacherreport.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  15. ↑ Madwar, Ahmad (March 1, 2020). "Al Hilal signs C.J. Leslie". asia-basket.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  16. ↑ Madwar, Ahmad (November 1, 2020). "Al Nasr inks C.J. Leslie". Asiabasket. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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