Personal information | |
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Born | Holly Springs, North Carolina, U.S. | December 6, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Holly Springs (Holly Springs, North Carolina) |
College | |
WNBA draft | 2019: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
Selected by the Washington Mystics | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
2019–2021 | Washington Mystics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kiara Leslie (born December 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Leslie played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack. After a successful college career at NC State, she was drafted by the Mystics with the 10th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. [1] [2]
Leslie's brother C. J. is also a professional basketball player.
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2020 | Washington | 19 | 10 | 21.8 | .352 | .362 | .923 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
2021 | Washington | 9 | 0 | 9.6 | .333 | .286 | .875 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 28 | 10 | 17.9 | .348 | .352 | .905 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2020 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
Source [3]
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 |
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2014–15 | Maryland | 35 | 125 | 40.7% | 20.0% | 63.6% | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
2015–16 | Maryland | 32 | 141 | 40.8% | 38.5% | 71.4% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
2016–17 | NC State | Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules | |||||||||
2017–18 | NC State | 35 | 445 | 41.4% | 32.5% | 71.6% | 5.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
2018–19 | NC State | 34 | 541 | 41.6% | 38.1% | 71.6% | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 15.9 |
Career | 136 | 1252 | 41.3% | 35.2% | 70.6% | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 9.2 |
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