Kiara Leslie

Kiara Leslie
Personal information
Born	December 6, 1995 (age 28); Holly Springs, North Carolina, U.S.
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	Maryland (2014–2017); NC State (2017–2019);
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
	WNBA champion (2019); First-team All-ACC (2019); ACC All-Defensive Team (2019);
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
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

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

Maryland and NC State statistics

Source^[3]

Legend
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
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

References

^ "Kiara Leslie – 2018–19 – Women's Basketball". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
^ "Kiara Leslie". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

External links

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[1] "Kiara Leslie – 2018–19 – Women's Basketball". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

[2] "Kiara Leslie". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-05-23.

[3] "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.

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v t 2019 WNBA draft
First round	Jackie Young Asia Durr Teaira McCowan Katie Lou Samuelson Arike Ogunbowale Napheesa Collier Kalani Brown Alanna Smith Kristine Anigwe Kiara Leslie Brianna Turner Ezi Magbegor
Second round	Sophie Cunningham Han Xu Chloe Jackson Jessica Shepard Megan Gustafson Natisha Hiedeman Marina Mabrey Cierra Dillard Bridget Carleton Kennedy Burke Maite Cazorla Anriel Howard