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Kiara Leslie

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Holly Springs, N.C.
High School:
Holly Springs

NC State Technician: Kiara Leslie brings experience to new-look women's basketball

Raleigh News & Observer: NC State women's basketball keeps rolling, thanks in large part to Kiara Leslie

Joined NC State after graduating from Maryland in the summer of 2017.

Graduate (2018-19): 10th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft (Washington Mystics) ... AP All-American Honorable Mention ... WBCA Coaches All-American Honorable Mention ... WBCA All-American Regional Finalist ... First Team All-ACC ... All-ACC Defensive Team ... Started all 34 games, averaging 33.4 minutes, 15.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game ... Scored 10+ points 31 times, 20+ points nine times, and 30+ points on two occasions ... Recorded 10 double-doubles ... Shot 197-of-474 (.416) from the field and 69-of-181 (.381) from three-point range ... Went 78-of-109 (.716) at the free-throw line ... Scored a season-high 31 points in a Jan. 6 win at Boston College ... Played a season-high 44 minutes in a Jan. 20 overtime win over Virginia Tech ... Shot 13-of-15 from the field in the win at Boston College ... Made a season-high six three-pointers in a Feb. 13 win at No. 16 Syracuse ... Collected a season-high 14 rebounds in a Nov. 18 win over Radford ... Recorded a season-high seven assists during a Dec. 15 win over Maine ... Swatted a season-high three blocks in a Jan. 13 win at Virginia ... Swiped a season-high five steals in a Nov. 11 win over Kent State ... Surpassed 1,000 career points (including her time at Maryland) in a win at Georgia Tech on Jan. 27.

Graduate (2017-18): ACC Academic Honor Roll ... All-ACC Academic Team ... Played in all 35 games for the Wolfpack, starting 27 … Averaged 30.3 minutes, 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game … Shot 164-396 (.414) from the field and 39-120 (.325) from three-point range … Scored 10+ points in a game on 26 occasions … Recorded four double-doubles throughout the season … Grabbed 10+ rebounds in a game on four occasions … Registered a team-high four games of 20+ points … Led the team in scoring or tied for the team lead 12 times … Scored a career and game-high 27 points in NC State’s Sweet 16 loss to No. 1 seed Mississippi State on March 23 … Scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in NC State’s NCAA Tournament second round win over No. 16 Maryland, her former school … Played the full 40 minutes during NC State’s final two games of the season … Went a perfect 8-8 from the field in the No. 15 win over UNC Asheville … Made a least one field goal in every single game of the season … Set a new career high with seven assists in the Feb. 22 win at Pittsburgh … Never scored fewer than four points in a single game … Earned a spot in the starting lineup for the Dec. 3 win over Tulane and never lost it throughout the remainder of the season.

2016-17 at Maryland: Did not play due to injury.

2015-16 at Maryland: Academic All-B1G ... Averaged 4.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 11.3 minutes per game ... Recorded a career high of 22 points on Dec. 20 in a 2015 game at Maryland-Eastern Shore and pulled down a career high of 13 rebounds in a contest at Illinois on Dec. 31.

2014-15 at Maryland: Averaged 3.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 10.4 minutes per game.

Prior to Maryland: Ranked as the No. 52 overall player and the No. 8 guard in the nation by ESPNW ... Named the NCBA District 5 Player of the Year as a junior and NCBA Second Team All-State while at Holly Springs High School ... Surpassed 1,000 career points in high school during her junior season.

Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Calvin Leslie ... Has four brothers: Michael, Janmar, Kevin, and C.J. ... Older brother C.J. Leslie played on the men’s basketball team at NC State from 2010-13, earning All-ACC honors on three occasions.