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]

Kiara Leslie
Personal information
Born (1995-12-06) December 6, 1995 (age 29)
Holly Springs, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolHolly Springs
(Holly Springs, North Carolina)
College
WNBA draft2019: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2019–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
20192021Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Leslie's brother C. J. is also a professional basketball player.

WNBA career statistics

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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

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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

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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

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Source[3]

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  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

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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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