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| No. 22 – New York Liberty | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 7, 1996 Tarboro, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 142 lb (64 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Page Mendenhall middle school ( Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2019: 3rd round, 25th overall pick |
| Selected by the Indiana Fever | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Indiana Fever |
| 2020 | New York Liberty |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Paris Kea (born April 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously played for the Indiana Fever and New York Liberty. She was selected 25th in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. She played college basketball at North Carolina.
College career
Vanderbilt (2014–2015)
Kea began her college career at Vanderbilt. As a Freshman she appeared in 31 games with 8 starts. [1] After the season ended Kea announced that she would transfer to North Carolina. [2]
North Carolina (2015–2019)
Sat out due to NCAA transfer regulations.
In her first season with North Carolina, Kea led the team in points and assists.
Kea averaged 19.4 points per game which was good for third in the ACC. Kea also earned First Team All-ACC Honors.
First Team All ACC and WBCA All-America Honorable Mention. As the lone senior on the team Kea lead North Carolina to its first NCAA tournament appearance in her college career, they were defeated in the first round by California. [3] [4]
Professional career
The Indiana Fever selected Paris Kea with the 25th pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. [5] After one season with the Fever playing mainly in a reserve role she was released on April 22, 2020. [6]
On August 7, 2020, Kea signed with the New York Liberty. [7] She missed the 2021 season due to injury. [8] Kea was waived by the Liberty on April 27, 2022. [9]
WNBA career statistics
| 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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Indiana | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | .407 | .556 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | New York | 11 | 5 | 15.0 | .384 | .394 | .875 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| Career | 22 | 5 | 10.2 | .390 | .429 | .750 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.8 | |
Source: [10]
References
- ^ University, Vanderbilt. "2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Press, Associated. "Guard Paris Kea transfers from Vandy to UNC". ESPN. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Doherty, Brennan. "Five takeaways from UNC women's basketball's first-round NCAA Tournament loss". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Carolina, North. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". North Carolina University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris. "Paris Kea selected No. 25 overall by Indiana Fever in 2019 WNBA Draft". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Kirpalani, Bela. "Indiana Fever Release Erica McCall and Paris Kea". FANSIDED. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Luck, Quierra (August 8, 2020). "New York Liberty Sign Former Tar Heel Paris Kea". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Paris Kea". www.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "New York Liberty Waive Paris Kea". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "Paris Kea WNBA Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2021.