The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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NOVEMBER 2018 ■ 89 BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2018-19 CAREER STATISTICS Year GP PPG RPG APG 2015-16* 31 11.0 7.3 1.4 2016-17* 31 17.2 8.6 2.5 * at Charlotte ■ Kayla Jones 25 • Forward • 6-1 Sophomore • Jamesville, N.C. Career Highlights: Played in 15 games during her rookie season … Had a ca- reer-high three points and matched a personal-best four boards in a win over UNC … Made the ACC Aca- demic Honor Roll … Rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 20 forward in the country by ESPNW Hoop- Gurlz … Selected MVP of the East/West All-Star Game in July following her high school graduation … Named all-state by USA Today after averaging 24.0 points, 11.9 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior … Was a two-time conference player of the year. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP PPG RPG APG 2017-18 15 0.6 1.5 0.1 ■ Aislinn Konig 1 • Guard • 5-9 Junior • Surrey, British Columbia Career Highlights: Made 33 starts and played in 35 contests last season … Set a school-record with 91 made and 267 attempted three-pointers in a sea - son … Made a three in 33 straight games to end the year … Made six three- pointers and scored 20 points in a win over Wake Forest … Played in 19 games as a freshman, missing two months with a foot injury … Was the ACC Rookie of the Week after averaging 20.0 points and making 10 of 14 three-pointers in wins over North Carolina Central and Tulane … Scored a career-high 26 points and had six threes against North Carolina Central … Helped the Canadian U19 team take third at the 2017 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup by averaging 10.7 points in seven games and scoring 32 points while making 10 threes against Latvia … Tabbed as a five-star prospect, and the No. 9 guard and No. 38 overall prospect in the class of 2016 by ESPNW HoopGurlz … Named the British Columbia Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … Once scored 56 points — 32 in the first quarter alone — while tallying 14 three-point field goals in a high school game … Played on the Canadian National Team in the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Women's Championship in Chile. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP PPG RPG APG 2016-17 19 7.1 1.5 1.2 2017-18 35 10.3 2.4 3.1 ■ Kiara Leslie 11 • Guard • 6-0 5th-Year Senior • Holly Springs, N.C. Career Highlights: In her debut season at NC State, played in all 35 games and started 27 … Scored in double-digits in 26 con - tests, including four times with at least 20 points, and had four double-doubles, including 21 points and 11 boards in a second round win over Maryland, her former team, in the NCAA Tournament … Had a career-high 27 points in the Sweet 16 loss to No. 1-seeded Mississippi State … Made the ACC Aca - demic Honor Roll … Spent three years at Maryland before heading to NC State as a graduate transfer … The younger sister of former NC State All-ACC basketball performer C.J. Leslie … Missed the 2016-17 season with an injury … Started seven games as a sophomore … Scored 22 points against Maryland Eastern Shore as a sophomore and also had a personal-best 13 rebounds versus Illinois that year … Was Academic All-Big Ten in 2016 … Played in 35 of Maryland's 37 games her fresh - man year while helping the Terps reach the Final Four … Considered the No. 8 guard and No. 52 overall player nationally in the 2014 class by ESPNW HoopGurlz … Was named the District Player of the Year as a junior at Holly Springs High School. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP PPG RPG APG 2014-15* 35 3.6 2.7 0.5 2015-16* 32 4.4 3.0 1.0 2017-18 35 12.7 5.9 1.7 * at Maryland ■ Esra McGoldrick 13 • Forward • 6-2 Freshman • Christchurch, New Zealand Career Highlights: Was rated as the No. 11 inter- national player in the 2018 class by Prospects Nation … Signed with NC State in April … Has five siblings … Picked the Wolfpack over Georgetown and TCU. ■ Jada Rice 31 • Forward • 6-4 Freshman • Suwanee, Ga. Career Highlights: Ranked as the No. 12 post player and No. 57 overall pros- pect in the 2018 class by Prospects Nation … Listed by ESPN as the No. 19 for- ward in the country … As a senior, averaged 6.9 points, 7 . 2 re b o u n d s a n d 2 . 2 blocked shots in 26 games for a squad that went 25-3 and reached the quarterfi - nals of the Class AAAAAAA state tournament before losing to the eventual cham- pion … Helped her team make the state semifinals as a junior and finish with a 25-5 record … Was first-team all-region that year. ■ DD Rogers 21 • Forward • 6-1 Senior • Charlotte Career Highlights: Started once and played in 32 games as a junior (missed two contests with an in - jury) … Tied her career- high with 12 rebounds at Clemson … Twice scored a season-high seven points … Made the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Saw action in 31 of 32 games and av - eraged 10.4 minutes per contest as a sophomore … Earned her first two ca - reer starts … Had a career- high nine points against Charleston … Led NC State in rebounding on four occasions … Played in 30 of 31 contests as a freshman, averaging 10.9 minutes per game … Ended the season as the Pack's most accurate shooter, making 38 of 68 attempts (55.9 percent) … Scored in double figures twice … Led the team or tied for the lead in rebounding five times … Averaged 10.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as a senior at My - ers Park High School en route to earning first-team all-state honor and, a team state championship (29-1 record) … Listed as a four-star recruit, and the No. 12 forward and No. 63 overall player in the class of 2015 by ESPNW HoopGurlz … During her junior season, averaged 16.0 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.7 blocks per game en route to earning Associated Press All-State honors and a spot on the All-Charlotte Observer Team … Junior team also won a state champi - onship … Daughter of former Wake Forest star and NBA player Rodney Rogers. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP PPG RPG BPG 2015-16 30 3.1 3.2 0.5 2016-17 31 1.9 3.0 0.4 2017-18 32 2.2 3.2 0.2 ■ Katie Wadsworth 40 • Guard • 5-6 Junior • Raleigh Career Highlights: Walk-on joined the team last No- vember and played in 11 games … First career field goal was a three-pointer at Clemson … Also made a three against Boston College … Made ACC Aca- demic Honor Roll … Played high school basketball at Broughton High and av- eraged 12.8 points per game over her final two seasons. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP PPG RPG APG 2017-18 11 0.5 0.1 0.1