UC Santa Barbara
2017-2018
2018 First Team All-Big West
Leland King II had 23 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in the Mar. 3 regular season finale against Cal Poly...Hit 9-of-14 field goals overall and 3-for-4 from three-point range...Has now made 7-of-9 shots from outside the three-point arc in the last three games, 77.8%...Has 13 assists in the last three games, 4.3 per game...His 315 total rebounds are the fourth most in school history...Has scored in double-figures 25 times and 20 or more 12 times...Averaging 15.9 points and 10.5 rebounds per game and is the only player in the Big West averaging a double-double...Grabbed 10 or more rebounds 17 times, all in the last 25 games...Had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on Mar. 1 vs. LBSU...He made just 3-of-10 field goals overall, but hit 2-of-3 from three-point range...It was King’s 15th double-double of the season, the most by a UCSB player since Alan Williams had 18 in 2012-13 and 2013-14...All of his double-doubles have come in the last 23 games... At one point he had five straight double-doubles, the longest streak by a Gaucho since 1989-90...Rebounded from a pair of tough games with one of his best on Feb. 24 at CSUN...Against the Matadors, he made 11-of-15 field goal attempts, including 2-for-2 from three-point range, to tie his season-high with 25 points...Also added 12 rebounds and tied his season-high with five assists...Had struggled on the offensive end in the two games prior to CSUN...On Feb. 22 at UC Irvine he was 1-for-8 from the field, 0-for-1 from three-point range and finished with five points...In the Feb. 17 game against UC Davis as he made just 2-of-13 shots, including 0-for-4 from three-point range, finishing with season lows of four points and five rebounds...Had 20 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in the Feb. 15 win at Long Beach State......Had 19 points, 15 rebounds and a pair of steals in the Feb. 8 win at UC Davis...Made 6-of-11 shots overall against the Aggies, including 2-for-5 from three-point territory, and all five of his free throws...Was named Big West Player of the Week after his performances on Feb. 1 vs. Hawai’i and Feb. 3 vs. CSUN...Tied his season-high with 25 points and set a new career-high with 17 rebounds in the home win over CSUN...Made 10-of-18 field goal attempts, including 1-for-3 from three-point range, in 32 minutes vs. the Matadors...In the win over Hawai’i, King had 21 points, grabbed six rebounds, had two assists and a pair of steals...Made 9-of-14 field goals, including his only three-point attempt against the Rainbow Warriors...Prior to the Feb. 1 game against Hawai’i, King struggled on Jan. 27 at UC Riverside as he made just 1-of-11 from the field, a three-pointer, and finished with six points...King did have a game-high 12 rebounds, along with two assists and one steal...He had 13 points and 14 rebounds in the Jan. 25 win at Fullerton...Scored nine of his 13 points in the decisive second half against the Titans...The Irvine game ended a streak of 15 straight double-figure scoring efforts and a streak of 11 straight games with at least one three-point basket...Had a game-high 22 points and 13 rebounds in the Jan. 6 win over UC Riverside...Tied his career-high with four three-point baskets against the Highlanders...Had 12 points and 15 rebounds on Jan. 4 at Cal Poly....King is third on the team with 50 three-point basket...Has hit two or more three-pointers 16 times and canned a season-high four on Dec. 9 at Montana State, as well as Jan. 6 vs. UCR...Scored a season-high 25 points for the first time on Dec. 9 at Montana State...Made 10-of-17 field goals overall and 4-of-5 from three-point range against the Montana State...Had his first double-double of the yeear with 15 points and 13 rebounds in the Nov. 24 win over Prairie View...Was named to the Progressive Legends Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.5 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 61.9% from the field overall and 71.4% from three-point range in wins over Pepperdine and Montana...Scored 20 points and had five rebounds on Nov. 21 against Montana...Scored a team-leading 22 points to go along with eight rebounds, two assists and a steal on Nov. 15 at Pitt...King was outstanding on Nov. 11 against North Dakota State, his regular season debut for UCSB...Narrowly missed a double-double as he went for 23 points and nine rebounds in the win over the Bison...Made 7-of-13 field goal attempts overall and 3-of-5 from three-point territory...The graduate transfer from Nevada has played 29 or more minutes in 23 of 25 games...Was the first player in school history to begin his career with two consecutive 20-point games.
Nevada
Leland King graduated from Nevada in the spring and will be available immediately to play for the Gauchos...Played in 30 games and made two starts for a Wolf Pack team that won the Mountain West and advanced to the NCAA Tournament...Averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game...Had season-highs of 13 points and 12 rebounds against San Jose State...Added 12 points against Bradley...Also had a nine-point game against UNLV and several games with eight points...Made six three-point baskets on the season.
Brown University
Prior to his one season at Nevada, King played two seasons at Brown University in Providence, R.I....In two seasons played in 46 games and earned 20 starts for the Bears...Averaged 14.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 25.5 minutes and shot 47.1 percent from the field in 17 games with 14 starts as a sophomore...As a sophomore, he scored 10 or more ponts 13 times with a season-high 25 points coming in back-to-back games at Holy Cross and Indiana State...As a freshman King averaged 9.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and shot 45.4 percent from the field in 29 games with six being starts...Scored in double-figures 12 times with a season-high 27 coming against Harvard as a freshman.
High School
Four-year letterwinner at Brentwood High School (Calif.)...Senior year was team captain and team MVP...First-team All-Alpha League honors his junior and season seasons...Following his senior year was named the Alpha League MVP and was a first-team all-state selection.
Personal
Graduated with his degree in business from Nevada...Son of Robin King and Leland King…Has a sister, Bianca, and two brothers, Latham and Le’Marree…Enjoys movies, go-karting, hanging out with friends and video games.
