Paris Kea

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: Austin Mariasy

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Photo by: UNC Athletic Communications

Paris Kea saves the ball from going out of bounds.

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Greensboro, N.C.
High School:
Page/Vanderbilt

CAREER NOTES
Second all-time at UNC in career scoring average with 18.0 points per game • Ranks 17th in school history with 1,637 career points in only three seasons in Chapel Hill, the seventh most points ever scored in a three-year span in program history • Only the fourth UNC player to score 1,000 points in first two seasons • 10th in career FT percentage (.770) and 3FG percentage (.348) • Scored in double figures in 82 of 91 games with the Tar Heels • One of 11 UNC players to earn multiple first team All-ACC honors • Seven career 30-point games are the second most in program • Majored in psychology • Picked 25th overall (third round) in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever

REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON 2018-19
WBCA All-America Honorable Mention • First Team All-ACC for a second-straight season • ACC Tournament second-team selection • Preseason All-ACC • Preseason third team All-America (Street & Smith’s) • Nancy Lieberman Watch List • Wooden Award Watch List • Naismith Award Watch List • Wade Trophy Watch List • Senior CLASS Award List • ACC Player of the Week (1/28) • espnW National Player of the Week (1/28), Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (1/29), USBWA National Player of the Week (1/29) • Averaged 17.3 points, 3.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game • Shot a career-high 78.9 percent (86-of-109) from the foul line • Became the fourth Division I player in the last 20 years to have a 30-point, 10-assist game against a ranked opponent when UNC took down No. 1 Notre Dame, 78-73, on Jan. 27, 2019 • Scored season-high 32 points in the 64-51 road win at previously unbeaten No. 7 NC State on Feb. 3, 2019 • Averaged 23.0 points in two ACC Tournament games, including 27 points against top seed and eventual champion Notre Dame in the quarterfinals.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON 2017-18
First Team All-ACC • Preseason All-ACC • Averaged 19.4 points per game, the 10th highest figure in school history • Led the ACC with four games scoring 30 or more points • ACC ranks: 2nd in minutes (37.4), 3rd in scoring (19.4), 3rd in assists (4.8), 4th in 3FG shooting (.405), 4th in steals (2.1), fifth in 20-point games (14), 7th in field goals made (221) and 9th in assist/turnover ratio (1.5) • Only ACC player to score 30 points and have 10 assists in a game during 2017-18 season (31 points and career-high 11 assists against South Alabama) • Scored career-high 36 points in victory over Duke • Averaged 27.5 points in two ACC Tournament games, scoring 28 and 27 points, respectively against Boston College and NC State • Scored 33 points in win over Washington and 31 points against Miami.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON 2016-17
Had a breakthrough performance in first season with North Carolina • Averaged a team-leading 17.2 points and 4.1 assists per game • Was an even better against the ACC, averaging 18.8 ppg • Named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 30 • Started all 31 games • ACC ranks: 1st in minutes played (36.2), 4th in field goals made (221), fifth in scoring (17.2), 5th in 20-point scoring games (13), 8th in assists (4.1), 8th in steals (2.2), 9th in field goal percentage (48.8), 10th in points scored (534) and 15th in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) • Scored a season-high 32 points against Minnesota, making 14 field goals in the game (most in a single game in ACC in 2016-17) • Scored in double figures 27 times and was UNC’s leading scorer in 11 games • Had nine points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Virginia, falling just short of the first triple-double in program history • Averaged 21.5 points in the final 13 games of the season.

SOPHOMORE SEASON 2015-16
Due to NCAA transfer regulations, sat out the 2015-16 season after transferring from Vanderbilt University.

FRESHMAN SEASON AT VANDERBILT 2014-15
Played in all in 31 games for Vanderbilt in the 2014-15 season, making eight starts • Averaged 6.9 points per game and dished out a team-high 94 assists (3.0 per game) • Scored a season-high 18 points in the regular-season finale at No. 6 Tennessee • Despite being a guard, Kea ranked second on the team with 12 blocked shots.

PREP/PERSONAL
Member of the 2014 USA U18 National Team that posted a 5-0 record and won the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship gold medal • Compiled 19 points, 17 assists and 11 rebounds in five games • Graduated from Page High School as the all-time scoring leader in program history • Three-time AP All-State selection • McDonald’s All-America nominee after averaging 24.2 points and 7.1 rebounds as a senior • Four-star prospect according to ESPN • Ranked No. 24 overall in her class, and No. 9 at her position by Prospects Nation • Daughter of Willie and Swanee Kea • Has a younger brother Jermani Kea.