Paris Kea

Paris Kea
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 30)
Tarboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight
142 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolPage (Greensboro, North Carolina)
College
2019: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Drafted byIndiana Fever
Playing career
2019–present
Career history
2019Indiana Fever
2020New York Liberty
Career highlights
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (2018, 2019)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 United StatesTeam

Paris Yvonne Kea (born April 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected 25th in the 2019 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. She played college basketball at North Carolina.

Early life

Kea was born in Tarboro, North Carolina. She graduated from Walter Hines Page Senior High School in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2014.

College career

Vanderbilt (2014–2015)

Kea began her college career at Vanderbilt. As a Freshman she appeared in 31 games with 8 starts. After the season ended Kea announced that she would transfer to North Carolina.

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.

Professional career

The Indiana Fever selected Paris Kea with the 25th pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. After one season with the Fever playing mainly in a reserve role she was released on April 22, 2020.

On August 7, 2020, Kea signed with the New York Liberty. She missed the 2021 season due to injury. Kea was waived by the Liberty on April 27, 2022.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  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 1105.5.407.556.5000.50.50.10.22.6
2020 New York 11515.0.384.394.8752.01.50.60.36.9
Career 22510.2.390.429.7501.21.00.40.24.8

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References

  1. ↑ "Paris Yvonne Kea (USA) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ University, Vanderbilt. "2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ Press, Associated. "Guard Paris Kea transfers from Vandy to UNC". ESPN. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Doherty, Brennan. "Five takeaways from UNC women's basketball's first-round NCAA Tournament loss". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ Carolina, North. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster". North Carolina University. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris. "Paris Kea selected No. 25 overall by Indiana Fever in 2019 WNBA Draft". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ Kirpalani, Bela. "Indiana Fever Release Erica McCall and Paris Kea". FANSIDED. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ Luck, Quierra (August 8, 2020). "New York Liberty Sign Former Tar Heel Paris Kea". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Paris Kea". www.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "New York Liberty Waive Paris Kea". liberty.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Paris Kea WNBA Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 21, 2021.