Biography
Prior to Little Rock: Spent two seasons at Temple College where she was the 2021-22 NTJCAC Freshman of the Year and a first team all-conference selection while earning 2022-23 honorable mention all-conference honors … Started in 38 of her 42 games played … Averaged 11.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.6 blocks per game … Totaled 501 points, 351 rebounds (99 offensive, 252 defensive), 79 assists, 133 steals and 109 blocks over her two years … Shot 34.5% (182-for-528) from the field and 67.5% (131 of 194) from the free throw line … Tallied 14 double-doubles … Coached by Amber Taylor at Temple College.
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2022-23 (Sophomore at Temple College): An honorable mention all-conference selection that started in all 14 of the games she played in … Averaged 11.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 4.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game … Totaled 165 points, 124 rebounds, 33 assists, 57 steals and 32 points on the year … Shot 30.2% (54-for-179) from the field and 68.3% (56 of 82) from the charity stripe … Barely missed a triple-double at Weatherford College (2/4) when she scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and recorded nine steals … Posted five double-doubles on the year while reaching double figures in nine of her 14 games … Scored a season-high 20 points against Tyler JC (12/30) … Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds on four separate occasions with career-highs of nine steals, six assists and five blocks.
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2021-22 (Freshman at Temple College): The NTJCAC’s Freshman of the Year and a first team all-conference selection … Played in 28 games, starting in 24 … Averaged 12.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game … Totaled 336 points, 227 rebounds (74 offensive, 153 defensive), 46 assists, 76 steals and 77 blocks on the year … Shot 36.7% (128-for-349) from the field and 67% (75 of 112) from the free throw line … Tallied nine double-doubles while reaching double figures on 15 occasions, surpassing the 20-point mark in four games … Scored a junior college career-high 29 points against Cisco (1/19) … Grabbed a junior college career-high 14 rebounds on three separate occasions while recording season-highs of five assists against McLennan (1/17), six steals on three separate occasions and a career-high eight blocks at Southwestern Christian (1/12).
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2020-21 (Freshman at Master’s University): Did not play due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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High School: Graduated from Victoria East High School in 2020 … Received All-Region honors her senior year … Named MVP and received All-Area Team honors by The Victoria Advocate … Averaged 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists, four steals and one block per game in her senior season … Coached by her mother, Yulonda Wimbish-North.
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Personal: Leilani Wimbish-Gay … Daughter of Yulonda Wimbish-North and George North … Has four sisters, one (Imani Wimbish-Gay) is older while two (Giani Wimbish-Gay and Kiani North) are younger … Older sister, Imani, played basketball for Stillman College and at Blinn JC before that … Sister, Giani, plays for Hill Junior College.