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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

15 Keyari Sleezer

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Medford, Ore.
  • High School South Medford HS

Biography

CAREER:  Appeared in 97 games over four seasons ... Made three starts ... Averaged 1.7 points and 1.4 rebounds in 8.6 minutes.

PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Appeared in 15 games and averaged 6.9 minutes per game … Brought down 23 rebounds … Scored 1.8 points per game … Named a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors.

PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Played in all 30 games and made one start as a junior ... Averaged 1.2 points and 0.7 rebounds in 6.8 minutes ... Had season highs of 11 points and 19 minutes vs. BYU (1/11) ... Had three rebounds on four occasions ... Notched three steals vs. Saint Mary's (2/22) ... Had two assists at BYU (2/15) ... An Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "silver" honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Played in all 30 games for the Waves in her sophomore season ... Averaged 2.5 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game ... Was second on the team with 27 blocks on the year ... 23 of her blocks came during WCC play, giving her the ninth-best conference season total in Pepperdine history ... Had a season-high 10 points against Pacific (3/2) ... Had a season-high seven rebounds against BYU (1/19) ... WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... An Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... Named a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "silver" honors.

PEPPERDINE 2015-16: Appeared in 22 games as a reserve for the Waves during her freshman season ... Scored 29 total points in 4.3 minutes per game ... Also posted 12 rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks ... Scored a season-high six points at Portland (2/4) ... Other season highs included three rebounds (vs. Santa Clara, 1/14) and three assists (at Alaska Anchorage, 11/24) ... Was a Pepperdine Scholar Athlete ... Earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll "silver" honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from South Medford (Ore.) High School ... Played four varsity seasons ... Named All-Conference first team as a junior and senior ... Earned All-State honorable mention and played for the Oregon All-Stars in the Oregon vs. Washington game as a senior ... Was named MVP of two of her team's three games in the state championships as a junior ... Averaged a career-best 17 points per game as a senior ... Team won an Oregon 6A state title in 2012 and was runner-up in 2013 and 2014 ... Team won a conference title all four years ... Was class valedictorian, ASB Treasurer, a Torch Honors Society Member and AP Scholar.

CLUB: Played for South Medford and Team Concept.

PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, Calif. ... Daughter of Lathrop and Kaydie Sleezer ... Has two younger siblings, Lathrop Jr. and Luther ... Comes from a long line of athletes ... Father, Lathrop, played football at College of the Sequoias; great grandfather, Norman, played professional football in the AFL; uncle, Sam, is a professional MMA fighter; uncle, Patrick, played professional beach volleyball and collegiately at Sonoma State; grandpa, Lathrop, was a professional boxer; and great uncle, Orlando, played professional soccer and for the Costa Rican National Team ... Majoring in business administration ... Chose Pepperdine because "I love the area, the academic prestige that will help me get into medical school, the high athletic level of competition and the women's basketball coaches."

FAVORITES: Favorites include Chris Paul (pro athlete), Oklahoma City Thunder (pro team), The Last Song (book), The Proposal (movie), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (TV show), pop (music), grilled cheese and soup (food) and tennis (sport besides basketball).

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

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    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2016-17Sophomore

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    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2017-18Junior

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    5'11"
    15
  • 15

    2018-19Senior

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    5'11"
    15