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Cayla King Season 2022-23

PositionG
Height6-0
ClassSenior
HometownGreensboro, N.C.
High SchoolNorthwest Guilford

King in the record books

  • Ranks second in career games played (154)
  • Ranks fifth in games started (121) 
  • Ranks third in 3-pointers made (293)
  • Ranks first in career assist/turnover ratio (1.8)

Career Honors

  • Owns the program record for 3FG in a game with nine (vs. Mount St. Mary's Nov. 7, 2022)
  • Three-time ACC All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)

2023-24 (Graduate)
Started all 33 games at shooting guard, averaging 7.1 points and 3.1 rebounds. She shot 31% for the season and made 68 3-point field goals. King scored in double figures eight times, scoring a season-best 21 points against Long Island with seven 3's. She recorded a career-high nine assists in the win over Clemson in a game that the Hokies were without the services of PG Georgia Amoore.

2022-23 (Senior)
Posted the fifth-best season in program history in made 3's with 80. Began the year with a program record nine in the Mount St. Mary's game. King posted 12 games in double figures and made five or more 3's five times. The Greensboro, N.C. native started all 36 games and averaged 8.3 points per game and helped the program lift the first ACC title ever in her hometown.

2021-22 (Junior)
Started 29 of 30 games played, averaged 7.0 points and 2.9 rebounds. Shot better than 39% on 3-point field goals, just behind teammate Georgia Amoore for the conference's second-best percentage. King scored in double figures five times with a season-high of 15 at George Mason. Tech went 5-0 in those games.

2020-21 (Sophomore)

  • Started 23 of 25 contests and averaged 8.7 points and 3.0 rebounds.
  • One of the best shooters in the league, she made 60 3-pointers while shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc.
  • Dropped 29 points and hit seven 3's in Tech's home win over Pitt on December 10, 2020.


2019-20 (Freshman)

  • Played in all 30 games averaging 2.9 points and 1.3 rebounds.
  • Scored a career-best nine points on 3-4 shooting beyond the arc in the win against Rice at the Coqui Classic in Puerto Rico.


High School (Northwest Guilford)

  • King was ranked 60th overall in her class by Prospect Nation. 
  • Two-time state champion at Northwest Guilford.
  • In her sophomore season she won HAECO MVP, was named to NC Basketball Coaches Association Second Team All-State, USA Today Second team All-State, Piedmont 4A All Conference team, Player of the Year. 
  • In her Junior season she was named Most Outstanding Player at the North Carolina State Championship game. 
  • Also, was a McDonald’s All-American Nominee and the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year and First Team member. She eclipsed 1,000 points in her career. 

Personal 

  • Born on Jan. 9, King is the daughter of Tom and Elda King. She has one brother, Ryan King. 
  • King earned a degree in human nutrition, foods and exercise in May of 2023. She is currently enrolled in curriculum and instruction courses.