Hornets Sign Leaky Black to Deal

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak announced on July 19 the team has signed forward Leaky Black to a two-way contract. Per team policy, the terms of the deal were not disclosed.

A native of Concord, N.C., Black appeared in a school-record 155 games (130 starts) in five seasons (2018-23) at the University of North Carolina, averaging 5.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 26.9 minutes per game for his career.

He was named to the ACC All-Defense team in his final two collegiate seasons. During his time in Chapel Hill, Black won an ACC regular-season championship in 2018-19 and helped the Tar Heels reach the 2021-22 NCAA Tournament championship game.

In three games with the Hornets between the California Classic and NBA2K24 Summer League, Leaky Black tallied 2.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game.