| Leaky Black | |
| Position: | Small forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 6 |
| Weight Lbs: | 209 |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Concord, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| College: | North Carolina (2018–2023) |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Career Start: | 2023 |
| Team1: | Charlotte Hornets |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Team2: | →Greensboro Swarm |
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Rechon Malik "Leaky" Black (born June 14, 1999) is an American basketball player who last played for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Black, raised in Concord, North Carolina, committed to coach Roy Williams and North Carolina as a high school sophomore.[1] After a shortened freshman campaign due to an ankle injury, Black entered the starting lineup in his sophomore season for the Tar Heels.[2]
As a senior, Black became one of the top defensive players in the ACC, earning conference all-defensive team honors at the close of the regular season.[3] Black was a part of a Tar Heel starting lineup that each averaged big minutes and led the eighth-seeded Tar Heels to an unexpected Final Four berth in the 2022 NCAA tournament. In the semifinal against rival Duke, Black held Duke freshman AJ Griffin to 1–7 shooting for 6 points to help secure the win.[4] [5]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Black signed a two-way contract with the Charlotte Hornets on July 19, 2023.[6] However, he was waived on August 1, 2024.[7]
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte| 26 || 3 || 10.9 || .481 || .450 || .667 || 1.8 || .9 || .3 || .4 || 2.7|-|- class="sort bottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 26 || 3 || 10.9 || .481 || .450 || .667 || 1.8 || .9 || .3 || .4 || 2.7
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 23 || 0 || 10.3 || .469 || .417 || .857 || 2.1 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 2.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 32 || 31 || 29.7 || .359 || .254 || .696 || 5.0 || 2.6 || 1.3 || .8 || 6.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 29 || 27 || 27.6 || .367 || .222 || .692 || 4.9 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .3 || 5.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 38 || 38 || 29.7 || .466 || .333 || .868 || 4.3 || 2.7 || .9 || .7 || 4.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina| 33 || 33 || 32.1 || .411 || .326 || .702 || 4.8 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .8 || 7.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career|| 155 || 129 || 26.9 || .401 || .296 || .735 || 4.7 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .6 || 5.5
Black has been open about his struggles with anxiety and his coping strategies that have helped him control it.[2] He earned his nickname, which comes from his middle name "Malik", from his grandmother.[8]