Lisa Leslie

How tall is Lisa Leslie?

Lisa Leslie is commonly listed at 6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Lisa Leslie’s 6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm) is very tall for a US woman: more than 95 in 100 US women are shorter.

Lisa Leslie is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.4 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Lisa Leslie: 6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Lisa Leslie is taller than the average US man by 8 in (20.5 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Lisa Leslie is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.4 cm).Lisa Leslie is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.4 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Lisa Leslie: 6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Lisa Leslie is taller than the average US man by 8 in (20.5 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Lisa Leslie is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 1.5 in (34.4 cm).

Lisa Leslie beside others

Lisa Leslie is in the middle of the 158 basketball players we have heights for: Suleiman Ali Nashnush (8 ft 0.5 in) stands 1 ft 7.5 in (49.4 cm) taller and Muggsy Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is 1 ft 2 in (35.6 cm) shorter.

  • Cameron Brink: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) shorter than Lisa Leslie.
  • Cheryl Miller: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm), 2 in (4.6 cm) shorter than Lisa Leslie.
  • Margo Dydek: 7 ft 2 in (218 cm), 9 in (22.4 cm) taller than Lisa Leslie.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

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MLA“Lisa Leslie Height: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/lisa-leslie.
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Lisa Leslie, 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)