Leila Yandle
Leila Yandle
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Akiem Bailum | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Yandle had one of the more notable transfers of the offseason when she decided to trade her St. James colors for the green and gold of Myrtle Beach. The young Field Force product is heading to a Seahawks team that will return to the 4A classification after a pair of season in the 5A Division 2 ranks in an all-Horry County region. She competed in all 24 games last season for the Sharks and averaged 14.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. Yandle was one of two from the class of 2029 on last season’s St. James team and becomes part of a Myrtle Beach team that last season put together a double-digit winning campaign for the first time since 2019-20.
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Yandle made one of the more notable portal moves during the offseason as she substituted her St. James uniform for the green and gold of Myrtle Beach. The Seahawks spent the last couple of seasons playing in an all-Horry County region in the 5A (Division 2) ranks and are returning to 4A play starting with the 2026-27 season. Yandle’s AAU career includes a stint with Twelve Time and, most recently, with Field Force. She reached the 500-point plateau last season and looks to continue the positive fortunes for a Myrtle Beach team that went from three wins two seasons ago to 11 in 2025-26. Yandle, who first played at the varsity level in middle school, averaged 14.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game last season for the Sharks.
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Palmetto State high school hoops fans will get used to seeing Yandle in a new uniform as she is bringing her many basketball skills to 4A Myrtle Beach. The Field Force standout is one opposing teams have to game plan for when she has the ball behind the 3-point line as she is very accurate from distance. She first played at the varsity level as an eighth grader and has also displayed plenty of positive development on the defensive end of the floor. Yandle was at St. James last season and averaged 14.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per matchup in her freshman campaign with the Sharks.
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Yandle competed her first two seasons at the high school varsity level with St. James – including her eighth-grade season. Her time as a Shark may have come to a close but her time as a Seahawk is now beginning – a Myrtle Beach Seahawk that is. Yandle has had a travel career that has included stints with Twelve Time and, currently, with Field Force. She competed in all 24 matchups last season at St. James and averaged 14.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. Myrtle Beach is moving back to 4A after a pair of seasons playing up in the 5A Division 2 ranks.
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