Lesley Varner II (born April 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Jonava Hipocredit of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the TexasâÂÂRio Grande Valley Vaqueros.
Varner attended Cedar Hill High School. During his senior season, he guided the team to a 25âÂÂ7 record and 11th ranking in Texas. Varner committed to play college basketball at TexasâÂÂRio Grande Valley, turning down offers from ArkansasâÂÂPine Bluff, UC Riverside, and Milwaukee. He stated that he knew TexasâÂÂRio Grande Valley was a good fit after his visit, and he connected with coach Lew Hill.
After posting his first double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in an 85âÂÂ77 win against Chicago State, Varner was named WAC player of the week on January 24, 2017. Varner averaged 11.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game as a junior. On December 3, 2019, he scored 33 points and had 13 rebounds, both career-highs, while tying his career-high with five steals in a 90âÂÂ86 overtime win against Sam Houston State. As a senior, Varner averaged 15.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 43.3 percent from the field. He was named to the First Team All-WAC. Varner finished his career with 1,182 points, 16th highest in school history.
Varner signed his first professional contract with UBSC Graz of the Austrian Basketball Superliga on August 26, 2021.
On 21 January 2026, Varner signed with Jonava Hipocredit of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016âÂÂ17 | style="text-align:left;"| TexasâÂÂRio Grande Valley || 32 || 3 || 14.8 || .357 || .276 || .647 || 2.3 || .9 || .8 || .2 || 4.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017âÂÂ18 | style="text-align:left;"| TexasâÂÂRio Grande Valley || 33 || 5 || 16.9 || .374 || .269 || .714 || 3.2 || .6 || 1.0 || .3 || 5.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018âÂÂ19 | style="text-align:left;"| TexasâÂÂRio Grande Valley || 37 || 37 || 26.1 || .469 || .290 || .633 || 5.4 || 1.1 || 1.4 || .4 || 11.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019âÂÂ20 | style="text-align:left;"| TexasâÂÂRio Grande Valley || 30 || 30 || 28.0 || .433 || .406 || .871 || 6.0 || 1.7 || 1.5 || .3 || 15.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career || 132 || 75 || 21.5 || .426 || .322 || .736 || 4.2 || 1.1 || 1.2 || .3 || 8.9