Malevy Leons

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Malevy Leons
No. 14 – Bradley Braves
PositionPower forward
LeagueMissouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 22)
IJmuiden, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
College
Playing career2017–present
Career history
20172019Apollo Amsterdam
Career highlights and awards
  • NABC Junior College Player of the Year (2021)

Malevy Leons (born 23 September 1999) is a Dutch college basketball player for the Bradley Braves of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Born in IJmuiden, he played professionally for Apollo Amsterdam in the Netherlands to start his career. He moved to the United States to play for Mineral Area College where he was the NABC Junior College Player of the Year in his sophomore season.

Early career[]

Leons played in the youth academy of Apollo Amsterdam. He made his debut for the senior team in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) during the 2017–18 season.[1] In the following season, Leons became a permanent member of the team and started in 15 games, contributing 5.9 points and 4 rebounds per game for Apollo.

College career[]

In 2020, Leons moved to the United States to play for the Mineral Area College. He helped the team claim a 20–0 record while winning the Midwest District championship. He led the team with 18.7 points and 9.5 rebounds, while also adding 2 blocks and 3.1 assists per game. Leons was named the Junior College Player of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).[2]

Starting from the 2021–22 season, Leons plays for the Bradley Braves in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Source: [3]

DBL[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Apollo Amsterdam 16 0 11.8 .431 .059 .792 2.3 0.5 0.9 0.3 4.0
2018–19 Apollo Amsterdam 35 15 18.7 .405 .292 .649 4.0 0.5 0.6 0.3 5.9

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Mineral Area College 32 31 3.6 .613 .300 .877 6.6 1.9 1.7 2.1 13.1
2020–21 Mineral Area College 25 24 8.0 .564 .293 .723 9.5 3.1 1.1 2.0 18.7

References[]

  1. ^ "Basketballer Malevy Leons uit IJmuiden valt in Amerika in de prijzen [video]". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Bradley Commit Malevy Leons Named Player of the Year". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Malevy Leons Player Profile, Bradley, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

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