Malevy Leons

Malevy Leons
No. 14 – Bradley Braves
Position	Power forward
League	Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born	23 September 1999 (age 22); IJmuiden, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
College	Mineral Area College (2019–2021); Bradley (2021–present);
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2019	Apollo 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[]

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

External links[]

[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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