Malevy Leons

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Malevy Leons
No. 14Bradley Braves
Position Power forward
League Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24)
IJmuiden, Netherlands
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
College
Playing career2017–present
Career history
20172019 Apollo Amsterdam
Career highlights and awards

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

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He was born and raised in IJmuiden by Iwan and Monique Leons, 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
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Apollo Amsterdam 16011.8.431.059.7922.30.50.90.34.0
2018–19 Apollo Amsterdam351518.7.405.292.6494.00.50.60.35.9

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20Mineral Area College32313.6.613.300.8776.61.91.72.113.1
2020–21Mineral Area College25248.0.564.293.7239.53.11.12.018.7

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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.