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Position | Power forward |
League | Missouri Valley Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | IJmuiden, Netherlands | 23 September 1999
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Career information | |
College |
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Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2019 | Apollo Amsterdam |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Malevy Leons (born 23 September 1999) is a Dutch college basketball player for the Bradley Braves of the Missouri Valley Conference.
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.
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.
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).
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
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