Bradley 2021 commit- Malevy Leons

[Da Coach]

Marcellus Sommerville is correct. Marcellus had a terrific redshirt-freshman season in his only year at Southwest Illinois College in 2002-03.
He was an NJCAA Division I first-team All-American in 2003 after averaging 25.3 ppg and 9.5 rpg.
He also was named the Most Valuable Player for both NJCAA Region 24 and the Great Rivers Athletic Conference.

One other notable- Tyrone Cole Scott was a 2006-07 Preseason 1st team NJCAA All American, but despite a very good season at Tyler Community College (Texas) that year, he missed out on 1st team postseason honors.
He was a two-time selection for the NJCAA All-Region 14 second team.
His averages were:19.7 points per game as a freshman in 2005-06 and 16.2 points per game as a sophomore in 2006-07.

[PhiAlphaBoy]

TCS was one of the greater disappointments in Bradley history. So much potential, so little delivered.

[BRAVE82]

According to JucoRecruiting.com, Malevy Leons plays "primarily on the perimeter" so don't expect him to bang too much under the basket. We will need a healthy Ari Boya at C and Henry to log plenty of minutes at the 4 cleaning up the scraps inside. I think all five commits will get decent minutes next season.

[BRAVE82]

One looks for talent where you can find them. International kids have a better work ethic than American kids. American kids are pampered and feel they are entitled to playing time instead of working to get better. Not all American kids but a larger percentage than in the past. Coach Wardle likes kids that work at getting better

bradleyfan124... I agree with you completely. So true!

[BRAVE82]

Mineral Area (Malevy Leons) vs. Moberly. Region 16 Championship game...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95oJOkqsaXs

[Da Coach]

Mineral Area (Malevy Leons) vs. Moberly. Region 16 Championship game...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95oJOkqsaXs

Spoiler- Malevy Leons scored a team-high 17 points and had 10 rebounds in this game, close to his yearly averages. He was 4-7 from three, while the rest of his team was just 4-17. Mineral Area played terrific defense in this game, something you don't see often in junior college games. They held Moberly, who averaged nearly 90 points per game on the season, to just 56 points.
Box score- https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/20...?view=boxscore

Here is Mineral Area's 2020-21 schedule with links to all their box scores-
https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/20...0qq4kh5l2faag1

[Da Coach]

One more award for Malevy Leons, and this one is significant-
He has been named the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Two-Year College Player of the Year.
https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/stat...32625206775814
https://twitter.com/MACmbball/status...28588612800512




Info on NABC POY (Iowa's Luka Garza was the Division I NABC POY-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NABC_Player_of_the_Year

Here are the previous NABC Two-Year College Players of the Year-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NABC_P...er_of_the_Year

Here is the list of all NABC Players of the Year in every division of college (scroll to bottom to see Malevy Leons' name)-

https://www.nabc.com/awards/poy

[BUfan17]

One more award for Malevy Leons, and this one is significant-
He has been named the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Two-Year College Player of the Year.
https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/stat...32625206775814

https://twitter.com/MACmbball/status/1390328588612800512

Info on NABC POY (Iowa's Luka Garza was the Division I NABC POY-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NABC_Player_of_the_Year

Here are the previous NABC Two-Year College Players of the Year-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NABC_P...er_of_the_Year

Here is the list of all NABC Players of the Year (scroll to bottom to see Malevy leons' name)-
https://www.nabc.com/awards/poy

Wow! This is a huge award. This is looking like one of the biggest recruiting wins in a very long time for Bradley.

[bradleyfan124]

One more award for Malevy Leons, and this one is significant-
He has been named the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Two-Year College Player of the Year.
https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/stat...32625206775814

https://twitter.com/MACmbball/status/1390328588612800512

Info on NABC POY (Iowa's Luka Garza was the Division I NABC POY-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NABC_Player_of_the_Year

Here are the previous NABC Two-Year College Players of the Year-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NABC_P...er_of_the_Year

Here is the list of all NABC Players of the Year (scroll to bottom to see Malevy leons' name)-
https://www.nabc.com/awards/poy

They recruited the best player in JC. Absolutely amazing!!!!

[Go_Braves]

They recruited the best player in JC. Absolutely amazing!!!!

I totally agree. During last season I became completely deflated from the incident that occurred and the remaining team did their best. Recruiting news such as this is truly catching my eye and heightening my interest for this next season. Acquiring the Top JC Player of the Year is a true testament to Coach Wardle and his coaching staff. Very cool - Go Braves.

[LittleBrave]

This may end up being Wardle's biggest recruiting win thus far!!! Welcome to the Hilltop! Now let's get a 3 and D athletic wing.

Holy crap - what a great get...and to complement his Dutch teammate, Mast!

Very excited by the recent recruits - hope they don't let us down!
Possibly the best class in the Wardle era.

[Da Coach]

Here is one more top award for Malevy Leons- he sweeps all the Player of the Year awards-
Today, Malevy Leons was named the NJCAA Player of the Year for Division I junior colleges-

https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2020-21/releases/20210507h93j9i

https://twitter.com/NJCAABasketball/status/1390751653410840576

2020-21 Accomplishments

• NJCAA Midwest District Champion
• NABC Two-Year Player of the Year
• NJCAA Player of the Year
• NJCAA First Team All-American
• Region 16 Player of the Year

[patrick_o'brian]

Here is one more top award for Malevy Leons- he sweeps all the Player of the Year awards-
Today, Malevy Leons was named the NJCAA Player of the Year for Division I junior colleges-

https://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2020-21/releases/20210507h93j9i

https://twitter.com/NJCAABasketball/status/1390751653410840576

2020-21 Accomplishments

• NJCAA Midwest District Champion
• NABC Two-Year Player of the Year
• NJCAA Player of the Year
• NJCAA First Team All-American
• Region 16 Player of the Year

it seems every day he wins another National Player of the year award! This is a huge get for the staff! I can’t wrap my head around it! He’s a big time talent!

[PhiAlphaBoy]

it seems every day he wins another National Player of the year award! This is a huge get for the staff! I can’t wrap my head around it! He’s a big time talent!

Biggest pickup since Josh Cunningham.

[Tommy]

Biggest pickup since Josh Cunningham.

That's a good comparison. I would have loved to have seen what Wardle could have done with Cunningham. If the guy would have just stayed by the rim and stopped throwing up 3's, he woulda had 20 boards a game!