2018/19 Senior Tribute
RICHARD LEAK
When we recruited this guard from Massachusetts, I described him as a "pass-first, make-his-teammates-better point guard." What we saw was what we got.
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#2 PG Richard Leak - Lafayette - Senior
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Height: 6-0
Weight: 196
High School: Ludlow Senior High School
Hometown: Ludlow, MA
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 17 32 24 44 84 78 43 34 27 38 25 33 79 42 61 86
2017: 16 31 23 40 74 68 38 31 25 34 21 31 78 41 61 79
2016: 15 30 22 37 66 60 35 30 24 32 19 30 77 40 60 69
2015: 15 29 22 36 61 55 34 29 23 31 18 29 77 39 59 59
2014: 15 27 22 34 53 47 32 27 21 29 16 27 74 33 56 25
Potential: D D D C B A C D D C D C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 66
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2015 19 0 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.33 0.0 0.0 0.2
2016 34 0 14.4 3.4 0.3 1.9 1.6 1.1 1.43 0.4 0.1 1.4
2017 36 35 27.4 4.7 0.9 3.2 3.8 1.6 2.34 0.6 0.1 2.5
2018 38 38 31.1 5.7 1.1 3.6 5.7 1.7 3.39 0.9 0.1 2.6
Career 127 73 21.2 4.1 0.6 2.5 3.2 1.3 3.39 0.6 0.1 1.9
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2015 0.3 0.3 .833 0.2 0.3 .667 0.1 0.2 .667 2.67 -0.32
2016 1.2 2.9 .429 0.4 1.0 .429 0.5 1.5 .340 1.18 2.26
2017 1.5 4.7 .327 1.3 2.3 .556 0.4 2.2 .167 1.00 7.17
2018 1.8 5.3 .348 1.2 2.1 .582 0.8 2.9 .277 1.08 13.84
Career 1.4 3.7 .364 0.9 1.6 .547 0.5 1.9 .259 1.09 6.73
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2015 19 0 38 16 1 3 4 3 0 0 3
2016 34 0 490 116 10 64 53 37 13 3 49
2017 36 35 988 168 31 114 138 59 21 4 90
2018 38 38 1181 217 40 138 217 64 36 5 99
Career 127 73 2697 517 82 319 412 163 70 12 241
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2015 5 6 4 6 2 3 -6
2016 42 98 15 35 17 50 77
2017 55 168 45 81 13 78 258
2018 70 201 46 79 31 112 526
Career 172 473 110 201 63 243 855
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 16 3 9 13 3 2 5 5 11 6 7 3 6
Career 16 4 9 13 4 2 5 5 11 6 8 3 7
Awards & Acheivements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 2
2014 High School: Rated * and #968 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2018 1st Team All-Conference (Patriot League)
I must repeat to myself: "A one-star recruit can be a very useful player if he fits our system well."
Richard Leak's career proved this statement to be true.
He learned the art of guard play from
Hubert Song and
Joe Lien making regular cameo appearances and contributing more significantly as a sophomore. When his turn came to take the controls of the Lafayette offense, he was ready to do so with a remarkably steady hand. Look at the way his assist-to-turnover ratio climbed throughout his career! He ranked 15th in this category this season.
Richard holds every meaningful Lafayette record related to the assist: most in a career (412); most in a season (218, in 2018/19); most in a game (13, on 2/27/19). He ranked 21st in the nation, and first in the Patriot League, with 5.7 per game...
nearly twice as many as any other player in the conference. He's now the gold standard for pure point guard play at Lafayette.
Nobody who knows Richard is surprised that he'd like to become a teacher and coach. He's accepted a position as a middle school math teacher in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he'll assist with the basketball and football teams.
Thanks for the memories, Richard.