Colorado University Athletics
Introducing Kennedy Leonard, Buffs Basketball Class of '15
Kennedy Leonard, Class of 2015
5-8, Guard, Southlake, Texas - Carroll HS
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Career
1,730 Points (12.9 ppg)
794 Rebounds (5.9 rpg)
921 Assists (School Record) (7.0 apg)
475 Steals (3.5 spg)
179 Blocks (1.2 bpg)
2-Time All-State
2-Time District MVP
4-Time All-District
4 District & Region Titles
108-26 Record (46-2 in District)
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Kennedy Leonard led Carroll High School to a 26-7 record and undefeated District 7-6A season (12-0) by averaging 17.2 points, 7.5 assists, 6.4 rebounds and 3.7 steals per game as a senior.
She was named the District MVP for the second straight season and claimed her fourth consecutive All-District First Team honor. Leonard was also named the 2015 Dallas Fort-Worth Star-Telegram Super Team Player of the Year.
Leonard holds the Carroll school record for assists with 921 and is also in the top three in scoring, rebounds and steals for the Lady Dragons. A two-time team captain, she is a 2015 McDonald's All-American nominee and was invited to play in the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-Start Game.
GÇ£We are so thrilled to have Kennedy on board,GÇ¥ said Colorado head coach Linda Lappe as Leonard signed with the Buffaloes last November. GÇ£She is a smooth, quick and fast point guard who sees the floor as good as anybody in the nation. ?Her ability to get the ball to the right player at the right time is unmatched and her unselfishness makes her very fun to play with and to watch.GÇ¥?
Leonard is a four-time?Dallas Morning News?All-Area first team performer and also a two-time member of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and?Morning News?All-State teams. She is ranked as the 40th best player in the nation, and the ninth best point guard, byProspectsNation.com.
Leonard played club ball with the Cy Fair Nike Elites, compiling a 40-2 record as the starting point guard and helping that program to a No. 1 ranking and the Nike National Championship in 2013.