Tyson Leitao

32 Tyson Leitao

Height:

6-8
Weight:

230
Hometown:

Chicago, Ill.
Position:

F
Year:

Sr.
High School:

Whitney M. Young HS
Major:

Sport Management
Twitter:

@TysonLeitao
Instagram:

@TysonLeitao
NIL:

https://nil.inflcr.com/tyson-leitao

gp

31
pts/g

14.4
fg %

46.6
3pt %

34.2
ft %

73.0
reb/g

11.0
a/g

1.4

Bio

Honors and Awards

2025 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll with perfect 4.0 GPA.
2024-25 Second-Team All-Sunshine State Conference.
Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week (12/23/2024).
Member of Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society.

As a Senior

Played in 31 games, starting all 31 in 2024-25 season.
Concluded Spartan career with 1,178 career points.
Averaged 28.5 minutes per game.
Led the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game (433 total points).
Shot 46.1% from the field (146-317) and 34.2% from three-point range (13-38).
Led the team in rebounding with 11.1 rebounds per game (333 total).
Recorded 1.3 assists per game (40 total).
Tallied 31 steals and 28 blocks.
Scored a season-high 29 points vs. Florida Southern (1/29/2025).
Recorded 23 points and 16 rebounds vs. Lynn (2/01/2025).
Had 21 points and 14 rebounds vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (2/22/2025).
Grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds vs. Barry (1/22/2025).

As a Junior

Played in all 28 games, starting 27.
Team leader in rebounds with 293.
First Spartan in over a decade to record 100 offensive rebounds.
Second on team in points per game with 13.0 per game.
Set new career high in points with 29 versus Lynn (12/30).

As a Sophomore

Played in 24 games, and started in all 24.
His 30.4 minutes per game and 732 total minutes ranked him third on the team.
Ranked first on the team with 9.1 rebounds per game and 219 total.
Career-high in points with 22 on 10-of-17 shots against Florida Southern (2/11).
Matched career high in rebounds with 14 against Saint Leo (1/4) and 14 against Embry-Riddle (1/21), assists with 5 against Embry-Riddle (1/21), and blocks with 3 at Florida Southern (2/11).
Recorded 5 or more rebounds in 24-of-24 games played.
First on the team with 52 offensive rebounds.

As a Freshman

Played in 25 games, and started in all 25.
His 26.3 minutes per game and 657 total minutes ranked him fourth on the team.
Ranked third on the team with 5 rebounds per game and 125 total.
His 0.7 blocks per game and 17 total ranked him second on the team.
Season-high in: points with 13 on 5-of-8 shots in a road win at Saint Leo (1/5), rebounds with 11 against No. 7 Embry-Riddle (12/8), assists with 3 in a victory against Rollins (1/12), and blocks with 3 in a road win at Palm Beach Atlantic (2/26).
Recorded a rebound in 24-of-25 games played.
5 or more rebounds in thirteen games.
Second on the team with 47 offensive rebounds.

High School

Attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School where he played for head coach Tyrone Slaughter.
Also played club basketball on the Illinois Stars where he played for head coach Troy Johnson.

Personal

Volunteered with Breakthrough Community Services.
Sport management major.
Son of David and Joyce Leitao.
Two siblings, David and Reese.
Birthdate: 11/8/2002.

Career Highs

NCAA Career Statistics

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	31	20
Games started	31	20
Minutes	886	593
Minutes per game	28.6	29.6
FG	152-326	99-222
FG Pct	46.6	44.6
3PT	13-38	8-25
3PT Pct	34.2	32.0
FT	130-178	108-143
FT Pct	73.0	75.5
Off rebounds	126	70
Def rebounds	214	145
Total rebounds	340	215
Rebounds per game	11.0	10.8
Personal fouls	85	51
Disqualifications	2	1
Assists	43	30
Turnovers	52	34
Assist to turnover ratio	0.8	0.9
Steals	31	20
Blocks	30	18
Points	447	314
Points per game	14.4	15.7
Points per 40.0 min	20.2	21.2

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 19	at Florida Tech	W, 95-83
Feb 22	at Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 64-60
Feb 26	Barry	W, 97-62
Mar 4	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 90-73
Mar 6	at #2 Nova Southeastern	L, 104-80
Mar 15	vs. Alabama-Huntsville	L, 99-88

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 8	at Allen	W, 75-64	1	21	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	4
Nov 9	at Benedict	W, 100-79	1	29	7-10	70.0	1-1	100.0	3-8	37.5	18
Nov 16	Claflin	W, 96-76	1	21	2-5	40.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	4
Nov 25	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 127-74	1	20	8-11	72.7	0-1	0.0	6-6	100.0	22
Nov 29	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 109-60	1	15	6-8	75.0	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	14
Nov 30	Minnesota Crookston	W, 103-96	1	40	4-10	40.0	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	11
Dec 3	#22 Florida Southern	L, 82-81	1	34	8-16	50.0	2-2	100.0	3-5	60.0	21
Dec 7	at Saint Leo	W, 90-87	1	27	5-13	38.5	0-0	-	7-7	100.0	17
Dec 14	Lynn	L, 91-69	1	20	1-7	14.3	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	4
Dec 20	Roberts Wesleyan	W, 90-67	1	28	7-11	63.6	0-0	-	5-5	100.0	19
Dec 21	Flagler	W, 78-70	1	32	4-13	30.8	1-3	33.3	0-1	0.0	9
Jan 1	at #1 Nova Southeastern	L, 114-88	1	29	6-7	85.7	0-0	-	2-3	66.7	14
Jan 4	Rollins	W, 99-92	1	28	3-6	50.0	0-1	0.0	5-6	83.3	11
Jan 8	at Eckerd	L, 66-64	1	32	4-10	40.0	0-0	-	6-7	85.7	14
Jan 11	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	L, 96-89	1	41	7-16	43.8	1-3	33.3	7-8	87.5	22
Jan 15	Florida Tech	W, 100-66	1	28	7-13	53.8	1-3	33.3	2-3	66.7	17
Jan 18	#23 Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 97-88	1	21	4-8	50.0	2-2	100.0	6-6	100.0	16
Jan 22	at Barry	W, 101-96	1	28	5-8	62.5	0-1	0.0	9-14	64.3	19
Jan 25	Saint Leo	W, 95-86	1	25	2-13	15.4	0-4	0.0	1-2	50.0	5
Jan 29	at #19 Florida Southern	L, 129-125	1	39	8-15	53.3	0-1	0.0	13-18	72.2	29
Feb 1	at Lynn	L, 84-69	1	32	9-17	52.9	0-0	-	5-9	55.6	23
Feb 5	#3 Nova Southeastern	L, 100-66	1	27	4-6	66.7	0-0	-	4-7	57.1	12
Feb 8	at Rollins	L, 95-78	1	25	3-10	30.0	0-1	0.0	9-12	75.0	15
Feb 12	Eckerd	W, 85-69	1	34	6-12	50.0	0-2	0.0	4-4	100.0	16
Feb 15	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 73-70	1	33	3-13	23.1	0-1	0.0	9-14	64.3	15
Feb 19	at Florida Tech	W, 95-83	1	37	3-8	37.5	0-0	-	6-8	75.0	12
Feb 22	at Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 64-60	1	34	8-19	42.1	1-2	50.0	4-4	100.0	21
Feb 26	Barry	W, 97-62	1	19	3-5	60.0	1-1	100.0	4-4	100.0	11
Mar 4	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 90-73	1	31	6-10	60.0	0-0	-	2-5	40.0	14
Mar 6	at #2 Nova Southeastern	L, 104-80	1	26	2-9	22.2	0-1	0.0	0-2	0.0	4
Mar 15	vs. Alabama-Huntsville	L, 99-88	1	30	5-13	38.5	1-4	25.0	3-4	75.0	14

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Nov 8	at Allen	W, 75-64	1	21	5	7	12	1	1	0	0
Nov 9	at Benedict	W, 100-79	1	29	6	7	13	1	3	3	0
Nov 16	Claflin	W, 96-76	1	21	4	5	9	2	1	2	0
Nov 25	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 127-74	1	20	10	7	17	1	1	1	3
Nov 29	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 109-60	1	15	5	3	8	1	1	0	1
Nov 30	Minnesota Crookston	W, 103-96	1	40	6	6	12	1	1	2	2
Dec 3	#22 Florida Southern	L, 82-81	1	34	2	10	12	1	0	1	1
Dec 7	at Saint Leo	W, 90-87	1	27	3	4	7	0	1	0	0
Dec 14	Lynn	L, 91-69	1	20	3	6	9	1	2	0	0
Dec 20	Roberts Wesleyan	W, 90-67	1	28	4	7	11	2	1	1	2
Dec 21	Flagler	W, 78-70	1	32	5	14	19	1	1	2	1
Jan 1	at #1 Nova Southeastern	L, 114-88	1	29	3	4	7	4	5	1	0
Jan 4	Rollins	W, 99-92	1	28	5	4	9	1	0	2	0
Jan 8	at Eckerd	L, 66-64	1	32	4	6	10	2	2	0	0
Jan 11	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	L, 96-89	1	41	2	8	10	3	3	1	1
Jan 15	Florida Tech	W, 100-66	1	28	1	9	10	0	1	1	2
Jan 18	#23 Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 97-88	1	21	2	7	9	0	5	1	1
Jan 22	at Barry	W, 101-96	1	28	6	13	19	1	2	1	2
Jan 25	Saint Leo	W, 95-86	1	25	6	8	14	6	0	2	1
Jan 29	at #19 Florida Southern	L, 129-125	1	39	6	7	13	1	2	2	0
Feb 1	at Lynn	L, 84-69	1	32	7	9	16	2	1	0	1
Feb 5	#3 Nova Southeastern	L, 100-66	1	27	4	6	10	1	2	1	1
Feb 8	at Rollins	L, 95-78	1	25	3	3	6	0	0	0	1
Feb 12	Eckerd	W, 85-69	1	34	2	4	6	1	1	1	1
Feb 15	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 73-70	1	33	1	9	10	0	4	1	4
Feb 19	at Florida Tech	W, 95-83	1	37	7	12	19	3	1	0	0
Feb 22	at Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 64-60	1	34	2	12	14	1	1	3	2
Feb 26	Barry	W, 97-62	1	19	1	4	5	2	1	2	0
Mar 4	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 90-73	1	31	3	4	7	3	3	0	2
Mar 6	at #2 Nova Southeastern	L, 104-80	1	26	2	5	7	0	4	0	1
Mar 15	vs. Alabama-Huntsville	L, 99-88	1	30	6	4	10	0	1	0	0

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 8	at Allen	W, 75-64	1	4	-	1.0
Nov 9	at Benedict	W, 100-79	1	2	-	0.3
Nov 16	Claflin	W, 96-76	1	4	-	2.0
Nov 25	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 127-74	1	1	-	1.0
Nov 29	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 109-60	1	1	-	1.0
Nov 30	Minnesota Crookston	W, 103-96	1	4	-	1.0
Dec 3	#22 Florida Southern	L, 82-81	1	3	-	-
Dec 7	at Saint Leo	W, 90-87	1	3	-	0.0
Dec 14	Lynn	L, 91-69	1	1	-	0.5
Dec 20	Roberts Wesleyan	W, 90-67	1	2	-	2.0
Dec 21	Flagler	W, 78-70	1	3	-	1.0
Jan 1	at #1 Nova Southeastern	L, 114-88	1	3	-	0.8
Jan 4	Rollins	W, 99-92	1	4	-	-
Jan 8	at Eckerd	L, 66-64	1	2	-	1.0
Jan 11	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	L, 96-89	1	4	-	1.0
Jan 15	Florida Tech	W, 100-66	1	0	-	0.0
Jan 18	#23 Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 97-88	1	4	-	0.0
Jan 22	at Barry	W, 101-96	1	1	-	0.5
Jan 25	Saint Leo	W, 95-86	1	4	-	-
Jan 29	at #19 Florida Southern	L, 129-125	1	4	-	0.5
Feb 1	at Lynn	L, 84-69	1	5	1	2.0
Feb 5	#3 Nova Southeastern	L, 100-66	1	1	-	0.5
Feb 8	at Rollins	L, 95-78	1	2	-	-
Feb 12	Eckerd	W, 85-69	1	3	-	1.0
Feb 15	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 73-70	1	2	-	0.0
Feb 19	at Florida Tech	W, 95-83	1	2	-	3.0
Feb 22	at Palm Beach Atlantic	W, 64-60	1	0	-	1.0
Feb 26	Barry	W, 97-62	1	3	-	2.0
Mar 4	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 90-73	1	4	-	1.0
Mar 6	at #2 Nova Southeastern	L, 104-80	1	5	1	0.0
Mar 15	vs. Alabama-Huntsville	L, 99-88	1	4	-	0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2021-22	25	26.3	1.5-3.4	0.0-0.3	1.2-2.2	4.3
2022-23	24	30.5	4.0-8.7	0.3-1.0	2.7-4.1	10.9
2023-24	28	30.1	4.6-10.3	0.4-1.0	3.4-5.0	12.9
2024-25	31	28.6	4.9-10.5	0.4-1.2	4.2-5.7	14.4
Total	108	28.9	3.8-8.4	0.3-0.9	3.0-4.4	10.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2021-22	25	25	657	38-84	45.2	1-7	14.3	31-55	56.4	108
2022-23	24	24	732	95-208	45.7	7-24	29.2	64-99	64.6	261
2023-24	28	27	843	129-289	44.6	10-27	37.0	94-140	67.1	362
2024-25	31	31	886	152-326	46.6	13-38	34.2	130-178	73.0	447
Total	108	107	3118	414-907	45.6	31-96	32.3	319-472	67.6	1178

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2021-22	25	657	26.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	14.3	0.0-0.0	0.0
2022-23	24	732	30.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	29.2	0.0-0.0	0.0
2023-24	28	843	30.1	6.1-13.7	0.5-1.3	37.0	4.5-6.6	17.2
2024-25	31	886	28.6	6.9-14.7	0.6-1.7	34.2	5.9-8.0	20.2
Total	108	3118	28.9	5.3-11.6	0.4-1.2	32.3	4.1-6.1	15.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2021-22	25	1.9	3.1	5.0	0.8	1.3	0.4	0.7
2022-23	24	2.2	7.0	9.1	1.5	2.4	0.6	0.6
2023-24	28	3.6	6.9	10.5	1.3	2.4	1.0	0.7
2024-25	31	4.1	6.9	11.0	1.4	1.7	1.0	1.0
Total	108	3.0	6.0	9.0	1.3	1.9	0.8	0.8

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2021-22	25	25	47	78	125	20	32	11	17
2022-23	24	24	52	167	219	37	57	14	15
2023-24	28	27	100	193	293	35	67	27	20
2024-25	31	31	126	214	340	43	52	31	30
Total	108	107	325	652	977	135	208	83	82

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2021-22	25	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2022-23	24	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2023-24	28	4.7	9.2	13.9	1.7	3.2	1.3	0.9
2024-25	31	5.7	9.7	15.3	1.9	2.3	1.4	1.4
Total	108	4.2	8.4	12.5	1.7	2.7	1.1	1.1

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	31	28.6	4.9-10.5	0.4-1.2	4.2-5.7	14.4
Conference	20	29.6	5.0-11.1	0.4-1.2	5.4-7.2	15.7
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	16	26.6	4.5-9.8	0.6-1.5	3.4-4.3	12.9
Away	14	30.8	5.4-11.1	0.2-0.7	5.2-7.5	16.1
Neutral	1	30.0	5.0-13.0	1.0-4.0	3.0-4.0	14.0
Result
Wins	20	27.6	4.8-10.0	0.5-1.2	3.8-5.0	13.8
Losses	11	30.5	5.2-11.5	0.4-1.2	4.9-7.0	15.6
Month
November	6	24.3	4.8-8.0	0.5-0.8	2.0-3.0	12.2
December	5	28.2	5.0-12.0	0.6-1.2	3.4-4.0	14.0
January	9	30.1	5.1-10.7	0.4-1.7	5.7-7.4	16.3
February	8	30.1	4.9-11.2	0.2-0.9	5.6-7.8	15.6
March	3	29.0	4.3-10.7	0.3-1.7	1.7-3.7	10.7

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	31	31	886	152-326	46.6	13-38	34.2	130-178	73.0	447
Conference	20	20	593	99-222	44.6	8-25	32.0	108-143	75.5	314
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	16	16	425	72-157	45.9	9-24	37.5	54-69	78.3	207
Away	14	14	431	75-156	48.1	3-10	30.0	73-105	69.5	226
Neutral	1	1	30	5-13	38.5	1-4	25.0	3-4	75.0	14
Result
Wins	20	20	551	95-200	47.5	9-25	36.0	76-101	75.2	275
Losses	11	11	335	57-126	45.2	4-13	30.8	54-77	70.1	172
Month
November	6	6	146	29-48	60.4	3-5	60.0	12-18	66.7	73
December	5	5	141	25-60	41.7	3-6	50.0	17-20	85.0	70
January	9	9	271	46-96	47.9	4-15	26.7	51-67	76.1	147
February	8	8	241	39-90	43.3	2-7	28.6	45-62	72.6	125
March	3	3	87	13-32	40.6	1-5	20.0	5-11	45.5	32

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	31	886	28.6	6.9-14.7	0.6-1.7	34.2	5.9-8.0	20.2
Conference	20	593	29.6	6.7-15.0	0.5-1.7	32.0	7.3-9.6	21.2
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	16	425	26.6	6.8-14.8	0.8-2.3	37.5	5.1-6.5	19.5
Away	14	431	30.8	7.0-14.5	0.3-0.9	30.0	6.8-9.7	21.0
Neutral	1	30	30.0	6.7-17.3	1.3-5.3	25.0	4.0-5.3	18.7
Result
Wins	20	551	27.6	6.9-14.5	0.7-1.8	36.0	5.5-7.3	20.0
Losses	11	335	30.5	6.8-15.0	0.5-1.6	30.8	6.4-9.2	20.5
Month
November	6	146	24.3	7.9-13.2	0.8-1.4	60.0	3.3-4.9	20.0
December	5	141	28.2	7.1-17.0	0.9-1.7	50.0	4.8-5.7	19.9
January	9	271	30.1	6.8-14.2	0.6-2.2	26.7	7.5-9.9	21.7
February	8	241	30.1	6.5-14.9	0.3-1.2	28.6	7.5-10.3	20.7
March	3	87	29.0	6.0-14.7	0.5-2.3	20.0	2.3-5.1	14.7

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	31	4.1	6.9	11.0	1.4	1.7	1.0	1.0
Conference	20	3.5	7.3	10.8	1.5	1.7	1.0	0.9
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	16	3.8	6.8	10.6	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3
Away	14	4.2	7.2	11.4	1.6	2.1	0.8	0.7
Neutral	1	6.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	20	4.2	7.3	11.5	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.2
Losses	11	3.8	6.2	10.0	1.4	2.0	0.5	0.5
Month
November	6	6.0	5.8	11.8	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.0
December	5	3.4	8.2	11.6	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8
January	9	3.9	7.3	11.2	2.0	2.2	1.2	0.8
February	8	3.4	7.4	10.8	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.3
March	3	3.7	4.3	8.0	1.0	2.7	0.0	1.0

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	31	31	126	214	340	43	52	31	30
Conference	20	20	70	145	215	30	34	20	18
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	16	16	61	109	170	21	22	20	20
Away	14	14	59	101	160	22	29	11	10
Neutral	1	1	6	4	10	0	1	0	0
Result
Wins	20	20	84	146	230	28	30	25	24
Losses	11	11	42	68	110	15	22	6	6
Month
November	6	6	36	35	71	7	8	8	6
December	5	5	17	41	58	5	5	4	4
January	9	9	35	66	101	18	20	11	7
February	8	8	27	59	86	10	11	8	10
March	3	3	11	13	24	3	8	0	3

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	31	5.7	9.7	15.3	1.9	2.3	1.4	1.4
Conference	20	4.7	9.8	14.5	2.0	2.3	1.3	1.2
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	16	5.7	10.3	16.0	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9
Away	14	5.5	9.4	14.8	2.0	2.7	1.0	0.9
Neutral	1	8.0	5.3	13.3	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	20	6.1	10.6	16.7	2.0	2.2	1.8	1.7
Losses	11	5.0	8.1	13.1	1.8	2.6	0.7	0.7
Month
November	6	9.9	9.6	19.5	1.9	2.2	2.2	1.6
December	5	4.8	11.6	16.5	1.4	1.4	1.1	1.1
January	9	5.2	9.7	14.9	2.7	3.0	1.6	1.0
February	8	4.5	9.8	14.3	1.7	1.8	1.3	1.7
March	3	5.1	6.0	11.0	1.4	3.7	0.0	1.4