5 Jalen Leftwich
5 - Jalen Leftwich
Height: 6-4
Weight: 200
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.
High School: Liberty Christian Acad.
Position: G
gp 13
pts/g 7.2
fg % 51.6
3pt % 55.6
ft % 76.7
reb/g 2.8
a/g 4.1

2024-25 SAC Player to Watch

2021-22 Emory & Henry All-Academic

2023-24: Appeared in all 28 games with 27 starts during his junior campaign … Ranked second on the team with 12.7 points per game and was tied for fourth with 4.5 rebounds … Led the team and was ranked sixth in the South Atlantic Conference with 4.3 assists per contest … Shot 50.4 from the field, 32.0% from three and 67.5% from the charity stripe … Recorded double-digits in scoring on 22 separate occasions while scoring 20 or more four times … Had a season-high 22 points in the season opener against Francis Marion (Nov. 11) … Went for 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in a win over Southwest Virginia rival the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (Jan. 31) … Finished the season with two double-doubles. 

2022-23: Appeared in all 28 games for the Wasps as a sophomore, making 27 starts … Averaged 12.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game … Finished eighth in the South Atlantic Conference and led E&H with a 58.0 field goal percentage while also shooting 36.4 percent from three-point range and 70.1 percent at the free-throw line … Posted 22 games with double-digit scoring and 14 games with four or more assists … Had a season-high 23 points in the season-opening win over Bluefield State (Nov. 12).

2021-22: Played in 18 games for the Wasps as a freshman, making 17 starts…Averaged 12.3 points, 3.8 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game…Shot 59.0% from the field to lead the team…Scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at Voorhees (Jan. 5).

Recent Games
Dec 4 No. 24 Coker L, 112-109
Dec 7 at Catawba L, 95-92
Dec 14 at Mars Hill W, 79-73
Dec 18 at Wingate L, 93-86
Dec 21 at Newberry L, 71-67
Jan 4 Anderson (S.C.) L, 89-69
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 13 9
Games started 2 0
Minutes 251 160
Minutes per game 19.3 17.8
FG 33-64 22-50
FG Pct 51.6 44.0
3PT 5-9 4-7
3PT Pct 55.6 57.1
FT 23-30 15-18
FT Pct 76.7 83.3
Off rebounds 5 2
Def rebounds 32 22
Total rebounds 37 24
Rebounds per game 2.8 2.7
Personal fouls 17 11
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 53 39
Turnovers 25 17
Assist to turnover ratio 2.1 2.3
Steals 7 3
Blocks 0 0
Points 94 63
Points per game 7.2 7.0
Points per 40 min 15.0 15.8
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Flagler L, 87-75 1 20 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Nov 9 vs. South Carolina-Beaufort L, 104-102 1 37 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Nov 13 at Erskine W, 86-62 - 17 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Nov 16 King (Tenn.) W, 82-56 - 17 5-5 100.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 14
Nov 20 UVA Wise L, 72-69 - 21 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 6
Nov 23 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 97-75 - 16 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 26 Carson-Newman L, 91-75 - 16 3-10 30.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Dec 4 No. 24 Coker L, 112-109 - 18 5-7 71.4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 7 at Catawba L, 95-92 - 22 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 7
Dec 14 at Mars Hill W, 79-73 - 18 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 6
Dec 18 at Wingate L, 93-86 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 21 at Newberry L, 71-67 - 19 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 10
Jan 4 Anderson (S.C.) L, 89-69 0 18 4-6 66.7 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 12
Jan 8 Tusculum   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Limestone   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Mars Hill   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 Newberry   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at UVA Wise   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Wingate   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Tusculum   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Coker   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Catawba   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Limestone   - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 at Flagler L, 87-75 1 20 0 5 5 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 9 vs. South Carolina-Beaufort L, 104-102 1 37 1 3 4 8 4 2.0 1 0 2 0
Nov 13 at Erskine W, 86-62 - 17 1 1 2 3 1 3.0 1 0 2 0
Nov 16 King (Tenn.) W, 82-56 - 17 1 1 2 2 2 1.0 2 0 1 0
Nov 20 UVA Wise L, 72-69 - 21 0 5 5 6 2 3.0 0 0 3 0
Nov 23 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 97-75 - 16 0 1 1 5 2 2.5 0 0 0 0
Nov 26 Carson-Newman L, 91-75 - 16 2 0 2 2 0 - 0 0 2 -
Dec 4 No. 24 Coker L, 112-109 - 18 0 3 3 8 2 4.0 1 0 0 0
Dec 7 at Catawba L, 95-92 - 22 0 3 3 5 3 1.7 0 0 1 -
Dec 14 at Mars Hill W, 79-73 - 18 0 4 4 3 5 0.6 1 0 1 -
Dec 18 at Wingate L, 93-86 - 12 0 2 2 3 2 1.5 0 0 1 0
Dec 21 at Newberry L, 71-67 - 19 0 2 2 3 0 - 0 0 2 0
Jan 4 Anderson (S.C.) L, 89-69 0 18 0 2 2 4 1 4.0 1 0 1 0
Jan 8 Tusculum   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 at Limestone   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Mars Hill   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 at UVA Wise   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Wingate   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 at Tusculum   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Coker   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 at Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 Limestone   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 18 17 25.6 5.1-8.7 59.0 0.4-1.5 29.6 1.7-2.9 56.6 12.3
2022-23 28 27 27.0 5.1-8.8 58.0 0.3-0.8 36.4 1.9-2.8 70.1 12.4
2023-24 28 27 29.9 4.7-9.4 50.4 0.3-0.9 32.0 3.0-4.4 67.5 12.7
2024-25 13 2 19.3 2.5-4.9 51.6 0.4-0.7 55.6 1.8-2.3 76.7 7.2
Total 87 73 26.5 4.6-8.4 54.9 0.3-1.0 34.9 2.2-3.3 67.1 11.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 18 17 461 92-156 59.0 8-27 29.6 30-53 56.6 222
2022-23 28 27 756 142-245 58.0 8-22 36.4 54-77 70.1 346
2023-24 28 27 837 132-262 50.4 8-25 32.0 83-123 67.5 355
2024-25 13 2 251 33-64 51.6 5-9 55.6 23-30 76.7 94
Total 87 73 2305 399-727 54.9 29-83 34.9 190-283 67.1 1017
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 18 17 25.6 8.0-13.5 59.0 0.7-2.3 29.6 2.6-4.6 56.6 19.3
2022-23 28 27 27.0 7.5-13.0 58.0 0.4-1.2 36.4 2.9-4.1 70.1 18.3
2023-24 28 27 29.9 6.3-12.5 50.4 0.4-1.2 32.0 4.0-5.9 67.5 17.0
2024-25 13 2 19.3 5.3-10.2 51.6 0.8-1.4 55.6 3.7-4.8 76.7 15.0
Total 87 73 26.5 6.9-12.6 54.9 0.5-1.4 34.9 3.3-4.9 67.1 17.6
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 18 17 25.6 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.2 0.0 3.8 1.9 2.0 1.0 0.1
2022-23 28 27 27.0 0.8 2.1 2.9 1.9 0.0 3.6 2.6 1.4 0.7 0.1
2023-24 28 27 29.9 0.7 3.8 4.5 2.3 0.0 4.3 2.7 1.6 0.8 0.2
2024-25 13 2 19.3 0.4 2.5 2.8 1.3 0.0 4.1 1.9 2.1 0.5 0.0
Total 87 73 26.5 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.0 0.0 3.9 2.4 1.7 0.8 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 18 17 461 15 43 58 39 0 69 34 2.0 18 2
2022-23 28 27 756 23 58 81 53 0 100 72 1.4 20 2
2023-24 28 27 837 20 107 127 65 1 120 76 1.6 21 6
2024-25 13 2 251 5 32 37 17 0 53 25 2.1 7 0
Total 87 73 2305 63 240 303 174 1 342 207 1.7 66 10
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 18 17 25.6 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.4 0.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 1.6 0.2
2022-23 28 27 27.0 1.2 3.1 4.3 2.8 0.0 5.3 3.8 1.4 1.1 0.1
2023-24 28 27 29.9 1.0 5.1 6.1 3.1 0.0 5.7 3.6 1.6 1.0 0.3
2024-25 13 2 19.3 0.8 5.1 5.9 2.7 0.0 8.4 4.0 2.1 1.1 0.0
Total 87 73 26.5 1.1 4.2 5.3 3.0 0.0 5.9 3.6 1.7 1.1 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 13 2 19.3 2.5-4.9 51.6 0.4-0.7 55.6 1.8-2.3 76.7 7.2
Conference 9 0 17.8 2.4-5.6 44.0 0.4-0.8 57.1 1.7-2.0 83.3 7.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 6 0 17.7 3.3-6.2 54.1 0.7-0.8 80.0 1.3-1.8 72.7 8.7
Away 6 1 18.0 1.8-4.0 45.8 0.2-0.7 25.0 2.2-2.5 86.7 6.0
Neutral 1 1 37.0 2.0-3.0 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-4.0 50.0 6.0
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Wins 3 - 17.3 2.3-3.7 63.6 0.3-0.7 50.0 3.0-3.3 90.0 8.0
Losses 10 2 19.9 2.6-5.3 49.1 0.4-0.7 57.1 1.4-2.0 70.0 7.0
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November 7 2 20.6 2.4-4.7 51.5 0.4-0.7 60.0 1.3-2.1 60.0 6.6
December 5 - 17.8 2.4-5.0 48.0 0.2-0.6 33.3 2.2-2.2 100.0 7.2
January 1 0 18.0 4.0-6.0 66.7 1.0-1.0 100.0 3.0-4.0 75.0 12.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 13 2 251 33-64 51.6 5-9 55.6 23-30 76.7 94
Conference 9 0 160 22-50 44.0 4-7 57.1 15-18 83.3 63
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 6 0 106 20-37 54.1 4-5 80.0 8-11 72.7 52
Away 6 1 108 11-24 45.8 1-4 25.0 13-15 86.7 36
Neutral 1 1 37 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
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Wins 3 - 52 7-11 63.6 1-2 50.0 9-10 90.0 24
Losses 10 2 199 26-53 49.1 4-7 57.1 14-20 70.0 70
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November 7 2 144 17-33 51.5 3-5 60.0 9-15 60.0 46
December 5 - 89 12-25 48.0 1-3 33.3 11-11 100.0 36
January 1 0 18 4-6 66.7 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 12
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 13 2 19.3 5.3-10.2 51.6 0.8-1.4 55.6 3.7-4.8 76.7 15.0
Conference 9 0 17.8 5.5-12.5 44.0 1.0-1.8 57.1 3.8-4.5 83.3 15.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 6 0 17.7 7.5-14.0 54.1 1.5-1.9 80.0 3.0-4.2 72.7 19.6
Away 6 1 18.0 4.1-8.9 45.8 0.4-1.5 25.0 4.8-5.6 86.7 13.3
Neutral 1 1 37.0 2.2-3.2 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 2.2-4.3 50.0 6.5
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Wins 3 - 17.3 5.4-8.5 63.6 0.8-1.5 50.0 6.9-7.7 90.0 18.5
Losses 10 2 19.9 5.2-10.7 49.1 0.8-1.4 57.1 2.8-4.0 70.0 14.1
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November 7 2 20.6 4.7-9.2 51.5 0.8-1.4 60.0 2.5-4.2 60.0 12.8
December 5 - 17.8 5.4-11.2 48.0 0.4-1.3 33.3 4.9-4.9 100.0 16.2
January 1 0 18.0 8.9-13.3 66.7 2.2-2.2 100.0 6.7-8.9 75.0 26.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 13 2 19.3 0.4 2.5 2.8 1.3 0.0 4.1 1.9 2.1 0.5 0.0
Conference 9 0 17.8 0.2 2.4 2.7 1.2 0.0 4.3 1.9 2.3 0.3 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 6 0 17.7 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.2 0.0 4.5 1.5 3.0 0.7 0.0
Away 6 1 18.0 0.2 2.8 3.0 1.3 0.0 3.0 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.0
Neutral 1 1 37.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 8.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
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Wins 3 - 17.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 1.3 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 1.3 0.0
Losses 10 2 19.9 0.3 2.6 2.9 1.3 0.0 4.5 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.0
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November 7 2 20.6 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.6 0.0 3.9 1.7 2.3 0.6 0.0
December 5 - 17.8 0.0 2.8 2.8 1.0 0.0 4.4 2.4 1.8 0.4 0.0
January 1 0 18.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 13 2 251 5 32 37 17 0 53 25 2.1 7 0
Conference 9 0 160 2 22 24 11 0 39 17 2.3 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 6 0 106 3 12 15 7 0 27 9 3.0 4 0
Away 6 1 108 1 17 18 8 0 18 12 1.5 2 0
Neutral 1 1 37 1 3 4 2 0 8 4 2.0 1 0
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Wins 3 - 52 2 6 8 4 0 8 8 1.0 4 0
Losses 10 2 199 3 26 29 13 0 45 17 2.6 3 0
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November 7 2 144 5 16 21 11 0 27 12 2.3 4 0
December 5 - 89 0 14 14 5 0 22 12 1.8 2 0
January 1 0 18 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 4.0 1 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 13 2 19.3 0.8 5.1 5.9 2.7 0.0 8.4 4.0 2.1 1.1 0.0
Conference 9 0 17.8 0.5 5.5 6.0 2.8 0.0 9.8 4.3 2.3 0.8 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 6 0 17.7 1.1 4.5 5.7 2.6 0.0 10.2 3.4 3.0 1.5 0.0
Away 6 1 18.0 0.4 6.3 6.7 3.0 0.0 6.7 4.4 1.5 0.7 0.0
Neutral 1 1 37.0 1.1 3.2 4.3 2.2 0.0 8.6 4.3 2.0 1.1 0.0
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Wins 3 - 17.3 1.5 4.6 6.2 3.1 0.0 6.2 6.2 1.0 3.1 0.0
Losses 10 2 19.9 0.6 5.2 5.8 2.6 0.0 9.0 3.4 2.6 0.6 0.0
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November 7 2 20.6 1.4 4.4 5.8 3.1 0.0 7.5 3.3 2.3 1.1 0.0
December 5 - 17.8 0.0 6.3 6.3 2.2 0.0 9.9 5.4 1.8 0.9 0.0
January 1 0 18.0 0.0 4.4 4.4 2.2 0.0 8.9 2.2 4.0 2.2 0.0