Tyson Leitao
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  • 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

  • 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

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
  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 min 20.2 21.2

Game Log - Shooting

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

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

  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

  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

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 25 657 26.3 2.3-5.1 0.1-0.4 14.3 1.9-3.3 6.6
2022-23 24 732 30.5 5.2-11.4 0.4-1.3 29.2 3.5-5.4 14.3
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

  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

  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

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 25 2.9 4.7 7.6 1.2 1.9 0.7 1.0
2022-23 24 2.8 9.1 12.0 2.0 3.1 0.8 0.8
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

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  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

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  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

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  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

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  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

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  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

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  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

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