Hall of Fame
One of the most accomplished players to wear a Castleton women’s basketball uniform, Alyssa Leonard ’14 made her presence known from the jump. Hailing from Amherst, Massachusetts, she started all 114 games of her career and averaged double-digit point totals each season, graduating with the fourth-most points in program history with 1,375. A well-rounded player, she also graduated with the sixth-most rebounds (640) and the fourth-most assists (375) in program history. To this day, Leonard remains the only player in Spartan history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists in a career. As a senior, she was selected as the North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and was named to a pair of All-Region teams after averaging 13.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. To cap off the 2014 season, Leonard led the team on the deepest NCAA Tournament run in school history as the Spartans reached the Sweet 16, knocking off Bowdoin and Plattsburgh State in the NCAA Tournament. She was also voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team in 2014, recognizing her achievements both on the court and in the classroom. As a junior, Leonard was appointed to the All-NAC First Team and was selected as the team’s MVP when the Spartans set a program record with 29 victories and an ECAC Championship. A recipient of NAC postseason honors in all four years of her career, Leonard was named the NAC Rookie of the Year in 2011 and earned a spot on the All-NAC Second Team in 2012. After graduation, Leonard has worked in a variety of roles at NCAA Division I colleges and universities and now resides in her home state of Massachusetts.
