Jack Leasure
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 29, 1986 Rochester, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester, New York) |
| College | Coastal Carolina (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–2013 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2009 | Kelag Wörthersee Piraten |
| 2010–2011 | Taranaki Mountainairs |
| 2011–2012 | South Carolina Warriors |
| 2012–2013 | Taranaki Mountainairs |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–present | McQuaid Jesuit HS |
| Career highlights and awards | |
John Richard "Jack" Leasure (born January 29, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League for the Taranaki Mountainairs. He is best known for his collegiate career at Coastal Carolina University in which he was named the 2006 Big South Conference Player of the Year and finished with 411 made three-point field goals, which was the fifth-highest NCAA Division I total at the time of his graduation in 2008.
Leasure attended McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, New York. As a strong student academically as well as athletically, Leasure figured he would end up playing for either an Ivy League or Patriot League basketball program. He caught the attention of Coastal Carolina assistant coach Jamie Kachmarik in the 2002 Beach Ball Classic; Leasure had a strong showing while leading McQuaid Jesuit to a surprising tournament championship. Shortly thereafter, the Big South Conference school offered him a scholarship, which he accepted.
Leasure began his career as a Chanticleer in 2004–05. In one game against Winthrop, Leasure connected on 5-of-10 three-pointers en route to 24 points as the Chanticleers handed them their only conference loss of the season. He began to establish himself as a top three-point shooter and he was named the Big South's Freshman of the Year. He was also named the conference's freshman of the week a record six times that season.
In 2005–06, Leasure had a breakout year in which he averaged a career-high 17.8 points per game, led the team to a 20–10 overall record as they tied for second place in the conference, was second in NCAA Division I with 4.17 made threes per game, was named the Big South's Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as its Men's Basketball Player of the Year (the first time a player won both awards in the same season), and was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press. His 125 made three-pointers set school and conference single season records as well.
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