Jennifer Leitner
Forward 21
Ht
6'
1"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Chico, 
California
Last School
Pleasant Valley High School
Roster Years
1998-2003


Before BYU

  • 1996-97 team MVP
  • Team won the 1995 Northern Section Championships
  • 1996 and 1997 first team All-Northern Section
  • Three-time first-team All-League
  • Member of the 1997 All-Star basketball team
  • 1997 Senior Scholar-Athlete Award recipient by the Eastern Athletic League
  • Three-time Who's Who in Sports
  • Averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game

Personal

  • From Chico, California
  • Parents are Mike and Susan
  • Has one brother and two sisters
  • Pleasant Valley H.S.
  • Major: Recreation Management, leisure services

Stats

Year G/GS FG-FGA % FT-FTA %    3-pts %  Pts.  Avg. Reb. Avg.  A Avg. BL  ST  TO  
98-99 Redshirt
99-0031/1 81-143.566 65-81 .802 4-11.364 231 7.45  174 5.61  25 .81  10  22  36
00-01 20/0 45-93 .484 31-42 .738 9-21.429 130 6.5  109  5.45 22 1.1  13   5  34
01-0230/29 130-261.498 69-86.802 28-81.346 357 11.9 261 8.7  67 2.23 25  36  50
02-0315/14 72-127.370 35-49.714 10-27.370 189 12.6 130  8.7  32 2.13 16  19  26	
TOTLS96/44328-624.526 200-258.775 51-140.364 907 8.87 6747.02 146 1.52 6482 146

 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 1999-2000

  • Played in all 31 games, starting in one
  • Averaged 7.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game
  • Finished the year as the second leading rebounder with a total of 174, 113 of them defensive board
  • On the year, tallied 231 points along with 25 assists, 10 blocks and 22 assists
  • Shot .556 (81-143) percent from the field, .802 (65-81) percent from the free-throw line and .231 (4-11) percent from 3-point range
Sophmore Year 2000-2001

  • Played in 20 games
  • Averaged 6.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game
  • Finished the season as the team's second-leading rebounder
  • Had season highs in points with 21 against Hawai'i in the second round of the WNIT on 3/19/01
  • Had season highs in assists with four in the game against Utah at the MWC Championships on 3/9/01
  • During her sophomore year tallied 130 points, 109 rebounds, 22 assists, 13 blocks and 5 steals
  • On the season, shot .484 (45-93) percent from the field, .738 (31-42) percent from the free-throw line and .429 (9-21) percent from behind the arc
Junior Year 2001-2002

  • Played in 30 games, starting in 29
  • Finished the year with a total of 357 points for an average of 11.9 per game
  • Was second leading scorer and leading rebounder on the team averaging 8.7 boards a game
  • Named to the 2002 MWC All-Tournament Team
  • Named MWC All-Conference Second Team
  • Garnered an MWC Academic All-Conference with a GPA of 3.12 in physical education
  • Named Cougar Club Scholar-Athlete
  • Picked up MWC Player of the Week accolades on Feb. 25
  • Tallied a total of 11 double-doubles for the season 
Senior Year 2002-2003

  • Was named MWC Player of the Week on Jan. 6 
  • Played in 15 games, starting in 14 
  • Averaged 12.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest
  • On the year, finished with a total of 189 points, 130 rebounds, 32 assists, 16 blocks 19 steals
  • Finished the season shooting .370 (72-137) percent from the field, .714 (35-49) percent from the free-throw line and .370 (10-27) from behind the arc
  • Was suspended from the team for breaking team rules indefinitely as of Friday, Jan. 31

 

 

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 1998-1999

Medical Redshirt Year 1998-1999