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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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David Archambeau

5 Marcedus Leech Jr.

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 170
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Caruthersville, Mo.
  • Highschool Jonesboro (Ark.)

Biography

CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS (through 2022-23):
Minutes average: 2nd (31.8)
3-point field goals made: 5th (138)
3-point FG percentage: 6th (.397)
Points: 9th (913)
Field goals made: 9th (327)


At Davenport
2023-24 (R-Jr.):
Was a Second Team All-GLIAC performer… Earned GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors (Nov. 27) after averaging 23 points and shooting 59 percent from the floor through the three-game stretch… Led the squad in points per game (17.4) and minutes per game (29.8)... Ended the year shooting 43.9 percent from the floor and over 35 percent from deep… Totaled 81 rebounds, 40 assists, 27 steals and two blocks on the year… Set a new school record for three-pointers in a single game with nine against Kuyper (Jan. 30), while scoring 35 points and shooting 13-for-17 from the floor… Poured in a career-high 36 points in a 108-103 victory against Saginaw Valley State (Feb. 8)... Scored in double digits in 22 of 28 games.

2022-23 (R-So.): Was a First Team All-GLIAC selection… Named Second Team All-Region by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA)... Named GLIAC Player of the Week after leading DU to a pair of wins (Jan. 9)... Played in 27 of 29 games for the Panthers… In a breakout campaign, the Caruthersville, Mo. native was the second leading scorer in the GLIAC (20.0 ppg)... He also led the Panthers in field goals made (187), three-pointers made (78), free throws made (87), and minutes per game (33.3)... Scored double-digit points in 25 of 27 games played, while scoring 20 or more points in 15 games… Poured in a career-high 35 points, shooting 55 percent (11-for-20), while grabbing four rebounds against Northern Michigan (Jan. 21)...  Scored 32 points to go along with seven assists and four rebounds against Purdue Northwest (Jan. 28)... Recorded his third 30-point game of the season against Michigan Tech (Feb. 11).

2021-22 (R-Fr.): Catalyst for the 2022 GLIAC Tournament Championship...played in 30 of the team's 31 games and started 26 of them in his first season as a Panther...those 26 starts were behind only Chris Rollins, Jairus Stevens and Luke Maranka, all of which started all 31 for DU...finished third on the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game and did it while shooting 45 percent from the field, including 39.5 percent from behind the arc...Leech converted on 140 of his 311 field goal attempts and 60 of his 152 looks from deep...scored in double-figures for 17 outings including a career high 26 on Jan. 25 at Grand Valley State, a game in which he went 10-for-20 from the field and 6-for-11 from three-point land to go with three rebounds in 35 minutes on the court...followed that up with another 20-point performance thanks to 24 on Jan. 27 at home against Purdue Northwest...in that game, Leech went 9-for-12 in just 14 minutes of playing time and 6-for-8 from deep with three more rebounds and a steal...his third and final 20-point outing came with exactly that many on Dec. 6 against Albion in which he shot 7-for-13, including 4-for-9 from long range, with five boards, two steals and an assist...converted on multiple triples in 17 games including three or more in 10 outings...tied Chris Rollins for second on the team in three-pointers made with 60.

At Iowa Western
2020-21 (R-Fr.):
Played in 17 games with eight starts as a redshirt freshman in 2020-21...averaged 11.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while shooting 46.3 percent from the field (68-147), 39.2 percent from behind the arc (31-79) and 85.2 percent at the free throw line (23-27)...scored at least 20 points in four games including a career high 23 on Jan. 27 against Southwestern C.C. and Feb. 6 against North Iowa Area C.C....also notched 20 points against Iowa Lakes C.C. on Feb. 17 and Southeastern C.C. on March 10.

At Iowa State/Iowa Western
2019-20 (Fr.):
Redshirted.

High School: Named all-state and all-american as a member of the Hurricane of Jonesboro High School...was rated as a three-star prospect out of high school before committing to play at Iowa State.

Personal: Major is business...born on September 22...favorite movie is All About the Benjamins.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    6'5" 165 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023-24Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    6'5" 170 lbs
    5