Wildens Leveque

Player
Seasons: 2022-23
Number: 0
Position: F/C
Height: 6' 10“
Weight: 255
Hometown: Brockton MA
High School: ?
Prep School: Gould Academy
Transfer From: South Carolina
Transfer To: Texas A&M
Birthday: June 11¹⁾

At UMass

Wildens Leveque pre-season roster photo 2022-23 Wildens Leveque final roster photo 2022-23

Committed to UMass on 4/11/22.²⁾ UMass made it official on 5/7.³⁾
Played one season with the Minutemen, averaging 5.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
Roster page at UMassAthletics.com
Was expected to return for 2023-24, but in June he opted to enter the transfer portal.⁴⁾⁵⁾⁶⁾ The signing of Josh Cohen in April, and the possible impact to his playing time, may have been a factor.

2022-23 Senior year

Played in 28 of the season's 31 games, starting in 25
Averaged 5.5 points and 4.6 rebounds in 19.6 minutes per game
Foul-prone, with 5.7 fouls per 40 minutes, highest of any of our scholarship players⁷⁾
Dealt with knee tendinitis all season.⁸⁾⁹⁾¹⁰⁾ Sat out the game at St. Bonaventure (12/31) with the knee trouble
Article 10/28/22: South Carolina transfer Wildens Leveque a bridge between new staff and teammates (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Chipped in 5 points, 3 boards, 3 blocks, and 2 assists in 14 minutes of work in the season opener against CCSU (11/7)
Tallied 8 & 7 in 18 minutes versus Towson (11/10), but fouled out
Blocked 5 shots versus Colorado (11/17), and got 4 rebounds and 3 points
Put up 8 & 7 to help beat Charlotte for the Myrtle Beach Invitational championship (11/20), playing a then-season-high 28 minutes
Notched a double-double at South Florida (11/29), with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Also hit two three-pointers, the first attempts and makes of his college career
Put up his third 8 & 7 game, this time at Harvard (12/2)
Most of December was rough: averaging just 1.4 points and 2.8 rebounds in 13.6 minutes of action, from Albany (12/5) through Dartmouth (12/20)
Dealt with the flu for the North Texas (12/17) and Dartmouth games. Started versus UNT but played just 16 minutes with three points and three rebounds. Did not start versus Dartmouth and played just three minutes. Was a consistent starter up until then
Came back versus La Salle (1/11), contributing 10 & 5 in 20 minutes
Put up 9 & 6 in the win over Richmond (1/25)
Shot 6-9 from the field for a season-high 12 points at George Mason (2/1)
Tallied 11 & 5 at Fordham (2/8)
Put up 8 & 5 at La Salle (2/11)
Tallied 9 & 7 versus Dayton (2/22)
On Senior Night versus St. Bonaventure (3/4), scored 11 points, snared 5 rebounds, and blocked 3 in the Minutemen win
April 2023: Had procedures on both his knees and shut down from any running activity for three months¹¹⁾

Pre-UMass

South Carolina (2019-22)

Chose to follow Coach Frank Martin to UMass after three seasons with the Gamecocks
Roster page on GamecocksOnline.com
Verbally committed to SC in October 2018,¹²⁾ and signed his NLI in November¹³⁾

Junior year (2021-22)

Played in 29 of SC's 31 games, started 28 (all but Senior Night), averaged 6.8 points per game on 60-percent from the field with 4.7 rebounds per game
Started the season with 14 & 8 versus USC Upstate (11/9)
Double-double of 12 & 10 versus Princeton (11/12)
Tallied 8 & 11 versus Western Kentucky (11/14)
Put up 13 & 7 versus UAB (11/18)
Held to 6 & 2 versus Wofford (11/23), saddled with 4 fouls
Five-straight games with double-figure scoring, Georgetown (12/5) through at Vanderbilt (1/8)
Missed the games at Clemson (12/18) and versus Army (12/22) due to COVID protocols
In the non-conference portion of the season, he averaged 10.5 points and 6.2 rebounds
Struggled a bit in SEC play, with 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds, including 5 scoreless games
Tallied 11 & 7 to open SEC play versus #8 Auburn (1/4)
Put up 10 & 3 before fouling out at Vanderbilt (1/8)
Had a tough 8-game stretch, at #22 Tennessee (1/11) through home vs #22 Tennessee (2/5), averaging just 3.1 points
Came back strong versus #7 Kentucky (2/8) with 16 points and 7 boards
Faded down the stretch, with just 3.0 points per game over the last 8

Sophomore year (2020-21)

Saw action in all 21 games of the Coronavirus-shortened season, with 15 starts
Averaged 6.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per game
In SEC play, averaged 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per contest
Posted four double-figure scoring games, and two games with double-digit rebounds
Hit 58.4 percent (52-89) of his attempts from the field
Scored 10 points in home victory over Texas A&M (Jan. 6), behind a 4-of-5 mark from the field
Was 6-of-8 from the field, with 12 points and eight rebounds at LSU (Jan. 16)
Pulled down a career high 10 rebounds vs. Auburn (Jan. 23), and again vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 6)
Tallied 13 points vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 13), behind six makes from the field; also had three blocks vs. the Rebels
Was 7-of-10 from the field, en route to a career best 14 points in SEC Tournament matchup vs. Ole Miss (March 11), while also pulling in six rebounds

Freshman year (2019-20)

SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Saw action in 30 of SC's 31 games, averaging 2.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 9.8 minutes per contest
Had four games with 2+ blocks and one double-figure scoring game
Posted a season high 12 points in home win over Cleveland State (Nov. 15), hitting all four of his attempts from the field and connecting on 4-of-5 attempts at the free throw line
Had a season high three blocks in win vs. Gardner-Webb (Nov. 22)
At UMass (Dec. 4): 8 minutes, 0-1 FG, 1 reb, 1 assist, 3 fouls
Top scoring output of the SEC campaign came in eight-point performance in road win at Arkansas (Jan. 29)
Matched season high with eight rebounds vs. LSU (Feb. 22), including five on the offensive glass
Coach Martin pre-season comments: “Wildens is a 6-10 athletic center, who knows he is a back-to-the basket player. He is a rim protector, he’s a runner, and he has real good hands, so he can figure out a way to help on offense and defense from the word go.”¹⁴⁾

High School

Averaged 14 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks per game as a junior at Gould Academy, earning NEPSAC AA Honorable Mention accolades
Noted as the No. 2 player in the state of Massachusetts by ESPN.com
Named All-NEPSAC AA following senior season
Labeled as a competitive player with great form on his shot

Statistics

Season	School	Conf	G	GS	MP	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FO
2019-20	South Carolina	SEC	30	8	295	9.8	28	46	.609	28	46	.609	0	0	–	17	37	.459	73	2.4	36	41	77	2.6	6	10	15	16	62	1
2020-21	South Carolina	SEC	21	15	389	18.5	52	89	.584	52	89	.584	0	0	–	25	39	.641	129	6.1	45	56	101	4.8	11	9	13	24	60	0
2021-22	South Carolina	SEC	29	28	608	21.0	77	130	.592	77	130	.592	0	0	–	37	64	.578	191	6.6	61	76	137	4.7	17	24	31	27	87	4
Total	South Carolina	SEC	80	51	1292	16.2	157	265	.592	157	265	.592	0	0	–	79	140	.564	393	4.9	142	173	315	3.9	34	43	59	67	209	5
2022-23	UMass	A-10	28	25	548	19.6	59	137	.431	55	113	.487	4	24	.167	31	41	.756	153	5.5	47	82	129	4.6	23	16	33	31	78	3
Career	Overall		108	76	1840	17.0	216	402	.537	212	378	.561	4	24	.167	110	181	.608	546	5.1	189	255	444	4.1	57	59	92	98	287	8

From Sports-Reference.com: Stats, Game Logs

Career Highs

Through the 2022-23 season

	with UMass	with South Carolina
Points	12 - at George Mason (2/1/23)	16 - vs Kentucky (2/8/22)
Field Goals	6 - at George Mason (2/1/23)	8 - vs Kentucky (2/8/22)
Field Goals Att.	11 - Dayton (2/22/23)	10 - vs Ole Miss (3/11/21)
3-Point FG	2 - at South Florida (11/29/22)	none
3-Point FG Att.	4 - at South Florida (11/29/22)	none
Free Throws	3 - four times, last St. Bonaventure (3/4/23)	7 - vs UAB (11/18/21)
Free Throw Att.	5 - St. Bonaventure (3/4/23)	10 - vs USC Upstate (11/9/21)
Rebounds	10 - at South Florida (11/29/22)	11 - vs Western KY (11/14/21)
Assists	3 - three times, last Loyola-Chicago (2/14/23)	3 - vs Georgia (1/27/21)
Blocks	5 - vs Colorado (11/17/22)	4 - vs Missouri (3/1/22)
Steals	3 - at George Mason (2/1/23)	3 - twice, last vs Western KY (11/14/21)
Minutes	31 - at Rhode Island (2/18/23)	32 - vs Princeton (11/12/21)

Additional source: RealGM.com

Post-UMass

Committed to Texas A&M for the 2023-24 season¹⁵⁾

Personal

Psychology major while at South Carolina
Son of Wildens and Carline Leveque
Has two sisters, Wildnese and Karyna
Cousin of Nerlens Noel, who played college basketball at Kentucky, and was the 6th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft
Lists LeBron James as his favorite NBA player, and the Miami Heat as his favorite NBA team
His advice to young people is “stay humble, have faith in your journey and obey.”
Chose South Carolina because “of the culture and passion, and Frank.”