Ishmael Leggett

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Action Shot of Blake Hinson and Ishmael Leggett

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Photo by: Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Prince George's County, MD
High School:
St. John's College

CAREER

Averaged 12.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals in 150 career games (115 starts) ... shot 41.7 percent (605-of-1450) from the field, 33.9 percent (171-of-504) from three-point range and 80.0 percent (431-of-539) from the foul line
Totaled 1,812 points, 703 rebounds, 285 assists, and 184 steals in his career ... had 880 points (14.0 ppg.), 360 rebounds (5.7 rpg.), 140 assists, and 95 steals in 63 games at Pitt
Scored in double figures 96 times with 21 games with 20 or more points scored in his career
Posted seven double-doubles

2024-25

Preseason Second Team All-ACC selection ... Allstate Good Works Team finalist ... named to the Greenbrier Tip-Off All-Tournament Team after leading the Panthers to a title game appearance
Averaged 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.7 steals per game ... started all 31 games played ... played a team-high 1,098 minutes
Shot 44.9 percent (172-of-383) from the field, 34.8 percent (48-of-138) from three-point range, and 80.3 percent (94-of-117) from the foul line
Became the first Pitt guard to lead the Panthers in rebounding in consecutive seasons
Scored in double figures in 27 games with eight 20+ point games ... also had three double-doubles
Second on the team with 48 three-pointers ... made three or more threes in a game 10 times
Led the Panthers in scoring 10 times, while also posting a team high in rebounds on 12 occassions ... paced the team in assists six times
Was one of nine players in the NCAA to average at least 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game
Ranked among the ACC leaders in scoring (T-14th - 15.7 ppg.), rebounds (20th - 5.9 rpg.), defensive rebounds (11th - 4.81 drpg.), field goal percentage (10th - .449), steals (5th - 1.74 spg.), and minutes (T-4th - 35.4 mpg.)
Led all major conference players 6-3 and under in rebounds (5.9 rpg.)
Registered 14 points and eight rebounds, while going 4-of-7 from three-point range, in a win over Boston College (3/8)
Had 12 points and six rebounds in an ACC-low 26 minutes of action at NC State (3/5) ... was 3-of-4 from three-point range and added a three-point play against the Wolfpack
Went 3-of-6 from three and 7-of-8 from the foul line in a 20-point effort against Georgia Tech (2/25) ... added four rebounds, two assists and three steals in the game
Scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field at Notre Dame (2/22) ... made three three-pointers in the contest
Recorded 19 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in a home win over Syracuse (2/18) ... went 3-of-5 from three-point range against the Orange
Filled the stat sheet with 21 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and four steals in a win over Miami (2/15) ... went 2-of-2 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the foul line
Recorded the 16th game by a Panther since the 1986-87 with 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in the win over the Hurricanes
Led the Panthers in points (17) and rebounds (6), while going 7-of-11 from the field against Virginia (2/3)
Went 8-of-8 from the foul line to extend his consecutive made free throw streak to 24 and finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals at Wake Forest (2/1)
Had 15 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a blocked shot in a win over North Carolina (1/28) ... was 6-of-6 from the foul line and sealed the win with four free throws in the final 25 seconds of play
Delivered 16 points, six rebounds, and two steals in a win over Syracuse (1/25) ... made both three-point field goal attempts and was 6-of-11 overall from the field
Made a season-best four threes in a 16-point, four-assist, two-steal effort at home against Louisville (1/11)
Posted 21 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Stanford (1/4 ) after missing the previous game due to injury ... made all nine two-point field goal attempts in the game
Scored a season-best 23 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists, and a block against Sam Houston ... was 8-of-12 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range, and 4-of-5 from the foul line in the win
Went 6-of-8 from the field and finished with 17 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Eastern Kentucky (12/11)
Finished with 17 points, five rebounds, and four assists in a road win over Virginia Tech (12/7) ... made three made three-pointers in the game
Recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and two steals in a come-from-behind road win over Ohio State (11/29)
Posted 17 points, eight rebounds, and three assists against No. 19 Wisconsin (11/24)
Tallied 21 points, six rebounds, and a career-high matching five steals in a win over LSU (12/22) ... recorded his second game at Pitt and the sixth game by a Panther since 2010-11 with at least 20 points, five rebounds, and five steals
Scored a team-high 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in just 23 minutes against VMI (11/18)
Went 7-of-13 from the field and finished with 15 points in a win over West Virginia (11/15)
Recorded 21 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists, and two steals against Gardner-Webb (11/11) ... went 7-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, in the win
Scored 19 points and added seven rebounds and two steals in a win over Murray State (11/8) ... was 6-of-10 from the field and also got to the free throw line 10 times against the Racers
Posted a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds against Radford (11/4) ... went 9-of-13 from the field, while adding three assists and two steals in the win

2023-24

Named ACC Sixth Man of the Year ... the second consecutive year Pitt has collected the honor
Named to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team
Appeared in 32 games with 14 starts, averaging 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game
Had 23 double-figure scoring games and 21 games with five or more rebounds ... had seven or more rebounds in 11 contests
Led the Panthers in rebounding (5.5 rpg), steals (41), and free throw percentage (.859) ... became the first guard to lead the Panthers in rebounding since Jaron Brown accomplished that feat in 2001-02 and was the leading rebounder from the guard position (6-5 and under) in the ACC
Ended the season with an active streak of 21 consecutive free throws made
Scored a season-high 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field and 6-of-6 from the foul line in an ACC Tournament win over Wake Forest (3/14) ... scored 19 of his 30 points in the second half and posted the second 30+ point game for the Panthers in ACC Tournament action ... 30-point effort off the bench was also the second best in program history
Scored 15 points with five rebounds at Clemson for his fifth consecutive double-figure scoring game off the bench (2/27)
Had 13 points to go with six rebounds, four assists and two steals against Virginia Tech (2/24)
Finished with a team-high 15 points and grabbed three rebounds against Wake Forest (2/20)
Recorded 12 points, five rebounds, and two assists against Notre Dame for his fifth consecutive double-figure scoring game off the bench (2/3)
Had 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field, including 4-of-6 from three, with five rebounds at Wake Forest (1/31)
Tallied 14 points with three three-pointers, four rebounds, four assists and two steals off the bench at Miami (1/27)
Scored 14 points, all in the second half, against Georgia Tech (1/23) ... made 5-of-6 free throws from the line with a late three to help seal the victory
Came off the bench to register 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, and three steals in a win at No. 7 Duke (1/20)
Missed Pitt’s Jan. 6 road game at Louisville and was limited in a Jan. 9 contest against No. 11 Duke due to a shoulder injury
Recorded 14 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks while going 4-for-5 at the free throw line against South Carolina State (12/16) ... became the first player since Brad Wanamaker (Feb. 27, 2011) to record at least 10 points, five rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks in a game
Had 17 points with seven rebounds and five assists against Clemson (12/3)
Scored 15 points with seven rebounds and three assists in an NIT Season Tip-Off win against Oregon State (11/24)
Had 19 points, nine rebounds, one assist, and two steals against Florida (11/22)
Recorded 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals at FGCU (11/13)
Posted 18 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, and four steals in a win over Binghamton (11/10) to become the first Pitt player with 15+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists, and 4+ steals since Kellii Taylor accomplished that feat during the 1996-97 season

2022-23 (RHODE ISLAND)

Named to the Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team
Averaged 16.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game ... added 42 steals
Made 49 three-point field goals ... shot 84.2 percent (149-of-177) from the foul line
Scored in double-figures in 29 of 32 games, including nine games with 20+ points and two games scoring 30+ points
Reached the 900 career-points mark with a 20-point performance at Loyola Chicago (3/1) … added seven rebounds and four assists
Recorded 14 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals at Fordham (2/25)
Scored 30 points to go with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals against George Washington (2/22)
Had 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists against Massachusetts (2/19)
Scored 21 points and was 10-of-11 at the free throw line against VCU (2/15)
Scored 20 points and was 10-of-14 at the free throw line at Saint Louis (2/7)
Had seven points and eight rebounds at Saint Joseph’s (2/1)
Scored 20 points, grabbed six rebounds and had four assists against La Salle (1/28)
Scored 25 points to go with six rebounds and three assists against Dayton (1/25)
Had his second straight double-double, scoring 23 points with a career-high 14 rebounds against St. Bonaventure (1/11)
Recorded double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds at La Salle (1/7)
Had 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists against UMass Lowell (12/13) … scored the winning points with two free throws with six seconds to go in overtime
Recorded his first career double-double, finishing with 16 points, 10 rebounds and three assists against Army (12/10)
Had 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals against Brown (12/7)
Scored 10 points to go with seven rebounds and three assists at Boston College (11/27)
Had 18 points, six rebounds and two assists against Illinois State (11/23)
Scored a career-high 34 points, had four assists, grabbed five rebounds and was 7-of-10 from 3-point range against Tulane (11/22)
Had 13 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists against Kansas State (11/21)
Scored 18 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had a career-high five assists against Stony Brook (11/15)
Had 21 points to go with five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals against Texas State (11/12)
Scored a team-high 14 points with five rebounds and three assists against Quinnipiac (11/7)

2021-22 (RHODE ISLAND)

Scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed five rebounds against Massachusetts (2/5)
Scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds against George Washington (1/22).
Drove for the game-winning layup with 23 seconds to go in a 56-54 win over La Salle (1/19) … finished with seven points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals
Had 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals against Sacred Heart (12/7)
Had 16 points and four rebounds at Harvard (12/1)
Scored a career-high 20 points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals against Georgia State (11/27)
Had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists against Bryant (11/12)
Matched his career high with 18 points and had three steals against Boston University (11/9)

2020-21 (RHODE ISLAND)

Averaged 6.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in 25 games, making eight starts
Scored 10 points and had five rebounds in the Atlantic 10 Championship second round against Dayton (3/4)
Had 16 points, four rebounds and two steals at George Washington (2/21)
Scored a career-high 18 points, made five threes, and three rebounds against Dayton (2/18)
Started and scored a career-high 17 points against VCU (2/3
Made his first career start and scored 12 points with seven rebounds against Fordham (1/24)
Had eight points and four rebounds at VCU (1/9)
Had six points at No. 13 Wisconsin (12/9)
Scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting against Seton Hall (12/2)
Reached double digits for the first time with 11 points against San Francisco (11/29)
Made his collegiate debut and had two points against No. 18 Arizona State (11/25)

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended St. John’s College, the alma mater of former Rhode Island head coach David Cox and former Ram Jeff Dowtin.
Earned Washington Catholic Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference honors as a senior
Named to the All-WCAC Second Team as a junior and earned third-team honors as a sophomore
Led his team to the WCAC finals in 2019 and semifinals in 2020
Played for Team Durant on the AAU circuit
Had offers from Wake Forest, Illinois, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s, Charlotte, DePaul, UAB
Rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com

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