University of New Hampshire Athletics
Athlete Awards
21
Tanner Leissner
- Award:
- Men's Spotlight
- Week:
- 6/27/2018
- Sport:
- Men's Basketball
- Bio:
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Tanner Leissner was the men's recipient of the 2018 Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year Award at UNH's annual Senior Student-Athlete Appreciation Banquet that was held this past May. The Student-Athlete of the Year Award recognized excellence in athletics, academics, leadership and community service.
Tanner is No. 1 in UNH men’s basketball history in points (1,962), free throws made (521) and attempted (675), and minutes (4,095). He is also No. 2 in field goals made (667), No. 3 in rebounds (862), field goal attempts (1,467) and games played (121), as well as No. 9 in scoring average (16.2 ppg). Leissner is the only player in program history with 1,500+ points and 700+ rebounds.
Tanner is a three-time team MVP and three-time America East All-Conference First Team selection, as well as conference Rookie of the Year and All-Academic Team honoree. He led the team in scoring all four years.
The senior forward was the only Wildcat to start all 31 games this season and led New Hampshire in nine statistics, including scoring (18.7 ppg) and minutes per game (35.8). Tanner also ranked second in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and assists (2.0 apg). On the America East conference leaderboard, he ranked in the Top 10 in nine stats, including third in scoring and fifth in rebounding.
Tanner was UNH’s top scorer in 23 of 31 games and the top rebounder six times. He scored 20+ points 12 times, including 32 against Dartmouth College, and had eight games with 10+ rebounds, including a career-high tying 15 at Holy Cross.
In 121 games (119 starts), Tanner had 37 career 20+ point games, including five 30+ point efforts. He also had 24 career double-digit rebounds games and 22 double-doubles. He helped lead UNH to its first 20-win season and back-to-back 20-win years, as well as a program-best 59 wins in any three-year span.
Tanner is No. 1 in UNH men’s basketball history in points (1,962), free throws made (521) and attempted (675), and minutes (4,095). He is also No. 2 in field goals made (667), No. 3 in rebounds (862), field goal attempts (1,467) and games played (121), as well as No. 9 in scoring average (16.2 ppg). Leissner is the only player in program history with 1,500+ points and 700+ rebounds.
Tanner is a three-time team MVP and three-time America East All-Conference First Team selection, as well as conference Rookie of the Year and All-Academic Team honoree. He led the team in scoring all four years.
The senior forward was the only Wildcat to start all 31 games this season and led New Hampshire in nine statistics, including scoring (18.7 ppg) and minutes per game (35.8). Tanner also ranked second in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and assists (2.0 apg). On the America East conference leaderboard, he ranked in the Top 10 in nine stats, including third in scoring and fifth in rebounding.
Tanner was UNH’s top scorer in 23 of 31 games and the top rebounder six times. He scored 20+ points 12 times, including 32 against Dartmouth College, and had eight games with 10+ rebounds, including a career-high tying 15 at Holy Cross.
In 121 games (119 starts), Tanner had 37 career 20+ point games, including five 30+ point efforts. He also had 24 career double-digit rebounds games and 22 double-doubles. He helped lead UNH to its first 20-win season and back-to-back 20-win years, as well as a program-best 59 wins in any three-year span.
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