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Jersey Number 21
Tanner Leissner
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 230
- Hometown:
- Converse, Texas
- High School:
- Judson
- Major:
- Kin: Sport Studies
Bio
UNH Leaderboard / Milestones
- No. 1 in free throws made (510)
- No. 1 in free throws attempted (659)
- No. 1 in career points (1,872)
- No. 3 in field goals made (631)
- No. 4 in field goals attempted (1,398)
- No. 3 in rebounds (841)
- No. 1 in minutes (3,909)
- Became fifth UNH player to score 1,500 points and eighth to eclipse 700 career rebounds on Nov. 29, 2017 (vs. Boston U.); first Wildcat to reach both those milestones
- Played in 100th career game at Holy Cross (Dec. 9)
Accolades
- 2017-18 Dos Equis National Championship Selection
- 2016-17 USBWA District 1 All-District Team
- 2016-17 NABC District 1 Second Team
- 2016-17 America East All-Conference First Team
- 2016-17 America East Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2015-16 All-Championship Team
- 2015-16 All-Conference First Team
- 2015-16 America East Preseason All-Conference Team
- 2015-16 All-Northern New England College Basketball First Team
- 2014-15 America East Rookie of the Year
- 2014-15 All-Conference Second Team
- 2014-15 All-Rookie Team
- America East Player of the Week (01/02/18)
2017-18
- Only 'Cat to start all 31 games
- Team leader in points (581), points per game (18.7), field goals made (195) and attempted (432), and free throws made (153) and attempted (199)
- Team-leading 35.8 minutes per game
- Team-high 82 offensive rebounds
- Second in rebounds (214), defensive rebounds (132) and rebounds per game (6.9) and assists per game (2.0)
- On the America East leaderboard, in the Top 10 in nine stats
- Atop the conference leaderboard in free throws made and attempted, scoring and second in offensive rebounds/game; fourth in rebounding; third in minutes/game
- Has led the team in scoring 19 of 29 games; leading rebounder three times; led the team in both scoring and rebounding twice
- Played all 40 minutes five times – at Holy Cross (12/09), vs. UAlbany (01/06), vs. Brighamton (01/10), vs. Vermont (01/18), and vs. UMBC (02/11)
- Season high 32 points vs. Dartmouth (12/30); made all four 3-pointers; also recorded eight rebounds and three assists
- 24 points vs. Niagara (12/05); made 3 of 4 3-pointers
- Matched career high of 15 rebounds at Holy Cross (12/09); also scored 16 points and played all 40 minutes
- Has scored 20+ points eleven times
- 23 points at No. 8 Florida
- 19 points, 12 rebounds in 37 minutes vs. Bryant (12/02)
- 22 points, 14 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. Wheelock (11/10); made 10 of 15 FGs (66.7%) and both FT attempts
- Made 13 free throws (20 attempts) vs. American on Nov. 21
- 26 points, 12 rebounds in 38 minutes against UMass Lowell (1/15)
- 27 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists on 2-2 from 3pt and 3-3 FT at Stony Brook (02/18)
2016-17
- Started all 32 games, averaging 34.4 minutes per game
- Ranked first on the team in scoring, fifth in the conference, averaging 17.1 points per game
- Ranked second on team, third in conference, in rebounds with 6.9 per game
- Recorded 15 steals and 10 blocks on the season
- Recorded five double-doubles over the season
- Career high 36 points at UMBC (01/28/17),
- Scored 20+ points twelve times, and 30+ points three times in the season
- Scored his 1,000th point on Dec. 18 against BU. Finished the season ranked sixth in scoring on the program career list at 1,381
- Broke the program's free-throws made record this season with 368 career makes
2015-16
- Appeared in 30 games, making 29 starts
- Ranked first on the team in scoring, fourth in the conference, averaging 15.9 points per game.
- Ranked second on the team in rebounding, fourth in the conference, averaging 7.3 rebounds per game
- Averaged 32.8 minutes, 1.5 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game
- Recorded seven double-doubles on the season
- Scored 20+ points eleven times in the season
- Notched a career-high 30 points at Maine (01/18/16)
2014-15
- Appeared in 28 games, making 27 starts in his first season as a Wildcat
- Ranked first on the team in scoring and seventh in the conference, averaging 12.8 points per game
- Led the team in rebounding and finished fourth in the conference, averaging 7.5 boards per game
- Averaged 32.1 minutes, 1.1 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game
- Notched four double-doubles on the season (Dec 22, Jan 28, Jan 31, Feb 14)
- Earned America East Rookie of the Week honors five times (Dec 15, Jan 19, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 16)
- Honored with ECAC Rookie of the Week honors four times this season (Dec. 16, Jan. 27, Feb. 2 and Feb. 17)
- Named the America East Rookie of the Year
- Named to the America East All-Conference Second and All-Rookie Teams
Before UNH
- All-State Team member (2013-14)
- District MVP (2012-13)
Personal
- Born on September, 17, 1995 in San Antonio, Texas
- Son of Randy and Donna Leissner
- Aspirations of being a college coach
- Favorite athlete is Kevin Durant
UNH Men's Basketball vs Maine Highlights 2-27-25
Friday, February 28
UNH Men's Basketball vs UMass Lowell Highlights 2-15-25
Saturday, February 15
UNH Men's Basketball vs NJIT 2-8-2025
Saturday, February 08
UNH Men's Basketball vs Bryant Highlights 1-23-25
Friday, January 24
