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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - South Carolina

Gatorade Player of the year

Josh Leonard

Guard/forward
WILSON HS
FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 6-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

21.7

Average Points (per game)

10.1

Average Rebounds (per game)

2.8

Average Assists (per game)
“Josh is a top-ranked prospect who lives up to that daily and carries the load for his program. He played well against out-of-state teams this past season and dominated South Carolina playing a tough schedule.”
DJ Kelly
Head Coach - Marion High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-7, 230-pound sophomore wing averaged 21.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this past season, leading the Tigers (21-9) to the Class AAAA state tournament semifinals. Also the 2025 AAAA Player of the Year, Leonard is ranked as the nation’s No. 8 recruit in his class by Rivals. He shot 59.1 percent from inside the arc, 39.2 percent on 3-point attempts and compiled a true shooting percentage of 61.0 this winter.

Academic Achievement

Leonard has maintained a weighted 4.1 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Leonard has volunteered locally on behalf of the Manna House soup kitchen and food pantry. He has also donated his time to holiday season toy drives for children in need in addition to making a goodwill visit to the OSF Children’s Hospital while playing in a tournament in Illinois last Thanksgiving.