THIS YEAR: Two-time All-PacWest first team guard Troy Leaf returns for a senior season to team with Robert Sandoval as one of Division II's most dynamic backcourt tandems ... Considered a leading candidate for conference player of the year and All-American recognition after back-to-back all-conference first team seasons ... Also stands out in the classroom, helping Azusa Pacific to the NABC 2013-14 Team Academic Excellence Award as one of five Cougars (most in Division II West Region) on the NABC Honors Court list ... Has a demonstrated scoring ability which includes great shooting range coupled with an ability to make plays off the dribble ... Plays with a maturity that demonstrates an understanding of how to focus on the strengths of his game ... Possesses a great work ethic and is a fierce competitor who leads by example.
2013-14 (junior): Earned All-PacWest first team honors for the second straight season, along with selection to the National Christian College Athletic Association All-American first team ... Was the PacWest's fifth-leading scorer, averaging a team-high 17.6 points while leading the Cougars in total assists (111) ... Was the only one of the PacWest's top 14 scorers who also ranked in the conference's top 15 in assists and three-pointers made ... Had nine 20-point games, going for 25-plus six times ... Scored a season-high 30 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field to go with seven assists and a season-high six rebounds in a win over Eastern New Mexico ... Dished out a season-high nine assists while scoring 27 points vs. Biola ... Reached double figures in scoring 25 of 27 games ... Averaged 19.1 points over a 14-game stretch that started with the PacWest opener and included six of his nine 20-point performances ... Was a perfect five-for-five on three-pointers while leading all scorers with 21 points in a 78-65 upset over No. 12-ranked and previously-unbeaten California Baptist.
2012-13 (sophomore): Earned All-Pacific West Conference first team and National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) All-American third team recognition after ranking as the PacWest's second-leading scorer ... Started all 26 games he played (missed one game due to injury) and registered double figures in scoring 23 times ... Finished with a team-high 485 points (18.7 avg.) and also ranked second in the PacWest in assists with a team-high 136 (5.2 avg.) ... Led the team in three-point shooting, hitting 58-of-147 (39.5 percent) and was the Cougars' second-leading rebounder with 121 (4.7 avg.) ... Also ranked among conference leaders in several other categories, including seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5) and eighth in three-pointers made (58) ... Notched three double-doubles, first with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Point Loma before hitting double-digits in points and assists twice in less than a week against California Baptist ... Scored 17 points with 11 assists against the Lancers in the final week of the regular season, then went for 12 points and a career-high 12 assists in an NCCAA regional playoff victory over California Baptist ... Scored at least 20 points in 10 games, surpassing 30 points three times including a career-high 31 against Academy of Art.
UC SANTA BARBARA (2010-11): Played in 29 games for the Gauchos, who went 18-14 and made a first-round NCAA Tournament appearance ... Averaged 2.2 points and played at least 10 minutes in seven of his final eight games ... Scored 4.7 points over the final seven games of the season, starting with a season-high 11 points when he hit four-of-five shots (three-of-four from three-point range) at Cal State Northridge ... In the Big West Tournament, made a pair of first-half three-pointers in a first-round win over Pacific and sank four-of-four free throws against Cal State Northridge in the semifinals ... Scored four points with two assists and two rebounds in 11 minutes of action in UC Santa Barbara's first-round NCAA Tournament loss to No. 2-seeded Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-state and all-CIF guard at Foothills Christian High School in El Cajon, where he became San Diego County's all-time leading scorer and third in California state history with 3,318 career points ... Averaged 28.1 points, 4.9 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game as a 2010 senior ... Was one of five finalists for the Gatorade California State Player of the Year and was selected the CIF Division V Player of the Year ... Also named San Diego County Player of the Year while appearing on the all-state all-divisions and Division V first team along with All-CIF first team and All-Citrus South League first team honors ... Led Foothills Christian to four CIF San Diego Section Division V championships along with four unbeaten conference titles ... Scored a career-high 50 points against Otay Ranch during his junior year and had 13 games of 30 or more points as a senior including 47 against Midway Baptist and 42 against (Long Beach) Jordan ... Made 68 three-pointers as a senior, hitting 39 percent of his three-point attempts while shooting 55 percent overall ... Had three games with double figures in assists with a high of 11 against (Los Angeles) Windward and three other games with double-digit rebounds with a high of 13 against Christian High ... Averaged 26.0 points per game his junior year, 25.1 as a sophomore, and 25.0 as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Born May 26, 1991, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Brad (contractor) and Karen (junior high principal) Leaf ... Is the second of four children, with one older brother (Trent), one younger brother (TJ) and one younger sister (Talia) ... Was coached in high school by his father, Brad, who played basketball collegiately at Evansville University in Indiana ... Majoring in sociology and would like to pursue a post-collegiate basketball career either playing or coaching ... Enjoys fishing and playing video games.
