Bentley University

Forward from St. Louis, Mo. who came to Bentley as a graduate transfer from Illinois Wesleyan University.

At Illinois Wesleyan
As a senior, received Division III first-team All-America honors from the NABC and D3Hoops.com and was selected as the CoSIDA NCAA Division III Academic All-America of the Year … 2022 D3Hoops.com Central Region Player of the Year … two first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America … recipient of Illinois Wesleyan’s Dennie Bridges Award … was a team co-captain … named to Small College Basketball’s Bevo Francis Top 25 Watch List … Josten’s Trophy finalist … led team with 17.8 points and 9.5 rebounds a game … shot .557 overall, .434 from three and .674 at the line … broke the school’s single-game rebounding record, formerly co-owned by Jack Sikma, with 25 against Yeshiva … scoring high was 31 points … hit a game-winner against Millikin Feb. 9, 2022 … was a D3Hoops.com second-team All-America as a junior … averaged 16.1 points and 10.1 rebounds during a CoVID shortened season … team’s co-MVP as a sophomore … career totals in 87 games included 1,028 points, .598 rebounds, 121 assists and 48 blocks … shot .567 overall and .439 from deep.

Before College
2018 graduate of St. Louis University High School … three-year letterwinner in basketball and lacrosse … team captain in both sports … averaged 16.2 points and 9.6 rebounds as a senior while earning first-team Metro Catholic All-Conference honors … was also an All-Conference honoree in lacrosse … was part of a lacrosse team that won two conference championships and placed second in the state in 2016 and 2018 … first-team Metro Catholic All-Academic … National Honor Society … Presidential Ambassador … admissions ambassador.

Personal
Age as of Nov. 10: 23 … is pursuing his MBA … graduated Summa Cum Laude from Illinois Wesleyan after majoring in finance … son of Chris and Kristie Leritz … has one sister, Mimi (26), and two brothers, Michael (28) and Ted (18) … mother played basketball at Tulsa … grandfather played football at Holy Cross.