Bethany LeSueur
Bethany LeSueur (born January 6, 1983) is a former Long Island high school basketball player. A six-year starter at guard for Garden City High School, LeSueur compiled a record of 121–12, a .910 winning percentage. LeSueur led her team to three state final fours, three Long Island Championships, three Nassau County Championships, and six Conference Championships. Over the course of her playing career, LeSueur registered 38 games with 30 points or more. LeSueur was twice named Gatorade Player of the Year, for New York (2000, 2001) as well as Miss New York Basketball (2001). She was a Street & Smith All-American, a USA Today All-American, and also started in the Nike-WBCA All-America Game. LeSueur holds the Long Island scoring record (male or female) with 3,167 points.
Personal information | |
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Born | January 6, 1983 |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Garden City High School |
College | Georgetown University |
Position | Guard |
Number | 24 |
LeSueur was a three-sport athlete at Garden City where she also competed for the lacrosse and soccer teams. She was named First Team All-State in soccer and was All-County twice. Off the court, LeSueur was a member of the National Honor Society and a Merit Scholar. LeSueur is the only athlete to have her number retired from Garden City High School.
College
LeSueur was a three-year starter at Georgetown University as well as a two-year team captain. In her three years with the Hoyas, she is one of only seven players in Georgetown history to record over 800 points, 200 assists and 400 rebounds. She also received honors such as Defensive Player of the Year for the Hoyas and the Patricia E. Corace Hustle Award. Additionally, LeSueur was the team MVP for Georgetown for the 2005–2006 season. LeSueur was in the top ten in steals in the Big East her junior and senior seasons. She ranked in the top 3 in more than 5 statistical categories for the Hoyas.
Virginia and Georgetown statistics
Source[1]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2001–02 | Virginia | 22 | 63 | 27.9% | 18.2% | 73.5% | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
2002–03 | Georgetown | Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules | |||||||||
2003–04 | Georgetown | 28 | 232 | 38.3% | 11.1% | 55.3% | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
2004–05 | Georgetown | 28 | 275 | 37.4% | 33.3% | 57.4% | 5.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 9.8 |
2005–06 | Georgetown | 27 | 321 | 36.2% | 16.7% | 64.1% | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
Career | 105 | 891 | 36.5% | 11.1% | 60.5% | 12.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
Post playing career
Bethany LeSueur currently resides in Garden City with her husband, Tom Hughes, a former member of The University of Scranton Men's Basketball and Lacrosse Team. She is a business education teacher at East Meadow High School as well as the Girls Varsity Basketball Coach. LeSueur also serves as the Director of Female Programs for the Rising Stars Organization and the head female trainer for Pro Hoops, Inc.
References
- "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- "Bethany LeSueur Profile". Georgetown University. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- Nolan, Mark. "Bethany LeSueur is head of the class". ESPN. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- Sarra, Gregg (April 18, 2010). "Five Girls Who Changed Basketball on LI". MSG Varsity. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
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- "Staff". Pro Hoops. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- Ronis, Adam (January 14, 2013). "Garden City's Bethany LeSueur to have number retired". Newsday. (subscription required)
- "The Men's Association To Honor All Time Scorer Bethany LeSueur". The Garden City News. January 24, 2013. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- "Girls Basketball". Garden City High School. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- Baumbach, Jim (April 9, 2000). "The Perfectionist / Nassau Player of the Year LeSueur strives to be best on, off court". Newsday.
- Trenkle, Susie (January 12, 2001). "Bethany LeSueur Breaks LI Basketball Scoring Record". Garden City Life. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- "Bethany LeSueur Makes LI Sports History". Garden City Life. January 28, 2000. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008.
- "Bethany LeSueur Is Named 'Miss New York Basketball' for 2001". Garden City Life. March 23, 2001. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008.
- Boell, John (April 15, 2001). "Charles H. Clark Award / Nassau Player of the Year / It's Her Icing On The Cake: Bethany is the best for 3rd straight year". Newsday.
- "Awards – Miss Basketball". New York State Sportswriters Association. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- "Girls basketball scoring leaders". Newsday. February 2, 2010. (subscription required)
- Bradford, Rob. "Pick of the Letter". ESPN. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- Sarra, Gregg (January 5, 2001). "LeSueur's Jumper Makes LI History / Garden City senior breaks Kaz' record". Newsday.
- "LI basketball's 2,000-point club". Newsday. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- "Women's Basketball Holds Annual Awards Banquet". CBS College Sports. April 30, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.