Joseph Leddo

Hello Coaches, I am Joshua Leddo, a pass first, win first guard. I listen, learn and absorb information from my coaches. I am extremely coachable and I am a great teammate, always supporting my players. As a point guard my job is to get my teammates involved and get our team into our offense. I prefer to advance the ball with a pass if players are open. If not, get into the paint and draw defenders to me and kick to shooters or dump/lob to our bigs. If the defense begins to overplay our scorers, then I will step up and score. I can shoot the 3 very well (around 40%), hit pull ups, floaters as well as drive and finish left or right. Defensively I want to disrupt the other teams offense by pressuring their guards and forcing them into uncomfortable positions. The key is to keep them out of the paint a creating easy shots. My junior year was very trying. A severely sprained my ankle in May. One doctor thought I had a slight fracture, but the specialist did not see that. I rehabbed back to playing in 6 weeks, only to get undercut and land on the defenders foot 3 weeks later. Most of my junior year was spent being a step behind and working to get back to full speed. Playing AAU this season felt great. We played in five tournaments, Prep Hoops and Made Hoops. I averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 assists and 4 rebounds for a balanced team. Currently I play in a men's league, with many college and former college players, where I am averaging 14 points, 6 assists and 7 rebounds. I am looking forward to being a big part in my teams success my senior year.