Larry Leach to be Inducted into New England Baskeball Hall of Fame
Ranks among the top-10 in school history in six categories
RINDGE, N.H. (October 2, 2009) – Former
Franklin Pierce University men’s basketball standout
Larry Leach will be part of the 2009 class, which
will be inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame on
Oct. 9 at Mohegan Sun.
Leach ranks among the top-10 in program history in six categories.
He ranks first in career scoring (2,226 points), first in career
steals (430), first in single-season field goal percentage (.702),
first in single-season steals (117), fourth in career rebounds
(791) and ninth in career assists (291). His uniform number of 00
was retired in 1982, and he was inducted into the Franklin Pierce
University Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.
“It’s a great honor for me and it’s a great honor
for the University,” said Leach, who is the third all-time
leading scorer in New Hampshire college basketball history.
“As usual, nothing can be accomplished without having great
teammates. I was lucky to have great teammates who wanted to win
and be the best.”
Leach helped guide Franklin Pierce to three Mayflower Conference
championships and helped the school capture three NAIA District V
titles. He was a member of the 1980-81 team, which posted a
school-record 31 wins (31-4), and downed Southern Maine, 90-65, in
the NAIA Division V championship game.
“I’m very proud of Larry Leach and honored to have
coached him,” Vice President/Director of Athletics Bruce
Kirsh said. “His career at Franklin Pierce was remarkable and
he helped shape the program in the way we believed it could
be.”
Franklin Pierce will also be recognized at the hall-of-fame
ceremony as former women’s basketball coach Mark Swasey will
be inducted as well. Swasey led the 2008-09 Ravens to a berth in
the NCAA Division II national championship game. In his final two
years in Rindge, Swasey led Franklin Pierce to back-to-back NCAA
Regional titles.
For more information on Franklin Pierce men’s and
women’s basketball, please visit the respective team pages at
athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.)
