California Athletics Hall of Fame
Leon Powe firmly stamped his name in the Cal record book during his two competitive seasons at Cal. As a freshman in 2003-04, he was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and earned the first of two first-team all-conference and team MVP awards. His 9.5 rebounds per game set a school freshman record. Leon missed the next year following knee surgery and returned in 2005-06 to claim second-team All-America recognition. He was named MVP of the Pac-10 Tournament after scoring 41 points in Cal’s semifinal win over Oregon and grabbing 20 rebounds in the quarterfinals vs. USC – becoming the first Golden Bear with 20 rebounds in a game since 1982. Leon led the Bears into the NCAA Tournament that year. His career averages of 17.8 ppg and 9.8 rpg both rank among Cal’s all-time top 10 and he is one of the few players in school history to have averaged a double-double for an entire season with 20.5 ppg and 10.1 rpg in 2005-06. Leon was chosen in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, winning an NBA title in 2008.
