Albert V. Leslie (born March 14, 1960) is an American former professional

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player and coach. He played collegiately for the

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, where he is considered the program's "finest basketball player" and held the program's scoring record for 32 years. Leslie still holds team records in field goals made and attempted, while his 45-point performance in a 1980 game against the

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is the highest scoring game by a Bucknell player in the modern era. Leslie was selected by the

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as the 37th overall pick in the

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. He was one of the team's final preseason cuts and ultimately never played in the

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(NBA). Leslie played for the Rochester Zeniths in the

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(CBA) from 1981 to 1983. Leslie served as an assistant coach for the Bucknell Bison from 1984 to 1986 while also coaching at his former high school,

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. He was inducted into the Bucknell Hall of Fame in 1986. Leslie was working as a

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(GED) mathematics instructor for

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, as of 2012.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1977–78 , style="text-align:left;", Bucknell , 27 , , – , , – , , .474 , , – , , .708 , , 4.5 , , .6 , , – , , – , , 13.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1978–79 , style="text-align:left;", Bucknell , 27 , , – , , – , , .447 , , – , , .761 , , 4.6 , , 2.0 , , – , , – , , 18.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1979–80 , style="text-align:left;", Bucknell , 27 , , – , , – , , .460 , , – , , .753 , , 5.4 , , 1.8 , , – , , – , , 20.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1980–81 , style="text-align:left;", Bucknell , 28 , , – , , 34.3 , , .446 , , – , , .826 , , 5.0 , , 3.0 , , 2.1 , , .2 , , 19.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 109 , , – , , 34.3 , , .455 , , – , , .768 , , 4.9 , , 1.9 , , 2.1 , , .2 , , 18.1

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leslie, Al 1960 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Baltimore Bucknell Bison men's basketball players Indiana Pacers draft picks Rochester Zeniths players Shooting guards 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen