2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
McLeod, Naheem

Jersey Number 10
Naheem McLeod
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 7-4
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Plymouth Whitemarsh
- Prev School:
- Chipole College, Pa./Florida State
Bio
Senior Year:
McLeod efficiently scored six points on two-for-two from the field in five minutes of play in the exhibition against CLARION ... He produced nine points, a block, a steal and tied a team-best with seven rebounds in the exhibition victory over SLIPPERY ROCK ... Against TEXAS at the UKG Legends Classic, McLeod had two points, an offensive rebound and a blocked shot ... McLeod logged five minutes off the bench against TENNESSEE ... He appeared in the home win over BUCKNELL ... McLeod played against FLORIDA STATE ... McLeod played 22 minutes against DUKE, going 4-of-4 on field goals and scoring his season high of 10 points … Against BOSTON COLLEGE, McLeod set a season high with two blocks … Against MIAMI, McLeod earned his season high with four rebounds … McLeod recorded five points in 13 minutes off the bench against VIRGINIA TECH … McLeod played a total of eight minutes against SMU, totaling four rebounds and three points ... He logged 10 minutes in the win against VIRGINIA, finishing with five points and two rebounds ... Appeared in the ACC Tournament victory over FLORIDA STATE, grabbing three boards and putting down an alley-oop dunk ... McLeod produced four rebounds, two blocks and two points in the second round of the ACC Tournament against SMU.Â
Junior Year at Syracuse:Â
Sophomore Year at Florida State:
McLeod efficiently scored six points on two-for-two from the field in five minutes of play in the exhibition against CLARION ... He produced nine points, a block, a steal and tied a team-best with seven rebounds in the exhibition victory over SLIPPERY ROCK ... Against TEXAS at the UKG Legends Classic, McLeod had two points, an offensive rebound and a blocked shot ... McLeod logged five minutes off the bench against TENNESSEE ... He appeared in the home win over BUCKNELL ... McLeod played against FLORIDA STATE ... McLeod played 22 minutes against DUKE, going 4-of-4 on field goals and scoring his season high of 10 points … Against BOSTON COLLEGE, McLeod set a season high with two blocks … Against MIAMI, McLeod earned his season high with four rebounds … McLeod recorded five points in 13 minutes off the bench against VIRGINIA TECH … McLeod played a total of eight minutes against SMU, totaling four rebounds and three points ... He logged 10 minutes in the win against VIRGINIA, finishing with five points and two rebounds ... Appeared in the ACC Tournament victory over FLORIDA STATE, grabbing three boards and putting down an alley-oop dunk ... McLeod produced four rebounds, two blocks and two points in the second round of the ACC Tournament against SMU.Â
Junior Year at Syracuse:Â
After starting the first 14 contests of the campaign, McLeod missed the rest of the season with a foot injury ... He scored 12 points on a perfect six-for-six from the field, grabbed six boards and contributed two blocks in an exhibition victory over SAINT ROSE ... In the season-opener against NEW HAMPSHIRE, McLeod tallied four points and three rebounds ... The center added seven points and tied career-highs with five blocks and nine rebounds in the home win versus CANISIUS ... McLeod led the Orange with three blocks in a victory over COLGATE ... He led the team with four rejections versus TENNESSEE ... He contributed seven points, four rebounds and four blocks against GONZAGA ... McLeod recorded a season-high 13 points and nine rebounds in an Orange win versus CHAMINADE ... The center tallied six points, six rebounds and three blocks in a home win versus LSU ... In 15 minutes of work, he contributed six points and two rebounds against VIRGINIAÂ ... The junior tallied three points, four rebounds and one assist in a win against CORNELL ... He collected eight rebounds and scored three points against OREGON ... McLeod had five rebounds and blocked two shots in 13 minutes versus NIAGARA ... McLeod had four blocked shots and one steal against PITT.
Sophomore Year at Florida State:
McLeod made 11 starts in 28 appearances during his second season at Florida State ... McLeod led the Seminoles in blocked-shot average (1.2) ... He had multiple blocked shots in nine contests and at least one rejection in 14 outings ... In a win against MERCER, McLeod had eight points, a career-high nine rebounds, and five blocked shots ... He tallied 10 points and three blocks versus STANFORD ... He had a career-best six blocked shots, six points and five boards against LOUISVILLE ... When Florida State defeated USC UPSTATE, McLeod contributed 12 points ... McLeod connected on all five of his field goal attempts and finished up with 11 points in a home-court matchup with MIAMI ... Florida State lost at home to SYRACUSE, but McLeod had a career-high 16 points to go with eight rebounds ... McLeod’s 26 minutes played versus the ORANGE also represented a collegiate best.
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Freshman Year at Florida State:
McLeod saw action in 18 contests and started five games for the Seminoles ... He shot .680 from the field (34-of-50) .. McLeod’s first collegiate points came against PENN ... He had six points and two rebounds in 16 minutes of work versus LOYOLA MARYMOUNT ... McLeod contributed six points and four boards at home against SYRACUSE ... His first Florida State start came at SYRACUSE, in a game won by the Seminoles ... He posted nine points and a season-high seven rebounds in Florida State’s overtime triumph versus DUKE ... McLeod produced 10 points and seven rebounds in a matchup at GEORGIA TECH ... He was 7-of-7 from the field and finished with a season-best 15 points in a home encounter with VIRGINIA TECH ... McLeod suffered a hand injury at CLEMSON (Feb. 2) and missed the remainder of the season.
Chipola College:
McLeod was enrolled at Chipola for spring 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021 ... Chipola was 23-5 overall and 13-3 in the Florida Panhandle Conference in McLeod’s one season ... In the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) tournament, the Indians earned triumphs against Shelton State (73-60) and Indian River State (78-75), before losing in the semifinals to Coffeyville (66-63) ... He started 19 of 27 games he appeared in ... McLeod scored in double digits six times, including a season-best 11 points versus Gulf Coast State ... He had three-or-more blocked shots in nine contests.
Plymouth Whitemarsh:
Plymouth Whitemarsh was 25-6 overall and winners of the 2017-18 Suburban One League American Conference (SOLAC) title ... The Colonials advanced as far as the District 1 Class 6A semifinals and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 6A Championship ... McLeod earned Third Team All-SOLAC recognition as a sophomore ... Plymouth Whitemarsh was 28-2, second in the district, and won the SOLAC title in 2018-19 ... The Colonials put together a 23-game winning streak to start the year ... McLeod posted 27 points and 15 boards when the Colonials defeated Chelterham Wyncote ... When Plymouth Whitemarsh won versus Pennridge, McLeod tallied 26 points ... One of his stronger efforts was a 26-point, 10-rebound showing in a 79-55 victory against Pennridge in the SOLACÂ Tournament ... McLeod averaged 19.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots in his junior season ... He totaled 567 points, the 12th-best single-season mark in program history ... He began his senior year with a scholastic-best 41 points in a 66-61 triumph against Norristown ... McLeod earned Class 6A First Team All-State following his junior and senior campaign ... He claimed First Team All-SOLAC in each of his final two scholastic years.
Personal:
Naheem Yomma McLeod was born January 2000 in Philadelphia ... He is the son of Asha Adams and Kelvon McLeod ... McLeod's father, Kelvon, is 7-5 ... McLeod earned an associates of science degree in sport management from Chipola College in 2021 ... At Syracuse, McLeod is majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual & Performing Arts.
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