2019-20 (SENIOR): Left SJSU after 11 games of his senior season, signing a pro contract with Nassjo in his native Sweden.
2018-19 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 27 games drawing 15 starts ... Averaged 6.4 points and 4.4 rebounds ... Seven double digit scoring efforts on the season ... Career-high 16 points at Stanford (12/18) ... Career-high 12 rebounds and nine assists vs. Air Force (1/26) ... Put up 13 points and eight rebounds vs. CSU-Bakersfield ... Pulled down nine boards at Utah State ... Led team with 3.2 assists y per game in league play
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Averaged 11 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in one season at San Bernadino Valley College in 2017-18 … Shot 42 percent from the floor and was a 76 percent free throw shooter.
AT PEPPERDINE (2016-17): Averaged 3.5 points and 2.7 rebounds as a freshman ... Played in 26 games and made one start ... Posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Life Pacific (11/17) ... Matched his season high of 10 points vs. St. Bonaventure (11/23) ... Other season bests were five assists vs. Portland State (11/27), two blocks vs. San Diego (1/7), one steal (five times) ... Played a season-high 27 minutes in his first career start vs. Portland State (11/27) ... Pulled down at least five rebounds six times.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from the St. James School in Hagerstown, Md., in 2016 ... Spent three years there after coming over from Sweden ... Made the Herald-Mail All-Washington County honorable mention team as both a junior and senior ... Averaged 10 points, six rebounds and four assists as a senior ... Won both Mid-Atlantic and Independent-Parochial School League titles in 2014 ... Also lettered in cross country.
SWEDEN: Played at the 2013 U-16 European Championships and averaged 12.4 points and 4.0 rebounds with a high of 19 points in a game against Belgium.
GET TO KNOW CRAIG: Majoring in communication at SJSU … Born in Malmo, Sweden ... Lived in the United States from the age of 4 months until he was 8 years old, then returned to Sweden for the next eight years before coming back to the USA for high school … Father, Craig Sr., ran track at James Madison … Enjoys watching Netflix and reading during his downtime
Craig LeCesne Season 2018-19
#25PositionF/C
Weight225 lbs
Height6-9
ClassJunior
HometownMalmo, Sweden
Previous SchoolSan Bernardino Valley College