Jason Leone is the men's basketball head coach at Oswego State in New York. Over the past 12 seasons, Oswego has played in eight NCAA Division III Championships. The Lakers have finished inside the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll on five separate occasions during Leone's tenure (2023, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012). Leone is 9th nationally in the history of Division III Men's Basketball in career winning percentage and No. 1 in the East Region among active Division III head coaches with at least 10 years of head coaching experience.
Prior to Oswego, Leone brought Keystone College to the program's first-ever NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Ranking. In addition to amassing a .670 winning percentage.
As a player, Leone began his career at NCAA Division I Lafayette College, where he played for two seasons before transferring to the University of Rochester. The three-time Dean's List honoree was a captain of the 1998-99 squad that qualified for the NCAA tournament. On the court, Leone won the UAA individual scoring title with Rochester as a junior and was named All-UAA for both of his seasons with the Yellowjackets.
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Website - https://oswegolakers.com/sports/mens-basketball
Email - jason.leone@oswego.edu
Twitter - @OswegoMBball
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