Leon Bond III

Allan Hanson instructs Leon Bond III at practice.

Photo by: Iowa State Athletics/Jeff Spaur

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
196
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Wauwatosa, Wis.
High School:
Wauwatosa
Prev School:
Virginia/UNI

Awards & Honors
Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team (26)
Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team (26)
Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week (12/15/25, 12/23/24)
NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team (24)

2025-26 (at Northern Iowa)
Started all 36 games ... averaged 11.9 points, 4.7 rebounds,1.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.7 blocked shots per game in 32.8 minutes per game … shot 47.3 percent from the field (164-347), 36.5 percent from 3-point range (46-127) and 75 percent from the free throw line (54-72) ... scored in double figures 26 times, including four games with at least 20 points … scored a season-high 26 points in a win over Oakland … had three games with double figure rebounds, going for a double-double against UIC and Indiana State.

2024-25 (at Northern Iowa)
Started 21 of the 23 games he appeared in … averaged 9.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocked shots in 26 minutes per game … shot 55.6 percent from the field (89-160), 33.3 percent from 3-point range (13-39) and 78.4 percent from the free throw line (29-37) ... scored in double figures eight times, including a career-high 37 points against Montana … had a season-high nine rebounds against Belmont ... dished out a career-high five against Missouri State ... scored in double figures eight times, including going for over 20 against Montana (37) and UIC (22).

2023-24 (at Virginia)
Appeared in 24 games off the bench … averaged 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game … shot 45.8 percent from the field … recorded four games in double figures, including a season-high 16 points against North Carolina A&T … had nine rebounds against Tarleton State and North Carolina Central.

2022-23 (at Virginia)
Redshirted.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Wauwatosa East High School … former ESPN Top-100, four-star recruit from the class of 2022 (#75) … four-year Varsity Award winner and McDonald’s All-American nominee … averaged 21.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game during his senior season with Division I First Team All-State and Greater Metro All-Conference honors … helped lead the Red Raiders to a 23-3 record and Division I State Championship in 2020-21 with 11.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks as a junior with second team all-conference recognition … notched 11.8 points and 5.9 rebounds as a sophomore (2019-20) … posted 5.5 and 3.9 rebounds as a freshman (2018-19).

Personal
Son of Leon and Maura Bond … has a brother, Theodore, and a sister, Lauren … father, Leon played basketball at Milwaukee (1990-91) … volunteers for Cathedral Center Women’s Shelter Meal Program, St. Ben’s Meal Program, Robyn Nest Clothing Bank and Jr. Raiders Basketball Camps … graduated from Northern Iowa in 2026 and currently enrolled in Iowa State’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.