Bethany LeSueur
Personal information
Born (1983-01-06) January 6, 1983
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolGarden City High School
CollegeGeorgetown University
PositionGuard
Number24

Bethany LeSueur (born January 6, 1983) is a former Long Island high school basketball player. A six-year starter at guard for Garden City High School, LeSueur compiled a record of 121–12, a .910 winning percentage. LeSueur led her team to three state final fours, three Long Island Championships, three Nassau County Championships, and six Conference Championships. Over the course of her playing career, LeSueur registered 38 games with 30 points or more. LeSueur was twice named Gatorade Player of the Year, for New York (2000, 2001) as well as Miss New York Basketball (2001). She was a Street & Smith All-American, a USA Today All-American, and also started in the Nike-WBCA All-America Game. LeSueur holds the Long Island scoring record (male or female) with 3,167 points.

LeSueur was a three-sport athlete at Garden City where she also competed for the lacrosse and soccer teams. She was named First Team All-State in soccer and was All-County twice. Off the court, LeSueur was a member of the National Honor Society and a Merit Scholar. LeSueur is the only athlete to have her number retired from Garden City High School.

College

LeSueur was a three-year starter at Georgetown University as well as a two-year team captain. In her three years with the Hoyas, she is one of only seven players in Georgetown history to record over 800 points, 200 assists and 400 rebounds. She also received honors such as Defensive Player of the Year for the Hoyas and the Patricia E. Corace Hustle Award. Additionally, LeSueur was the team MVP for Georgetown for the 2005–2006 season. LeSueur was in the top ten in steals in the Big East her junior and senior seasons. She ranked in the top 3 in more than 5 statistical categories for the Hoyas.

Virginia and Georgetown statistics

Source[1]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Virginia 22 63 27.9% 18.2% 73.5% 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.0 2.9
2002–03 Georgetown Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
2003–04 Georgetown 28 232 38.3% 11.1% 55.3% 5.5 2.8 2.0 0.1 8.3
2004–05 Georgetown 28 275 37.4% 33.3% 57.4% 5.6 2.5 2.0 0.1 9.8
2005–06 Georgetown 27 321 36.2% 16.7% 64.1% 4.9 3.6 1.7 0.1 11.9
Career 105 891 36.5% 11.1% 60.5% 12.7 2.5 1.6 0.1 8.5

Post playing career

Bethany LeSueur currently resides in Garden City with her husband, Tom Hughes, a former member of The University of Scranton Men's Basketball and Lacrosse Team. She is a business education teacher at East Meadow High School as well as the Girls Varsity Basketball Coach. LeSueur also serves as the Director of Female Programs for the Rising Stars Organization and the head female trainer for Pro Hoops, Inc.

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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