Markel Leonard

Markel Leonard is a former Division I athlete at Cal Poly SLO and Division III collegiate athlete at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

Markel was a four-year varsity Basketball Player at Salesian High School, where he helped the Pride win 4 League titles, 3 North Coast Section Titles, 2 Northern California Championships, and 1 California State Championship. In 2012, Leonard was a key piece in Salesian’s national ranking as they were the #10 team in the country during their State Championship winning season in 2012.

At Cal Poly SLO, Markel was a part of the university’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in school history after winning the Big West Conference Championship in 2014. Leonard then went on to Play DIII Basketball at Lewis & Clark College. He forged the opportunity to Play professional Basketball to obtain his Master’s Degree in Sports Law & Business from Arizona State in 2019.

Since then, Leonard has worked for the NCAA in the Men’s Basketball Department planning the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament, The Los Angeles Rams Football Club, and currently is the Assistant Director of Sports Management & Championships at the Pac-12 Conference.