Craig LeCesne Career Stats 
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.
CLUB: Played for the AAU program DC Thunder.
PERSONAL: 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 ... Son of Linda Palmer-LeCesne and Craig Wesley LeCesne ... His father ran track at James Madison ... Has two siblings, Isabelle and Marcus ... Majoring in liberal arts ... Chose Pepperdine because "I loved everything I saw: its location, the feel I got on campus, its Christian mission and everything that it stands for. It's a place where I can be productive and excel, both with basketball and academically, and become a better person."
FAVORITES: Enjoys watching Netflix ... Favorites include Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant (pro basketball players), Los Angeles Lakers (pro basketball team), Hotel Rwanda (book), Straight Outta Compton (movie), 30 for 30 (TV show), J Cole (musical artist), hamburgers (food) and skateboarding (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite thing about basketball is "everything, especially the competition."
