Northwestern State University of Louisana

Jimmy Leach was a four year standout at Northwestern from 1955-59, during his senior year he became one of the most feared shooters and scorers in state basket ball history. A long time friend Tynes Hildebrand offered a profound statement in describing Jimmy, Tynes was quoted as saying “Jimmy let his basketball playing do all the talking for him.” He also said, ‘Jimmy probably graduated one year too early,  he was just getting to the point of doing things that nobody else was doing. He could have been one of the greatest that ever played the game with the outside shooting ability he had.” Leach ended his career with a total of 1, 736 points for a 15.9 career average and set three school records during his career. He averaged over 25 points per game in his senior season. Against Southwestern State he had 54 points to set an NSU record for most pints in a game. He hit 20 of  23 free throw. During his four years at Northwestern, his teams compiled an overall record of 70-30. Jimmy went on to a outstanding coaching career, in 1985 Jimmy Leach was inducted into the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, a well deserved honor for a wonderful coach and person.