text: In 2005–06, Leasure had a breakout year in which he averaged a career-high 17.8 points per game, led the team to a 20–10 overall record as they tied for second place in the conference, was second in NCAA Division I with 4.17 made threes per game, was named the Big South's Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as its Men's Basketball Player of the Year (the first time a player won both awards in the same season), and was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press.