Xavier University Athletics
Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2009
- Class:
- 2001
Nicole Levandusky, the Atlantic 10's Defensive Player of the Year in 2001 and a First Team All-League selection in both the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons, was a standout on both ends of the court.
Levandusky is sixth on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,755 career points and holds the school record with 304 made 3-point field goals. Equally or more impressive than the points, though, are Levandusky's school-record 375 steals. Her record total outpaces the second-highest steals total by a remarkable 180 thefts.
A complete player, Levandusky finished the 1998-99 season ranked 16th in the nation in three point-point field goal percentage (42.9 percent) and an impressive 10th in the nation in three-point field goals made per game (2.85), which assisted the team with a then school record 24-win season and first appearance in an A-10 Championship final.
In the Musketeers' first NCAA tournament win, on March 12, 1999, Levandusky scored 23 points in the 85-71 victory over Florida International. That outstanding NCAA performance was just the first of many. During the 2001 NCAA Elite Eight appearance she averaged 18.7 points per game including a 19-point six-rebound effort during the program's signature 80-65 win over No. 3 Tennessee. For her efforts, Levandusky earned a spot on the 2001 NCAA All-Mideast Region Team after leading XU to a 31-3 mark.
