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Ryan Leonard
| Position : | Guard |
| Height : | 6 ft 3 |
| School : | CBS The green |
| Current tralee basketball team : | Team Brogue Senior Men |
| Years and ages played for Ireland : | 2014 U16 and 2015 U18 |
| What competition did you compete in for Ireland? | 2014 Euroean Championship in Macedonia and 2015 european Championship in Austria |
| How did your team do in those competitions? | 2014 21st and 2015 22nd |
| Who was your coach(s) : | Joey Boylan |
| What was the training like? | Training is was intense. We trained for 17 hours over a 3 day period over the summer |
| Had you always dreamed of playing for Ireland? | Yes as it is the highest level to play at in Ireland |
| What was the hardest thing about playing for Ireland? | the long hours of trainging sessions |
| What was the best thing about playing for Ireland? | he chance to represent my country at the european championships |
| Why do you think you made the Irish team? | my good attitude and work ethic |
| What advice would you give younger people today who want to play for Ireland ? | keep working hard and keep improving all the time |
| Basketball achievements : | U18 National Cup Winners 2015 |
| Best thing about playing basketball : | meeting new people, going new places and competeting against new competition |
| Greatest influence on your career so far : | Joey Boylan |
| Goals for the future : | Hopefully to go to the States and play at colleg level. Then to play professionally somewhere in the world |
