Teafale Lenard Jr.

Teafale Marquise Lenard Jr. (born July 21, 2002) is an American professional basketball player who plays for APR of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

High school and college career After attending Snyder High School in Texas, Lenard played his prep career at Link Academy in Branson, Missouri and initially committed to American Athletic Conference (ACA) member Tulsa, before signing with Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in 2021. He averaged 8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists as a sophomore for the Blue Raiders in 2022–23. He also tied his own program record with 50 dunks and was named to the Conference USA All-Defensive team and Honorable Mention All-C-USA. Lenard transferred to the Memphis Tigers ahead of the 2023–24 season.

Professional career Teafale made his professional debut with the Texas Legends in the NBA G League, where he joined for the 2023–24 season. He averaged 10.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in his two seasons with the Legends.

Lenard joined South African team MBB for the 2025 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). On May 20, 2025, he scored a career-high 39 points for MBB in a loss against Al Ahli. He led the league in scoring with 22.7 points per game, as well as in steals with 3.5 per game. He also averaged 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. On June 14, Lenard was named to the All-BAL Second Team; he was named to the All-Defensive First Team earlier too.

In February 2026, Lenard joined the Rwandan team APR ahead of the 2026 BAL season. He played with the team in the Rwanda Basketball League as well, but when APR withdrew from the BAL, he joined their replacements RSSB Tigers.

Personal Lenard is the son of Ashley Lenard and Teafale Lenard, Sr., and has two brothers. His favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant.

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