Hall of Fame
Tom Lepper is a 1997 QU graduate with a degree in elementary
education. A Quincy native, Tom was a dominant force on the
court in his four seasons with the Hawks basketball program and
served as team captain 1995-96.
Tom was 25th all-time in scoring with 1,139 points, grabbed 693
rebounds, and recorded 131 blocked shots which ranks third
all-time at QU. Players that held the first and second rankings in
blocks were Tom’s teammates. He played with four other future
QU Hall-of-Famers.
The Hawks secured two NCAA DII postseason appearances
during Tom’s four seasons. He was a dominant player in his junior
season on the 1994-95 tournament team that is also in the QU
Hall of Fame.
Tom’s stats are strong, but his presence on the court was invaluable.
Tom was the enforcer and the protector with powerful offensive
skills. He changed the direction of Hawk basketball in the 1990s.
Since graduation, Tom has been employed as an educator and
administrator for the Quincy Public Schools as well as a longtime
assistant coach in the Blue Devils basketball program. He also
spent one year as an assistant girls coach at QND.
Tom and his wife Sara have two children – Jordan, a junior at
QU, and Brennan, a tall-for-his-age seventh-grader at QJHS and
a budding basketball star.
