Trey Landers

Last updated
Trey Landers
Free agent
Position Small forward
Personal information
Born (1998-06-20) June 20, 1998 (age 24)
Dayton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Wayne
(Huber Heights, Ohio)
College Dayton (2016–2020)
NBA draft 2020 / undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020 ratiopharm Ulm
2021 Kataja BC
2022 Cleveland Charge
Career highlights and awards

Trey Landers (born June 20, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.

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High school career

Landers played basketball for Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio. As a junior, he helped his team win the Ohio Division I state championship. [1] In his senior season, Landers averaged 16.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, earning First Team Division I All-Ohio honors from the Associated Press. [2] On March 2, 2015, during his junior year, he committed to playing college basketball for Dayton, a team which had been recruiting him since he was a sophomore. [3]

College career

Landers averaged three points in 5.8 minutes per game through nine appearances as a freshman, playing fewer minutes than any scholarship player on the team. He suffered from hernia pain throughout the season and underwent surgery to repair the injury. In the offseason, he improved his conditioning, losing 10 lbs (4.5 kg). [4] [5] On February 17, 2018, he scored a career-high 26 points in an 80–70 win over Fordham. [6] As a sophomore, Landers averaged 11.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and registered four double-doubles. [7] In early February of his junior season, he was replaced in the starting lineup by Obi Toppin. Landers averaged 8.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as a junior, while suffering from shoulder pain. [3] On January 5, 2020, he scored a senior season-high 18 points in an 80–67 win against Saint Joseph's. [8] Landers tied his season-high of 18 points on February 1, in a 70–56 win against Fordham. [9] As a senior, he helped Dayton achieve its most successful season in program history, with head coach Anthony Grant calling him the "glue" of the team due to his leadership and attitude. [5] Landers started in all but one game, averaging 10.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and recording four double-doubles. He was named to the Third Team All-Atlantic 10. [10]

Professional career

Ulm (2020)

On August 3, 2020, Landers signed his first professional contract, a two-year deal with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [11]

Kataja BC (2021)

On July 7, 2021, he signed with Kataja BC of the Korisliiga. [12] Landers averaged 5.8 points per game.

Cleveland Charge (2022)

On January 4, 2022, he signed with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Dayton 905.8.647.333.4001.4.3.3.23.0
2017–18 Dayton 292928.9.583.352.7255.61.81.1.411.3
2018–19 Dayton 322127.4.474.200.6946.72.0.6.38.2
2019–20 Dayton 313028.8.565.313.6046.92.41.0.410.5
Career1018026.3.544.295.6606.01.9.9.39.4

Personal life

His father, Robert Sr., was shot and killed in front of a repair shop on December 19, 2006, a case that remains unsolved. [14] Landers' older brother, Robert Jr., played college football for Ohio State as a defensive tackle. [15] His mother, Tracy Mathews, who teaches medical classes at the Dayton JobCorps [16] ,was a strong supporter of Trey attending the University of Dayton. [17]

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