Kyle Landry

Kyle Landry (born April 4, 1986) is a Canadian former professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach for the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for Northern Arizona and also represented the senior Canadian national basketball team.

Kyle Landry
Calgary Surge
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueCEBL
Personal information
Born (1986-04-04) April 4, 1986
Calgary, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop Grandin
(Calgary, Alberta)
CollegeNorthern Arizona (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2020
PositionPower forward
Career history
As player:
2008–2009Sportino Inowrocław
2009Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2009–2011Prostějov
2011–2017Triumph Lyubertsy / Zenit Saint Petersburg
2017–2018Budućnost VOLI
2020Ottawa Blackjacks
As coach:
2023–presentCalgary Surge (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

College career

Landry played NCAA Division I college basketball at Northern Arizona University. He saw extensive action in all four years with the Lumberjacks, and averaged a team-leading 17.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, in his senior season (2007–08) for the team.[1]

Professional career

After college, Landry signed with Polish side Sportino Inowrocław. In his only season with the club, 2008–09, he averaged 12.1 points and 10 rebounds per game.[2] He was named to the All-Polish League First Team and also participated in the league's All-Star Game.[3] At the end of the season, he signed with Belgian side Dexia Mons-Hainaut for two months and helped the team to a second-place finish in the Basketball League Belgium.[4][5]

For the 2009–10 season, Landry signed with Prostějov of the Czech National Basketball League. In July 2011, he signed with Triumph Lyubertsy in Russia.[6] He re-signed after the 2013–14 season, and moved with the team to Saint Petersburg, and became a player of the new club Zenit St. Petersburg. In June 2017, he parted ways with Zenit.[7]

On August 1, 2017, Landry signed with the Montenegrin Adriatic League club Budućnost VOLI.[8]

On June 23, 2020, Landry signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).[9]

National team career

Landry first played with the senior Canada men's national basketball team at the 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup. At the Marchand Cup, he scored two points, and grabbed seven rebounds, in his only action of the tournament, against Argentina.[10] He also played with the Canadian senior team at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, where he provided support off the bench, for the fourth-place finish Canadians.[11] With the fourth-place finish, the Canadians qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

References
  1. Kyle Landry at basketpedya.com
  2. Kyle Landry at basketpedya.com
  3. Kyle Landry named to team Canada at azsun.com
  4. Kyle Landry named to team Canada at azsun.com
  5. Kyle Landry at basketpedya.com
  6. Kyle Landry joins Triumph
  7. Kyle Landry, Zenit St. Petersburg part ways.
  8. "Kyle Landry new Budućnost VOLI member". aba-ilga. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  9. "Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Veteran Free Agent Kyle Landry". Ottawa Blackjacks. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  10. FIBA Archive.
  11. "FIBA Profile". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
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