Kyle Landry

Kyle Landry
No. 33 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Position Forward
League VTB United League
EuroChallenge
Personal information
Born (1986-04-04) April 4, 1986
Calgary, Alberta
Nationality Canadian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop Grandin (Calgary, Alberta)
College Northern Arizona (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Sportino Inowrocław
2009 Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2009–2011 Prostějov
2011–present Triumph Lyubertsy / Zenit Saint Petersburg

Kyle Landry (born April 4, 1986) is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays with BC Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He represents the Canadian national basketball team.

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 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 resigned after the 2013–14 season, and moved with the team to Saint Petersburg and became a player of the new club BC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Canadian national team

Landry first played for the Canada national basketball team at the 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup. At the Cup, he scored two points and seven rebounds in his only action of the tournament against Argentina.[7] He also participated with the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, where he provided support off the bench for the fourth-place Canadians.[8] With the fourth-place finish, the Canadians qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

References

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