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22 Landen Swanner
Landen Swanner
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    170
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Gas City, Ind.
  • High School:
    Mississinewa
  • Position:
    G/F
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    11.3
  • fg %
    45.0
  • 3pt %
    33.0
  • ft %
    92.0
  • reb/g
    3.4
  • a/g
    4.0

Bio

Junior (2023-24): Started all 23 games in which he played and led the Yellow Jackets in scoring and assists...Led the team in scoring during 14 games and was the top assisted in 14 games as well...His 11.3 points per game were 18th in the HCAC and 4.0 assists per contest ranked third in the league...Made 31 3-pointers, the third-most on the team, and also led the team with 103 made field goals for his second straight 100-field goal season...78 rebounds finished third in the program...Opened the regular season with the first of two 20-point performances, a 22-point effort with four 3-pointers against Beloit on Nov. 10...Narrowly missed first career double-doubles on Jan. 10 vs. Bluffton (13 points, nine assists) and Jan. 31 at Earlham (17 points, nine rebounds)...Snapped a four-game game in single digits with the third 20-point game of the season in the season finale on Feb. 16 at Bluffton, which was the eighth 20-point game of his career...Closed the season with 724 career points, 276 shy of 1,000

Sophomore (2022-23): Played in all 25 games and started the first 24 games of the year before coming off the bench for Senior Night...Finished second on the team in scoring at 11.7 points per game and rebounds at 94 total for an average of 3.8 per game...Also second in assists with 52 and tied for third with 13 steals...Led the program in field goal percentage by hitting 51 percent of his shots (113-for-221) while also topping the team in 3-point makes (51) and percentage (43.2, 51-for-118)...Breakout season included 14 double-digit scoring performances, four 20-plus point games and a career-high 33 points on Dec. 14 vs. Olivet...One of the team's most consistent shooters, knocked down at least one triple in the first six games of the year and made at least one trey in 20 games...Compiled a six-game stretch from Jan. 4-21 in which he sank 17 3-pointers...Knocked down the game-winning layup with 2 seconds left to lift DC to a 70-69 victory at Immaculata on Dec. 21...Earned his first career HCAC Player of the Week Award on Dec. 19 for his 33-point outburst against Olivet...After averaging 9.3 points per game over the first 11 games of the season through Dec. 31, he averaged 13.6 points per game over the remaining 14 contests of the season

Freshman (2021-22): Started all 22 games ... Scored 10 points in his collegiate debut in the opener against Maranatha Baptist ... Averaged 7.8 points per game good for fourth on the team ... Led team in three-pointers made with 38 ... Shot 40.4 percent (38-94) from three-point range ... Tied for the team lead with 11 blocks ... Third on the team in steals with 14 ... Scored 20 points in a 76-70 loss to Kent State - Tuscarawas on 11/20.

High School:  Mississinewa High School (2021) in Gas City, Indiana…Earned four varsity letters in basketball and baseball...Scored a total of 1,143 points for the Indians, averaging 13.1 points per game over 87 games…Made 203 3-pointers and knocked down 86 percent of his free throws (132-for-153)...Led the program in scoring as a senior with 16.8 points per contest…Made the most 3-pointers on the team all four seasons…Helped guide the program to snap a 67-year sectional title drought during his 2020-21 senior season…Also hit. 395 over varsity baseball career, topping out a .448 as a senior with 11 career extra-base hits and 52 RBIs…Pitched in 20 games with a 3.88 ERA in 70.1 innings of work

Personal: Son of Jennifer and Brandon Swanner...One sister, Lakyn…Majoring in Business Administration…Aspires to work in real estate…Favorite sports teams include the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Colts…Favorite athlete is LeBron James

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 81-70
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 79-49
Feb 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 77-68
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 85-58
Feb 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 91-61
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 93-79
  Total Conference
Games 23 17
Games started 23 17
Minutes 685 524
Minutes per game 29.8 30.8
FG 103-229 73-166
FG Pct 45.0 44.0
3PT 31-94 20-66
3PT Pct 33.0 30.3
FT 23-25 16-18
FT Pct 92.0 88.9
Off rebounds 9 6
Def rebounds 69 50
Total rebounds 78 56
Rebounds per game 3.4 3.3
Personal fouls 26 20
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 92 76
Turnovers 53 42
Assist to turnover ratio 1.7 1.8
Steals 20 16
Blocks 8 5
Points 260 182
Points per game 11.3 10.7
Points per 40 min 15.2 13.9

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Cleveland St. L, 102-41 1 17 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Nov 10 Beloit L, 81-64 1 27 9-14 64.3 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 22
Nov 11 Miami-Hamilton W, 71-68 1 28 3-9 33.3 3-8 37.5 2-2 100.0 11
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 91-60 1 28 6-11 54.5 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 15
Nov 18 Kalamazoo L, 74-59 1 32 3-13 23.1 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 8
Nov 25 Oberlin L, 80-58 1 23 5-8 62.5 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 14
Nov 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 70-65 1 38 7-14 50.0 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 18
Dec 2 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-69 1 27 5-9 55.6 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 12
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-52 1 23 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 16 at Alma (Mich.) L, 84-75 1 23 4-8 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 18 at Ohio L, 108-28 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at IUPUI L, 90-67 1 23 4-6 66.7 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 14
Dec 30 Earlham (Ind.) L, 79-59 1 35 7-13 53.8 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 17
Jan 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 87-67 1 36 8-15 53.3 3-7 42.9 1-1 100.0 20
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-56 1 32 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 80-77 1 37 5-11 45.5 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 13
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 81-74 1 36 5-11 45.5 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 17 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-51 1 23 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 24 Anderson (Ind.) L, 108-68 1 25 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 80-68 1 36 3-11 27.3 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 10
Jan 31 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 81-70 1 33 7-12 58.3 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 17
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 79-49 1 31 1-7 14.3 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 77-68 1 27 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 85-58 1 33 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 91-61 1 16 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 93-79 1 36 8-17 47.1 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 20

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Cleveland St. L, 102-41 1 17 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
Nov 10 Beloit L, 81-64 1 27 1 4 5 1 1 3 0
Nov 11 Miami-Hamilton W, 71-68 1 28 0 2 2 6 1 0 0
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 91-60 1 28 1 2 3 4 1 0 1
Nov 18 Kalamazoo L, 74-59 1 32 0 5 5 1 3 1 1
Nov 25 Oberlin L, 80-58 1 23 1 4 5 1 4 0 1
Nov 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 70-65 1 38 0 4 4 4 1 2 0
Dec 2 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-69 1 27 0 1 1 5 1 0 0
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-52 1 23 0 1 1 4 2 3 0
Dec 16 at Alma (Mich.) L, 84-75 1 23 0 2 2 3 1 0 0
Dec 18 at Ohio L, 108-28 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at IUPUI L, 90-67 1 23 1 4 5 2 5 0 0
Dec 30 Earlham (Ind.) L, 79-59 1 35 0 4 4 4 3 1 1
Jan 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 87-67 1 36 0 1 1 7 4 1 2
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-56 1 32 0 3 3 5 4 1 0
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 80-77 1 37 1 4 5 9 4 1 1
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 81-74 1 36 0 4 4 6 2 2 0
Jan 17 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-51 1 23 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
Jan 24 Anderson (Ind.) L, 108-68 1 25 0 4 4 3 2 1 0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 80-68 1 36 0 4 4 4 4 0 0
Jan 31 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 81-70 1 33 1 8 9 5 4 1 0
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 79-49 1 31 0 3 3 2 2 0 0
Feb 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 77-68 1 27 2 1 3 5 2 0 1
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 85-58 1 33 1 1 2 6 3 0 0
Feb 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 91-61 1 16 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 93-79 1 36 0 5 5 6 1 1 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Cleveland St. L, 102-41 1 2 0 -
Nov 10 Beloit L, 81-64 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 11 Miami-Hamilton W, 71-68 1 1 0 6.0
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 91-60 1 0 - 4.0
Nov 18 Kalamazoo L, 74-59 1 2 0 0.3
Nov 25 Oberlin L, 80-58 1 0 0 0.3
Nov 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 70-65 1 0 0 4.0
Dec 2 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-69 1 0 0 5.0
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-52 1 2 0 2.0
Dec 16 at Alma (Mich.) L, 84-75 1 1 0 3.0
Dec 18 at Ohio L, 108-28 - - - -
Dec 21 at IUPUI L, 90-67 1 3 0 0.4
Dec 30 Earlham (Ind.) L, 79-59 1 2 0 1.3
Jan 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 87-67 1 0 0 1.8
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-56 1 0 0 1.3
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 80-77 1 1 0 2.3
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 81-74 1 1 0 3.0
Jan 17 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-55 - - - -
Jan 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-51 1 0 0 0.5
Jan 24 Anderson (Ind.) L, 108-68 1 1 0 1.5
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 80-68 1 2 0 1.0
Jan 31 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 81-70 1 5 1 1.3
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 79-49 1 1 0 1.0
Feb 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 77-68 1 2 0 2.5
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 85-58 1 1 0 2.0
Feb 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 91-61 1 0 0 0.0
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 93-79 1 2 0 6.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 22 23.8 2.8-6.6 1.7-4.3 0.5-0.5 7.8
2022-23 25 25.5 4.5-8.8 2.0-4.7 0.6-0.8 11.7
2023-24 23 29.8 4.5-10.0 1.3-4.1 1.0-1.1 11.3
Total 70 26.4 4.0-8.5 1.7-4.4 0.7-0.8 10.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 22 22 523 62-145 42.8 38-94 40.4 10-12 83.3 172
2022-23 25 24 637 113-221 51.1 51-118 43.2 15-19 78.9 292
2023-24 23 23 685 103-229 45.0 31-94 33.0 23-25 92.0 260
Total 70 69 1845 278-595 46.7 120-306 39.2 48-56 85.7 724

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 22 523 23.8 4.7-11.1 2.9-7.2 40.4 0.8-0.9 13.2
2022-23 25 637 25.5 7.1-13.9 3.2-7.4 43.2 0.9-1.2 18.3
2023-24 23 685 29.8 6.0-13.4 1.8-5.5 33.0 1.3-1.5 15.2
Total 70 1845 26.4 6.0-12.9 2.6-6.6 39.2 1.0-1.2 15.7

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 22 0.1 2.6 2.7 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.5
2022-23 25 0.3 3.4 3.8 2.1 1.4 0.5 0.4
2023-24 23 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 2.3 0.9 0.3
Total 70 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.4 1.4 0.7 0.4

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 22 22 3 57 60 27 12 14 11
2022-23 25 24 8 86 94 52 35 13 10
2023-24 23 23 9 69 78 92 53 20 8
Total 70 69 20 212 232 171 100 47 29

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 22 0.2 4.4 4.6 2.1 0.9 1.1 0.8
2022-23 25 0.5 5.4 5.9 3.3 2.2 0.8 0.6
2023-24 23 0.5 4.0 4.6 5.4 3.1 1.2 0.5
Total 70 0.4 4.6 5.0 3.7 2.2 1.0 0.6

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 23 29.8 4.5-10.0 1.3-4.1 1.0-1.1 11.3
Conference 17 30.8 4.3-9.8 1.2-3.9 0.9-1.1 10.7
Exhibition 2 20.0 3.0-5.0 3.0-4.5 1.0-1.0 10.0
Location            
Home 13 30.3 4.5-9.9 1.3-4.1 1.3-1.4 11.5
Away 10 29.1 4.5-10.0 1.4-4.1 0.6-0.7 11.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 1 28.0 3.0-9.0 3.0-8.0 2.0-2.0 11.0
Losses 22 29.9 4.5-10.0 1.3-3.9 1.0-1.0 11.3
Month            
November 6 29.3 5.5-11.5 2.5-5.2 1.2-1.2 14.7
December 4 27.0 4.5-8.8 0.5-3.0 0.8-1.0 10.3
January 8 32.3 4.5-10.1 1.0-4.1 1.4-1.5 11.4
February 5 28.6 3.2-8.8 1.2-3.6 0.4-0.4 8.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 23 23 685 103-229 45.0 31-94 33.0 23-25 92.0 260
Conference 17 17 524 73-166 44.0 20-66 30.3 16-18 88.9 182
Exhibition 2 2 40 6-10 60.0 6-9 66.7 2-2 100.0 20
Location                    
Home 13 13 394 58-129 45.0 17-53 32.1 17-18 94.4 150
Away 10 10 291 45-100 45.0 14-41 34.1 6-7 85.7 110
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 1 1 28 3-9 33.3 3-8 37.5 2-2 100.0 11
Losses 22 22 657 100-220 45.5 28-86 32.6 21-23 91.3 249
Month                    
November 6 6 176 33-69 47.8 15-31 48.4 7-7 100.0 88
December 4 4 108 18-35 51.4 2-12 16.7 3-4 75.0 41
January 8 8 258 36-81 44.4 8-33 24.2 11-12 91.7 91
February 5 5 143 16-44 36.4 6-18 33.3 2-2 100.0 40

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 23 685 29.8 6.0-13.4 1.8-5.5 33.0 1.3-1.5 15.2
Conference 17 524 30.8 5.6-12.7 1.5-5.0 30.3 1.2-1.4 13.9
Exhibition 2 40 20.0 6.0-10.0 6.0-9.0 66.7 2.0-2.0 20.0
Location                
Home 13 394 30.3 5.9-13.1 1.7-5.4 32.1 1.7-1.8 15.2
Away 10 291 29.1 6.2-13.7 1.9-5.6 34.1 0.8-1.0 15.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 1 28 28.0 4.3-12.9 4.3-11.4 37.5 2.9-2.9 15.7
Losses 22 657 29.9 6.1-13.4 1.7-5.2 32.6 1.3-1.4 15.2
Month                
November 6 176 29.3 7.5-15.7 3.4-7.0 48.4 1.6-1.6 20.0
December 4 108 27.0 6.7-13.0 0.7-4.4 16.7 1.1-1.5 15.2
January 8 258 32.3 5.6-12.6 1.2-5.1 24.2 1.7-1.9 14.1
February 5 143 28.6 4.5-12.3 1.7-5.0 33.3 0.6-0.6 11.2

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 23 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 2.3 0.9 0.3
Conference 17 0.4 2.9 3.3 4.5 2.5 0.9 0.3
Exhibition 2 1.0 2.5 3.5 2.0 2.5 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.2 2.7 1.0 0.5
Away 10 0.3 3.1 3.4 3.7 1.8 0.7 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 0.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 22 0.4 3.0 3.5 3.9 2.4 0.9 0.4
Month                
November 6 0.5 3.5 4.0 2.8 1.8 1.0 0.5
December 4 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.8 1.0 0.3
January 8 0.3 3.6 3.9 5.0 3.3 1.1 0.4
February 5 0.8 2.2 3.0 3.8 1.8 0.2 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 23 23 9 69 78 92 53 20 8
Conference 17 17 6 50 56 76 42 16 5
Exhibition 2 2 2 5 7 4 5 0 0
Location                  
Home 13 13 6 38 44 55 35 13 7
Away 10 10 3 31 34 37 18 7 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0
Losses 22 22 9 67 76 86 52 20 8
Month                  
November 6 6 3 21 24 17 11 6 3
December 4 4 0 8 8 16 7 4 1
January 8 8 2 29 31 40 26 9 3
February 5 5 4 11 15 19 9 1 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 23 0.5 4.0 4.6 5.4 3.1 1.2 0.5
Conference 17 0.5 3.8 4.3 5.8 3.2 1.2 0.4
Exhibition 2 2.0 5.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 0.6 3.9 4.5 5.6 3.6 1.3 0.7
Away 10 0.4 4.3 4.7 5.1 2.5 1.0 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 0.0 2.9 2.9 8.6 1.4 0.0 0.0
Losses 22 0.5 4.1 4.6 5.2 3.2 1.2 0.5
Month                
November 6 0.7 4.8 5.5 3.9 2.5 1.4 0.7
December 4 0.0 3.0 3.0 5.9 2.6 1.5 0.4
January 8 0.3 4.5 4.8 6.2 4.0 1.4 0.5
February 5 1.1 3.1 4.2 5.3 2.5 0.3 0.3

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