22 Landen Swanner
Landen Swanner
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    170
  • Hometown:
    Gas City, Ind.
  • Position:
    G/F
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Mississinewa
  • 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
Season Statistics
  Overall 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
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News mentions
Kash hits four 3-pointers in loss at Manchester
Yellow Jackets handed home loss to Hanover on Senior Day
Competitive game tilts against Yellow Jackets down the stretch
Tale of two halves plague Jackets in Terre Haute as DC falls 79-49
Yellow Jackets come up short at Earlham, 81-70
Hot start propels Pioneers past Defiance
Hot start propels Pioneers past Defiance
Conference-leading Ravens roll against Yellow Jackets, 102-55
Jackets drop heartbreaker to Bluffton, 80-77
Outside shooting by Rose-Hulman sinks Yellow Jackets on Saturday
Late first half run propels Manchester past Defiance
Quakers cruise past Yellow Jackets for first win
Jackets put up a fight in exhibition at IUPUI
Gehlhausen leads second half surge but Alma holds off Jackets, 84-75
Yellow Jackets tamed at Transylvania, 93-69
Late rally falls short in conference opener at MSJ
Park keeps Jackets afloat early, Oberlin surges in second half
Another Jackets rally comes up short against Kalamazoo
Jackets recover once but overwhelmed by Olivet in second half
Yellow Jackets compete at D-I Cleveland State
Men's Basketball voted to finish at the bottom in HCAC preseason poll
Photos
Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 3:00 PM EST

Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 3:00 PM EST

Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

2/7/2024 7:30 PM EST

Defiance vs. Bluffton

2/16/2024 8:00 PM EST