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Late-blooming Landers lands at GCU
5/11/2022 6:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro
K-State transfer shifted focus to hoops in 2019, brings shooting at 6-9
Logan Landers found his way to Division I basketball with a 6-foot-9 frame, shooting ability and passing skill despite not being immersed in the sport until late 2019.
Grand Canyon is about to find how far his untapped potential can take him and the Lopes. Landers is transferring to GCU after spending his freshman season at Kansas State.
The Cedarburg, Wisconsin, native has three years of eligibility remaining, but he plans to appeal for a medical redshirt to recoup a fourth year after two COVID bouts limited him to 11 appearances last season.
The former baseball pitcher switched focus to basketball as a high school junior and developed into a stretch power forward who drew offers out of high school to Houston, Iowa, Kansas, Miami (Fla.), Missouri, TCU, Texas A&M and USC.
"Logan is a big who can really shoot the basketball," GCU head coach Bryce Drew said. "He has the ability to extend defenses and help other players on the floor with his passing ability. We love the work ethic and character that he will be bringing into our program."
Landers, 19, intended to redshirt last season at Kansas State, but injuries pressed him willingly into duty and a postseason coaching change prompted Landers to enter the transfer portal.
"The first thing I told myself is I'm going to a university that has a great coaching staff," Landers said. "That checked the box with GCU. Second, I wanted one that will develop my game and one that would like to see me on the court playing. GCU checked that box. And third, I wanted to go somewhere really nice, like where GCU is. The third one was not a priority, but when that came up, it was, 'How can I turn this down?' "
Landers did not hesitate, committing to Drew before he and his father, David, left their campus visit in Phoenix.
"It was a no-brainer for me when I got there, saw how amazing the area is, how amazing the campus is and how the president (Brian Mueller) is an amazing human being who takes pride in trying to better people's lives," Landers said. "How do I not want to be around that?"
After filling out his frame from 209 pounds to 225 pounds over the last year, Landers and the Lopes staff envision growth in his game because he is only in his third year of basketball focus.
Landers grew 9 inches in middle school to be 6 feet 5 in eighth grade. Even with a baseball emphasis as a freshman and sophomore, Landers accumulated 1,547 points and 859 rebounds for prep career averages of 15.9 points and 8.9 boards per game at Brookfield Academy (three years) and Cedarburg High School (senior year).
At Kansas State, Landers played 11 games between Nov. 10 and Jan. 1, averaging 1.1 points and 1.2 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game. He posted a five-point, three-rebound game against North Dakota and a four-point, three-rebound game against Green Bay.
"I can provide a little bit of everything," Landers said. "I'm a shooter. I can shoot the 3. That's something I pride myself on. I also like pick-and-pop and slip actions. I can go down low as well, with duck-ins and post-ups to go to work on guys. I also enjoy catching the ball at the top of the key.
"I can find a guy and dime a guy over the top for a post-up, If a guy is on a flare screen, I can float it over so he can get a shot. In the post, if I can attract enough attention to find guys cross-court for an open shot. I enjoy that because it's very fun to see your teammates succeed. Those are your brothers out there."
GCU coaches shared game video that caught Landers attention for two reasons. For the basketball part, he saw how Drew's system fit a big man with his skill set and how he could co-exist with other Lopes frontcourt players.
But he also noticed what was happening beyond the court with the Havocs' unique game atmosphere at GCU Arena.
"It was a different game each time they showed a clip," Landers said. "I'm sitting there like, 'Wow, every single game is like that.' It's not just one or two games a year that they have fans like that. It's every game. It's going to be such a fun atmosphere with really great people on staff and on the team."
Landers is the latest addition in an active offseason for Drew and his staff.
In the past four weeks, GCU added UNLV transfer and 6-foot-4 guard Joshua Baker, Georgia transfer and 6-foot-6 forward Noah Baumann, Presbyterian transfer and 6-foot-4 guard Ray Harrison, incoming 6-foot-9 freshman Derrick Michael Xzavierro of Indonesia and Landers to next season's roster. The team already was adding another incoming freshman, 6-foot-11 Isaiah Carr of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and 6-foot-7 Isaiah Shaw after his redshirt season.
"The coaching staff has amazing people," Landers said. "They value and take pride in showing their faith, which I couldn't admire more. I want to do that as a young man and, when I'm older in life, I want my children to do that."
Grand Canyon is about to find how far his untapped potential can take him and the Lopes. Landers is transferring to GCU after spending his freshman season at Kansas State.
The Cedarburg, Wisconsin, native has three years of eligibility remaining, but he plans to appeal for a medical redshirt to recoup a fourth year after two COVID bouts limited him to 11 appearances last season.
The former baseball pitcher switched focus to basketball as a high school junior and developed into a stretch power forward who drew offers out of high school to Houston, Iowa, Kansas, Miami (Fla.), Missouri, TCU, Texas A&M and USC.
"Logan is a big who can really shoot the basketball," GCU head coach Bryce Drew said. "He has the ability to extend defenses and help other players on the floor with his passing ability. We love the work ethic and character that he will be bringing into our program."
Landers, 19, intended to redshirt last season at Kansas State, but injuries pressed him willingly into duty and a postseason coaching change prompted Landers to enter the transfer portal."The first thing I told myself is I'm going to a university that has a great coaching staff," Landers said. "That checked the box with GCU. Second, I wanted one that will develop my game and one that would like to see me on the court playing. GCU checked that box. And third, I wanted to go somewhere really nice, like where GCU is. The third one was not a priority, but when that came up, it was, 'How can I turn this down?' "
Landers did not hesitate, committing to Drew before he and his father, David, left their campus visit in Phoenix.
"It was a no-brainer for me when I got there, saw how amazing the area is, how amazing the campus is and how the president (Brian Mueller) is an amazing human being who takes pride in trying to better people's lives," Landers said. "How do I not want to be around that?"
After filling out his frame from 209 pounds to 225 pounds over the last year, Landers and the Lopes staff envision growth in his game because he is only in his third year of basketball focus.
Landers grew 9 inches in middle school to be 6 feet 5 in eighth grade. Even with a baseball emphasis as a freshman and sophomore, Landers accumulated 1,547 points and 859 rebounds for prep career averages of 15.9 points and 8.9 boards per game at Brookfield Academy (three years) and Cedarburg High School (senior year).At Kansas State, Landers played 11 games between Nov. 10 and Jan. 1, averaging 1.1 points and 1.2 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game. He posted a five-point, three-rebound game against North Dakota and a four-point, three-rebound game against Green Bay.
"I can provide a little bit of everything," Landers said. "I'm a shooter. I can shoot the 3. That's something I pride myself on. I also like pick-and-pop and slip actions. I can go down low as well, with duck-ins and post-ups to go to work on guys. I also enjoy catching the ball at the top of the key.
"I can find a guy and dime a guy over the top for a post-up, If a guy is on a flare screen, I can float it over so he can get a shot. In the post, if I can attract enough attention to find guys cross-court for an open shot. I enjoy that because it's very fun to see your teammates succeed. Those are your brothers out there."
GCU coaches shared game video that caught Landers attention for two reasons. For the basketball part, he saw how Drew's system fit a big man with his skill set and how he could co-exist with other Lopes frontcourt players.
But he also noticed what was happening beyond the court with the Havocs' unique game atmosphere at GCU Arena.
"It was a different game each time they showed a clip," Landers said. "I'm sitting there like, 'Wow, every single game is like that.' It's not just one or two games a year that they have fans like that. It's every game. It's going to be such a fun atmosphere with really great people on staff and on the team."
Landers is the latest addition in an active offseason for Drew and his staff.
In the past four weeks, GCU added UNLV transfer and 6-foot-4 guard Joshua Baker, Georgia transfer and 6-foot-6 forward Noah Baumann, Presbyterian transfer and 6-foot-4 guard Ray Harrison, incoming 6-foot-9 freshman Derrick Michael Xzavierro of Indonesia and Landers to next season's roster. The team already was adding another incoming freshman, 6-foot-11 Isaiah Carr of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and 6-foot-7 Isaiah Shaw after his redshirt season.
"The coaching staff has amazing people," Landers said. "They value and take pride in showing their faith, which I couldn't admire more. I want to do that as a young man and, when I'm older in life, I want my children to do that."
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