36 Facts About Carl Landry

Carl Christopher Landry was born on September 19,1983 and is an American former professional basketball player.

However, Landry did not have much individual success as a high school player as he was cut from his freshman team, barely made the Vincent High junior varsity team as a sophomore, and didn't see much playing time on varsity as a junior or senior.

Carl Landry averaged 14.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game as a freshman, but missed half the season due to a broken hand.

Carl Landry was named a first-team Junior College All-American and the All-Region MVP.

Carl Landry shot 61.8 percent from the field and averaged 30.3 mpg while playing under head coach Gene Keady.

Carl Landry was named second-team All Big Ten by conference coaches and media despite missing the season's final three games due to an ACL injury in his right knee.

Carl Landry recorded a career-high 35 points in the second game of the season against South Alabama before he re-injured his knee three games later against Evansville.

Carl Landry began the season with three consecutive Big Ten Player of the Week honors, becoming the only player in Big Ten Conference history to do so.

Carl Landry was one of only two players in the league to rank in the top five for both points and rebounds.

On March 10,2007, Carl Landry scored 24 points and made 9-of-16 shots going against Ohio State's Greg Oden in the Big Ten tournament.

Carl Landry led the Boilermakers to the 2007 NCAA tournament, where he recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in his last game as a Boilermaker against the eventual champions, Florida, in the second round.

Carl Landry finished his career as a Boilermaker averaging 18.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game in three seasons.

Carl Landry currently holds the school's second highest career field goal percentage with 60.2 accuracy, only behind Steve Scheffler's NCAA record of 68.5 percent.

Carl Landry was regarded as one of the strongest players in the NBA during his playing career.

On June 28,2007, Carl Landry was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.

Carl Landry was later traded to the Houston Rockets on draft night.

Carl Landry became a key role player for the Rockets' 22 game winning streak, the third longest in NBA history.

Carl Landry was named to the NBA All-Rookie second team.

Carl Landry came off the bench and put up 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double.

On May 7,2009, Carl Landry scored a playoffs career-high of 21 points against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of their semi-finals match-up.

Carl Landry shot 7-of-9 from the floor and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.

Carl Landry scored only 4 points in 22 minutes, shooting 2-of-10 from the field in his last game.

Carl Landry averaged 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game while leading the Rockets in shooting with.

On March 17,2009 at 2:30 am, Carl Landry was involved in an incident in downtown Houston when his car was struck by a vehicle that swerved to hit him.

On December 18,2009, Carl Landry lost 3 teeth in a collision with Dirk Nowitzki while attempting to force a charge in a game on the road against the Dallas Mavericks.

On February 18,2010, Carl Landry was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a three-team deal that moved Tracy McGrady to the Knicks and Kevin Martin to the Rockets.

Carl Landry wrapped up his third NBA season starting in each of the 28 games in which he appeared in with the Kings.

On February 23,2011, Carl Landry was traded to the New Orleans Hornets for Marcus Thornton and cash considerations.

On December 17,2011, Carl Landry re-signed with the Hornets to a one-year, $9 million contract.

On June 26,2013, Carl Landry decided to leave the Golden State Warriors, and opt out of his contract.

Carl Landry's agent Mark Bartelstein explained that leaving the Warriors was a good investment since Carl Landry had just finished a great season, which could potentially open up his value to other teams and land him a better paying deal.

On July 15,2013, Carl Landry signed a multi-year deal with the Sacramento Kings.

On March 8,2014, it was announced that Carl Landry had suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee that required surgery, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.

Carl Landry managed just 18 games on the season while averaging 4.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per game.

Carl Landry had an all time low in assists this season averaging only 0.3 a game.

On July 10,2015, Carl Landry was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Nik Stauskas, Jason Thompson, a future first round pick, and the rights to swap first round picks in 2016 and 2017, in exchange for the rights to Arturas Gudaitis and Luka Mitrovic.