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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Big East Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 27, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | UConn (2026−present) | ||||||||||||||
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Colben Isaiah Landrew (born February 27, 2008) is an American college basketball player from Alabaster, Alabama, he currently plays for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. Coming out of high school, he was regarded as a consensus four-star recruit.
Early life
[edit]Colben Isaiah Landrew was born on February 27, 2008, to Stacey and Tremaine Landrew in Alabaster, Alabama. He has four younger sisters.[1][2][3]
High school career
[edit]For his first two years in high school, Landrew played both football and basketball at Thompson High School,[4] for football, Landrew played the wide receiver position and had 28 receptions for 568 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore before switching to basketball full-time,[5] following his football season, Landrew was named to the ASWA all-state honorable.[6]
Following his sophomore season at Thompson, Landrew transferred to Wheeler High School in Cobb County, Georgia. Following his transfer, Landrew made an immediate impact for his team, leading his team to the GHSA Class 6A state championship in the 2024-2025 season, where he averaged 18 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.8 assists.[6] That same season, he was named 2024-25 MaxPreps All-American honorable mention.[7] Entering the summer before his senior year, Landrew participated in the Game Elite at the Adidas 3SSB Palmetto Road Championship, where in the event, Landrew averaged 15.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game.[7] In his senior year of high school, Landrew averaged 24.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game and won a second state championship with his team.[8] Following his senior season at Wheeler, Landrew was also named a MaxPreps All-American, USA Today All-USA High School Basketball Third Team, All-American, Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year,[9] Georgia MaxPreps' High School Basketball Player of the Year,[5] Mr. Georgia Basketball,[10] and the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association’s Class 6A North Player of the Year.[8]
Landrew, ranked as a consensus four-star recruit in his recruiting class of 2027.[11] He was ranked as the 21th best prospect by Rivals, the 26th best national player by 247Sports, and was lastly ranked as the 34th best national player by ESPN.[12][13][14] On October 15, 2025, Landrew committed to play college basketball at the University of Connecticut where he will be playing for the UConn Huskies.[15] Landrew had also received offers from Texas, Georgia Tech, Berkeley, and Texas A&M among others.
National team career
[edit]On May 8, 2026, it was announced that Landrew got a camp invite to participate with the USA Basketball U-18 team.[16] On May 27, 2026, it was announced that Landry would be participating with Team USA and representing them for the FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup hosted in León, Mexico.[17] Landrew helped lead the team to the 2026 FIBA U18 AmeriCup Finals, where they played against Canada and lost to them by two points ending the game off with 65 points to Canada's 67 points.[18] In five games, Landrew averaged 11.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists, and won the silver medal.[18][19][1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Colben Landrew". FIBA. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ Borges, David (May 27, 2026). "Incoming UConn freshman to compete for Team USA this summer". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Colben Landrew - Men's Basketball". UConn Huskies. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ Amore, Dom (August 9, 2026). "Dom Amore's Sunday Read: Meet UConn men's impressive freshmen; another Sun legend honored, and more". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- 1 2 Divens, Jordan (March 18, 2026). "Colben Landrew named 2025-26 MaxPreps Georgia High School Basketball Player of the Year". MaxPreps. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- 1 2 "'Showed up and showed out': UConn commit Colben Landrew stars in return to home state". AL.com. November 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- 1 2 McGavic, Matthew (October 9, 2025). "'26 Forward Colben Landrew Includes Louisville in Top Six, Announces Commitment Date". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Carter, Isaiah (2026). "Cobb County Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Landrew caps rewarding senior season". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Colben Landrew". Gatorade Player of the Year. 2026. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Wheeler's Landrew named Mr. Basketball". Marietta Daily Journal. March 26, 2026. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ Tipton, Joe (October 15, 2025). "Top-20 overall recruit Colben Landrew commits to UConn". On3. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 ESPN 300 Boys Basketball Recruiting Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Colben Landrew, Wheeler Wildcats". 247Sports. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Colben Landrew - Wheeler - Shooting Guard". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Huskies Ink Junior County and Colben Landrew". UConn Huskies Athletics. November 13, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ Cleaveland, Roger (May 27, 2026). "UConn recruit Colben Landrew receives USA Basketball camp invite". CT Insider. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Landrew To Represent Team USA At FIBA U18 AmeriCup". UConn Huskies Athletics. May 27, 2026. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- 1 2 Wilson, Connor (June 9, 2026). "Colben Landrew shines in U-18 AmeriCup as USA earns silver medal". The UConn Blog. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Colben Landrew - USA - Player Profile". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved August 1, 2026.