Western Illinois University Athletics

SENIOR (2010-11): Team-leading 17 points per game and 80 assists... led the Summit League with 164 made free throws, good for a tie for third place among Western season 'Top 10'... scored in double-figures first 14 games, missed one, then closed out with 15 consecutive games in double-figures... 10 times scored 20 or more points, including a career-high 26 against Southern Utah... averaged nearly 20 points per game during month of February... four times matched his previous high of 24 points... Summit League-high 13 made free throws against North Dakota State... sank 12 free throws against Centenary, Southern Utah and at Oral Roberts... hit 41 3-pointers, good for second on the team... season-high six assists against Culver-Stockton... season-high six rebounds at Southern Utah and Oral Roberts... second in the Summit League averaging 36.2 minutes per game... ranked among the Summit 'Top 10' in assists at 2.7 per game... voted team captain... selected as MVP by the Macomb Downtown Athletic Club.

JUNIOR (2009-10): Held Western's highest free-throw percentage (80.4%), making 74-of-92 from the line, which also ranked No. 10 in the Summit League... recorded the second-most number of assists for Western with 59 (2.0/game)... had the third-highest scoring average (7.7 ppg)... earned five-straight starts to open the season, contributing to eight total starts... played in all 30 games... put up a career-high 20 points at Kansas State (11/15/09) in only his second start... matched his career-high point total against Southern Utah (2/18/10)... recorded scoring figures in double digits in 10 games, including a three-game streak against NDSU, SDSU and Culver-Stockton... Western's scoring leader in five games and leading rebounder in one... had a career-high six assists against Truman State (11/18/09)... collected 59 assists and 56 rebounds... finished the season with a 38.3 field-goal percentage (74-of-193)... part of a nationally-ranked defense as Western closed out the season at No. 10, holding opponents to 59.6 points per game.

AT JOHN A. LOGAN (2007-2009):  Averaged 13.1 points, 3.5 assists and four rebounds per game.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Selected as First Team All-Conference his senior year... First Team Courier & Press All-Metro selection in back-to-back seasons (junior and senior years)... averaged 15 points and five assists on a Bulldogs team that finished as the Class 3A runner-up in 2009... named 2009 Second Team All-State.

PERSONAL:  Son of Alan Lander and Laura DeTalente... born September 7, 1988 in Louisville, Kentucky... No. 1 sports highlight was going to the state 3A championship in Indiana... Brian Rice, his AAU coach, has been a major influence, "He got me to love the game and always told me that I had the potential to be a good player." Also his grandmother, "She has always been very supportive."... most admires Kobe Bryant, "He overcame a huge obstacle in his career and continued to work hard to be a champion."... had two aunts play college basketball, Vicky (UNLV) and Cassandra (Arizona State)... enjoys listening to music and watching movies... favorite professional team is the Los Angeles Lakers... favorite musician is T.I.

MAJOR: Communications/Sociology