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Landers Nolley II Season 2019-20

PositionG/F
Weight225 lbs
Height6-7
ClassRedshirt Freshman
HometownAtlanta, Ga.
High SchoolLangston Hughes

ACC All-Freshman Team
All-ACC Honorable Mention
USBWA All-District Team (District 3)
NABC second-team All-District (District 2)
VaSID Rookie of the Year
VaSID second-team All-State
Five-time ACC Freshman of the Week (11/18, 12/2, 12/16, 12/30, 1/13)
Maui Jim Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team
2019-20 ACC Men's Basketball All-Academic Team
2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20: 
Played in all 32 games, drawing 29 starts … Finished ninth in the ACC in scoring (15.5 ppg) ... Was 12th nationally in points per game among freshmen ... Only player in the ACC and one of just seven high-major players to average more than 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game ... First Tech player to lead the team in scoring as a freshman since the school joined the ACC (2004-05) ... Broke the school record for most points in a debut (30 at Clemson), which was the fourth-most all-time by an ACC freshman in a debut ... Scored in double figures with 10 points against North Carolina (3/10) in the first round of the ACC Tournament, while collecting three rebounds, one assist and a steal … Posted seven points, four rebounds and three assists at Notre Dame (3/7) … Registered seven points, eight rebounds, three assists and a steal versus Clemson (3/4) … Had six points, one rebound, one assist and a steal No. 11/10 Louisville (3/1) … Led Tech in scoring with 13 points and was the lone Hokie in double figures against [RV/RV] Virginia (2/26), while recording a team-high five rebounds, two assists, one block and a steal … Played a career-low 16 minutes at No. 6/6 Duke (2/22), recording three points and one rebound … Tallied his third double-double, and has accomplished the feat in two in his last three games, recording 18 points, 11 rebounds and one assist versus Miami (Fla.) (2/19) … Had his streak of scoring in double figures (12 games) snapped against Pitt (2/15), owning seven points but pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds and dished out his most assists since Jan. 18 with six … Posted his second double-double of the season, tallying 29 points and 11 rebounds along with an assist and a block versus Boston College (2/8) … Cracked the double-digit plateau at Georgia Tech (2/4) with 10 points, while obtaining seven rebounds and two assists … Registered 14 points for the second straight game and had seven rebounds and two assists against No. 5/6 Florida State (2/1) … Posted 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal at Miami (Fla.) (1/28) … Recorded 15 points, two rebounds, two assists, one block and a steal at Boston College (1/25) … Racked up his eighth 20-point game of the season, scoring 22, thanks to making 10 of 11 from the charity stripe, a career-high  and collected seven rebounds and two assists versus North Carolina (1/22) … Tallied 13 points, six rebounds, a career-high seven assists and a block versus Syracuse (1/18) … Scored his second straight 20-point outing, notching 21 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals at Wake Forest (1/14) …  Dropped his sixth 20-point game of the season, racking up the second-most points of his career with 29 against NC State (1/11), while collecting seven rebounds, one assist and a steal … Has put together three straight games of scoring in double figures for the first time since late November (all in Maui) … Filled up the stat sheet at Syracuse (1/7), recording 13 points, including some clutch free throws down the stretch with three in the final 20 seconds, five rebounds, four assists and one steal he took to the house with a breakaway dunk to tie up the game at 42-all after Tech was down nine points two minutes earlier … Finished with 18 points at No. 19/19 Virginia (1/4), scoring 15 of those in the first half, while earning five rebounds and two assists … Recorded his first-ever double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds versus Maryland Eastern Shore (12/29) … Turned in his second game this season of hitting at least five 3-pointers, finishing with five triples on his way to 18 points versus Gardner-Webb (12/15) … Had nearly his sixth 20-point game of the season, recording 19 points, six rebounds and three assists versus Chattanooga (12/11) … Had his eight-game streak snapped of scoring in double figures against No. 10/8 Duke (12/6), tallying seven points but pulled down eight rebounds and owned four assists … Averaged 19.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in Maui, making its all-tournament team … Dropped two 20-point games in Maui, including a game-high 22 points versus then-No. 3/3 Michigan State (11/25) and another 22 points against BYU (11/27) … Set career highs against the Spartans defensively, owning three steals and two blocks, while having ice in his veins down the stretch offensively, scoring five points in the two minutes, including a 3-pointer with 49 ticks left to push Tech’s lead to four, preserving the upset win … Played a season-low 19 minutes, but still cracked the double-digit plateau, scoring 10 points and getting three assists and a rebound against Delaware State (11/20) … Hit the most 3-pointers by an ACC player this season, making seven shots from downtown on his way to 27 points, while collecting five rebounds, four assists, one block and two steals versus Lehigh (11/16) … Made four 3-pointers against USC Upstate (11/13) on his way to his second 20-plus scoring outing, posting 23 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal … Tallied 22 points, including five makes from the charity stripe, seven rebounds, and two assists versus Coppin State (11/8) … Turned in the best debut by a freshman in Tech history, breaking the school record of most points in a debut with a career-high 30 points, while posting five rebounds and two steals … His 30 points were the fourth-most scored by an ACC freshman in a debut and were the most since Duke’s R.J. Barrett (33) last season.

2018-19: Redshirted the 2018-19 season.

High School: Attended Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia, lettering two years … Holds the school record for most career points … His jersey has been retired … Two-time All-Metro Player of the Year … Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year and All-State as a senior … Had 26 points, six rebounds and four blocks in the 2017 state 6A title game, leading Langston Hughes to first of two state titles … Averaged 25 points and seven rebounds as a junior … Led state of Georgia in scoring as a senior … Recorded a 56-point game and holds school record for 10 three-pointers in a game … Won a 4A state championship with Curie High School in Chicago, Illinois as a sophomore, therefore leading his high school team to three consecutive state titles in two different states … Averaged 17 points per game as a sophomore.
 
Personal: Landers Nolley II … Son of Chrisma and Landers Nolley Sr. … Has two siblings … Father played basketball for Dale Brown at LSU ... Majoring in public health.