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

He 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.

[2] After recovering from the leg injury, Landry returned to play his senior season under first-year head coach, Matt Painter.

Averaging 18.9 points per game, he ranked in the conference's top three with Alando Tucker of Wisconsin and Adam Haluska of Iowa.

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

Scoring in double figures in 33 of 34 games his senior season, he was awarded first-team All-Big Ten honors.

He 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.

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

In that same game, he made a last second clutch game-winning block on Deron Williams to seal the much needed win for the Rockets, 94–92.

Another career game for Landry during the 2008–09 season came on January 3, 2009, against the New Jersey Nets, where he led the team in scoring with 18 points by making 5-of-5 shots from the floor and going 8-of-8 from the free throw line.

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

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

[9] In his third season with the Rockets, Landry received significant minutes with the absence of center Yao Ming, who sat out while recovering from an injury.

On December 18, 2009, 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.

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

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

[23] He was recalled on December 23 and made his debut for the 76ers that night, recording 10 points and 5 rebounds in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.