ST. BONIFACIUS, Minn. --- Clocking in at number nine on our list is recent graduate Gunnar Ledin. Ledin has the distinction of playing the least amount of games of any player on the list, with 50 games played over two seasons with the Storm. A transfer from Gustavus that played during the 2018-19 season and the recently completed 2019-20 campaign, Ledin still lands in the all-time top ten in career scoring. His 757 points, good for eighth-most all-time are an incredible mark over just two seasons, as evidenced by his career 15.1 ppg scoring average, which is good for fifth all-time. Making the most of his 27.1 minutes per game, Ledin also clocks in at ninth on the career list with 252 made field goals, seventh in three-pointers made (114), sixth in blocks (22), eighth in free throws made (139), and third all-time in free throw percentage (81.8%).  

Despite being limited to 23 games in 19-20 due to an early-season ankle injury, Ledin's 384 points were the tenth best single-season total in program history, as was his 16.7 per game scoring average.

As impressive as his career and season totals are, it is some of Gunnar's individual game performances that jump off the page. Most notably, the senior wing set single-game records for made threes (8) and assists (11) on the same night! In a 91-76 victory at home over Minnesota Morris, Ledin set the marks for three-point shots made and attempted (8-17) and for assists in helping Crown jump out to a 20 point halftime lead. Remarkably, he outpaced older brother Torry, who connected on 7-11 shots from deep for an astounding 15 made threes between the two brothers.

In another superlative performance, the younger Ledin scored a career-high 39 points, the third-highest single-game total in the NCAA-era, while also shooting an incredible 17-19 from the foul line, tying the single-game mark for attempts and breaking the record for makes.

Gunnar's arrival for the 2018-19 campaign proved to be vital, as the 6'5 wing rounded out a group that finished the season 17-10 and won a home playoff game before falling in the conference semifinals. Ledin was the second-leading scorer on a team that featured five players averaging double-figures.

In the 2019-20 campaign, Ledin finished fourth in the UMAC in scoring, third in free throw percentage, seventh in assists, and paced the league with 3.1 made threes per game. Helping to lead Crown to the conference tournament for the third successive year, he was voted UMAC Honorable Mention All-Conference.  
 

"Gunnar's arrival was a big deal for our program," said head coach Luke Herbert. "In many ways, Gunnar put us over the top in our most successful season in the NCAA-era. Great non-conference wins over the likes of Hamline and UW-Stout simply wouldn't have been possible without his contributions."

Asked to recount some of his favorite on-court memories, Ledin no doubt acknowledges those record-breaking performances from the 2019-20 season but counts playing with brother Torry as his fondest memory.

"It was always one of the goals I shot towards in high school (playing with Torry) but never got the chance," noted Ledin. "So getting those two years would be the biggest highlight for me."

"Torry was the one making a bunch of those threes (against Morris) to help me break the assist record," a thankful Gunnar acknowledges.

The home playoff win in the 2018-19 season is also a fond memory, as well as the atmosphere at home games in the Wild Athletic Center.  

"The crowds that came out to those games were unreal and it gave me chills sometimes after we would score or force a turnover, how loud it got in the gym. Lastly, the support that the faculty at Crown showed was an awesome experience."

Like many players, Gunnar also noted how important his relationships with teammates were, especially coming in as a transfer student and immediately feeling at home. Those relationships, along with the memories of his outstanding performances, will last a lifetime.