Andrew Lang (basketball)

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Andrew Lang
Personal information
Born (1966-06-28) June 28, 1966 (age 59)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school Dollarway
(Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
College Arkansas (1984–1988)
NBA draft 1988: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Drafted by Phoenix Suns
Playing career1988–2000
Position Center
Number28
Career history
1988–1992 Phoenix Suns
1992–1993 Philadelphia 76ers
1993–1996 Atlanta Hawks
1996 Minnesota Timberwolves
1996–1998 Milwaukee Bucks
1999 Chicago Bulls
1999–2000 New York Knicks
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,431 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds 3,511 (4.8 rpg)
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Andrew Charles Lang Jr. (born June 28, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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Career

After a four-year career at the University of Arkansas, Lang was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (28th pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. He quickly developed a reputation as a proficient shotblocker. For years, he maintained the fourth all-time NBA record of one blocked shot every 9.12 minutes.

After starting a career-high 71 games while recording career-highs of 6.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in 1992, [1] Lang was traded (along with Jeff Hornacek and Tim Perry) to the Philadelphia 76ers for All-Star forward Charles Barkley.

Somewhat of a journeyman center, he also played for the Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks before retiring in 2000. He finished his career averaging 6.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game.

Lang is the 87th all-time leading shot blocker in NBA history. [2]

While on the Bucks, Lang received attention for a 1997 incident at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, involving him fouling Knicks star center Patrick Ewing. [3] After a midair collision with Lang, Ewing fell on his wrist and the Bucks went on to win the game, while Ewing did not return until the second round of the playoffs. Ewing never again regained his All-Star form after that injury.[ citation needed ] Lang later signed with the Knicks to be Ewing's backup at the center position.

Personal life

Lang is a Christian evangelist and is currently employed by the Atlanta Hawks as the team chaplain. Lang lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife, Bronwyn. His son Trey played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen. [4] His other son, Chad, played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins and the Lipscomb Bisons. [5]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1988–89 Phoenix 62258.5.513.000.6502.40.10.30.82.6
1989–90 Phoenix 74013.7.557.000.6533.70.30.31.83.5
1990–91 Phoenix 631818.3.577.000.7154.80.40.32.04.9
1991–92 Phoenix 817124.3.522.000.7686.70.50.62.57.7
1992–93 Philadelphia 735925.5.425.200.7636.01.10.61.95.3
1993–94 Atlanta 82*019.6.469.250.6893.80.60.51.16.1
1994–95 Atlanta 82*6328.5.473.667.8095.60.90.51.89.7
1995–96 Atlanta 515135.6.454.000.8056.51.20.71.712.9
1995–96 Minnesota 201827.5.421.500.7896.10.20.42.18.8
1996–97 Milwaukee 525223.0.464.000.7215.30.50.50.95.3
1997–98 Milwaukee 57012.1.378.000.7722.70.30.30.52.7
1998–99 Chicago 211318.4.323.000.6964.40.60.20.63.8
1999–00 New York 191012.8.438.000.4293.20.20.40.33.1
Career73738020.8.470.250.7444.80.60.51.56.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1988–89 Phoenix 402.0.000.000.0001.50.30.00.00.0
1989–90 Phoenix 1207.8.667.000.5711.70.20.30.81.3
1990–91 Phoenix 4013.8.545.000.8244.50.30.30.86.5
1991–92 Phoenix 8824.0.375.000.7894.00.30.41.95.6
1993–94 Atlanta 11021.3.460.000.7734.30.50.51.86.8
1994–95 Atlanta 3333.7.429.000.7784.00.30.70.710.3
Career421116.3.444.000.7703.20.30.41.24.6

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Lang Per Game Stats
  2. ↑ "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Blocks".
  3. ↑ Ewing Goes Down, so Do the Knicks
  4. ↑ "Player Bio: Trey Lang". UMass Athletics. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Player Bio: Chad Lang". Belmont University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
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