Andrew Lang (basketball)

Andrew Lang

Personal information
Born	(1966-06-28) June 28, 1966 (age 58) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school	Dollarway (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
College	Arkansas (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1988–2000
Position	Center
Number	28
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 NBA statistics
Points	4,431 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds	3,511 (4.8 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

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 55th all-time leading shot blocker in NBA history.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^[2] 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. ^[3] His other son, Chad, played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins and the Lipscomb Bisons. ^[4]

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	Phoenix	62	25	8.5	.513	.000	.650	2.4	0.1	0.3	0.8	2.6
1989–90	Phoenix	74	0	13.7	.557	.000	.653	3.7	0.3	0.3	1.8	3.5
1990–91	Phoenix	63	18	18.3	.577	.000	.715	4.8	0.4	0.3	2.0	4.9
1991–92	Phoenix	81	71	24.3	.522	.000	.768	6.7	0.5	0.6	2.5	7.7
1992–93	Philadelphia	73	59	25.5	.425	.200	.763	6.0	1.1	0.6	1.9	5.3
1993–94	Atlanta	82*	0	19.6	.469	.250	.689	3.8	0.6	0.5	1.1	6.1
1994–95	Atlanta	82*	63	28.5	.473	.667	.809	5.6	0.9	0.5	1.8	9.7
1995–96	Atlanta	51	51	35.6	.454	.000	.805	6.5	1.2	0.7	1.7	12.9
1995–96	Minnesota	20	18	27.5	.421	.500	.789	6.1	0.2	0.4	2.1	8.8
1996–97	Milwaukee	52	52	23.0	.464	.000	.721	5.3	0.5	0.5	0.9	5.3
1997–98	Milwaukee	57	0	12.1	.378	.000	.772	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.5	2.7
1997–98	Milwaukee	57	0	12.1	.378	.000	.772	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.5	2.7
1998–99	Chicago	21	13	18.4	.323	.000	.696	4.4	0.6	0.2	0.6	3.8
1999–00	New York	19	10	12.8	.438	.000	.429	3.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	3.1
Career		737	380	20.8	.470	.250	.744	4.8	0.6	0.5	1.5	6.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988–89	Phoenix	4	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	1.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
1989–90	Phoenix	12	0	7.8	.667	.000	.571	1.7	0.2	0.3	0.8	1.3
1990–91	Phoenix	4	0	13.8	.545	.000	.824	4.5	0.3	0.3	0.8	6.5
1991–92	Phoenix	8	8	24.0	.375	.000	.789	4.0	0.3	0.4	1.9	5.6
1993–94	Atlanta	11	0	21.3	.460	.000	.773	4.3	0.5	0.5	1.8	6.8
1994–95	Atlanta	3	3	33.7	.429	.000	.778	4.0	0.3	0.7	0.7	10.3
Career		42	11	16.3	.444	.000	.770	3.2	0.3	0.4	1.2	4.6

References

1. Andrew Lang Per Game Stats
2. Ewing Goes Down, so Do the Knicks
3. "Player Bio: Trey Lang". UMass Athletics. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
4. "Player Bio: Chad Lang". Belmont University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

External links

• Andrew Lang's Basketball-Reference.com Bio Page