Keith Langford

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Keith Langford
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Langford with Khimki Moscow in 2010
Personal information
Born (1983-09-15) September 15, 1983 (age 40)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
College Kansas (2001–2005)
NBA draft 2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–2023
Position Shooting guard
Number5, 23, 15, 22
Career history
2005–2006 Fort Worth Flyers
2006 Kansas Cagerz
2006–2007 Triboldi Soresina
2007 Austin Spurs
2007 San Antonio Spurs
2007–2008 Austin Toros
2008 Angelico Biella
2008–2009 Virtus Bologna
2009–2011 Khimki
2011–2012 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2012–2014 Emporio Armani Milano
2014–2017 UNICS Kazan
2017–2018 Shenzhen Leopards
2018 Maccabi Rishon Lezion
2018–2019 Panathinaikos
2019–2021
2022		 AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto

Andre Keith Langford [1] (born September 15, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6' 4" (1.93 m), he primarily played at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks.

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Among the numerous accolades and trophies he collected during career, Langford was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2014 and won the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy two times (in 2014 and 2017).

High school

Langford played high school basketball and attended school at North Crowley High School, in Fort Worth, Texas.

North Crowley has produced several high level men's basketball players, including first-ever unanimous Great American Conference Player of the Year, Braxton Reeves.

College career

Langford played 4 years of men's NCAA Division I college basketball at the University of Kansas, playing with the Kansas Jayhawks, from 2001 to 2005.

Professional career

Early career

Langford was eligible for the 2005 NBA draft, but went undrafted. His first professional assignment was with the NBA Development League team Fort Worth Flyers where he averaged 11.5 points per game over 46 games. In 2006, he also played with the Kansas Cagerz of the now defunct United States Basketball League. Later in 2006, after having participated in the pre-season camp of the Houston Rockets, Langford signed his first overseas professional contract with the Italian second league team Triboldi Soresina, where he had a good season, averaging 19.7 points and almost five rebounds per game, being one of the most prolific guards of the entire league.

Langford played in two NBA regular season games for the San Antonio Spurs during the 2007–08 NBA season, tallying two points and two rebounds. After short tenure with them, he signed with another D-League team Austin Toros until the end of season. In 2008, he played 9 games with the Italian League team Angelico Biella. [2]

In the 2008–09 season, he signed with another Italian team, Virtus Bologna. With Virtus, he won Europe's third-tier level continental-wide basketball clubs competition, the EuroChallenge championship, and he was named the MVP of the Final Four.

Khimki Moscow

In June 2009, Langford signed a two-year, million net income contract with the Russian team Khimki Moscow Region which played in the EuroLeague. [3] [4]

In March 2011, he signed a four-year contract extension with Khimki, worth a guaranteed million in net income (after taxes). [5] In September 2011, however, Khimki announced that they would be dissolving his contract, after he struggled to bounce back from injuries. [6]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On October 21, 2011, Langford signed a one-year contract with the Israeli League champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. [7] [8] He was named the Adriatic League Final Four MVP in 2012. [9]

Olimpia Milano

In July 2012 he signed a two-year deal with Emporio Armani Milano worth €2.5 million euros net income. [10] In his second season with the team, he led Milano to the EuroLeague playoff series against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Milan had the home court advantage, and hosted the first two games of the series. Milan led by 12 points with about 2 minutes remaining in game 1, but Maccabi was able to tie the score a few seconds before the final buzzer. Langford had a chance to win the game from the foul line, but missed a crucial free throw, and the game went into overtime. Maccabi ended up winning by a score of 101–9, in a game which is considered one of the best in the club's history. Maccabi won the series 3–1, despite the 28 points of Langord in game 4, in Tel Aviv. Langord led the EuroLeague in scoring, with 17.6 points per game. In May 2014, he was awarded with the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, an annual award given to the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season. [11] He was also named to the All-EuroLeague First Team of the EuroLeague. [12] Langford led Milano to the Italian League title, for the first time since 1996.

UNICS Kazan

On July 4, 2014, Langford signed a two-year deal with the Russian club UNICS Kazan. [13] On April 16, 2015, he was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team for the 2014–15 EuroCup's season. [14]

On April 28, 2016, Langford earned the title of the 2015–16 VTB United League scoring champion. In 28 games during the regular season, he averaged 21.0 points per game. [15]

On June 11, 2016, Langford signed a two-year contract extension with UNICS. [16] On October 30, 2016, he set a new VTB United League scoring record, with 42 points scored, in a 98–71 win over Tsmoki-Minsk. [17] In May 2017, he was once again awarded with the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, an annual award given to the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season. In 28 EuroLeague games he averaged 21,75 points per game. [18]

On July 11, 2017, Langford parted with UNICS. [19]

Shenzhen Leopards

On July 17, 2017, Langford signed with the Chinese team Shenzhen Leopards for the 2017–18 season. [20] Langford played 25 games for Shenzhen and averaged 15.9 points per game. However, on January 7, 2018, Langford parted ways with Shenzhen. [21]

Maccabi Rishon LeZion

On March 18, 2018, Langford returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Maccabi Rishon Lezion for the rest of the season. [22] On March 26, 2018, he made his debut in a 97–91 win over Bnei Herzliya, recording 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals off the bench. [23]

Panathinaikos

On July 14, 2018, Langford signed a one-year deal with the Greek team Panathinaikos of the EuroLeague. [24] On February 17, 2019, Langford helped Panathinaikos to get the Greek Cup title by beating PAOK, in the cup final [25] ), held at Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, in Crete. Langford scored 17 points and had 5 rebounds. [26] On June 14, 2019, Langford won the Greek Basket League championship with Panathinaikos, after sweeping the play-off final series against Promitheas Patras.

AEK Athens

On August 10, 2019, Langford signed with the Greek Basket League team AEK Athens, for the 2019–20 season. [27] He averaged 19.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. On July 31, 2020, Langford signed a two-year extension with the team. [28] On October 2, 2020, Langford was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League. [29] He left the team during the 2021 offseason and remained a free agent until the end of that calendar year.

On February 14, 2022, Langford signed a deal to return to AEK for the rest of the season. [30] On May 23 of the same year, Langford was ruled out for the remainder of the Greek Basket League playoffs after relapsing on a previous injury, thus bringing his second stint with the club to an unceremonious end (he appeared in a total of only four games).

On May 4, 2023, Langford announced his retirement from professional basketball. [31]

National team career

Langford represented the United States national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, where he won a bronze medal.

Personal life

Langford has two brothers who are also basketball players. His brother, Kevin, played college basketball for Texas Christian University, and has also played professionally in Europe. Langford's other brother, Justin Wesley, played for the Kansas Jayhawks.

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 PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high
Led the league

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2001–02 Kansas 37120.9.493.268.6993.31.5.9.37.9
2002–03 Kansas 383832.8.530.289.6354.92.0.9.815.9
2003–04 Kansas 333331.7.479.358.6695.03.51.1.615.5
2004–05 Kansas 282731.0.465.352.6014.02.8.9.214.4
Career1369928.9.494.327.6494.32.4.9.513.3

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2009–10 Khimki 151430.3.513.351.7573.53.01.1.115.516.4
2010–11 101034.6.481.351.7164.12.5.8.318.719.7
2011–12 Maccabi 201423.9.494.325.6792.52.0.7.310.811.4
2012–13 Milano 101031.3.500.410.7742.92.9.9.017.017.5
2013–14 252229.9.433.364.7633.42.9.6.017.617.7
2014–15 UNICS 101029.2.492.313.7383.52.31.1.216.718.8
2016–17 282834.0.408.363.8323.43.7.8.221.821.8
2018–19 Panathinaikos 25919.9.427.391.8112.21.1.7.210.79.9
Career14311730.4.452.362.7753.12.6.8.216.016.3

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 San Antonio 205.0.250.000.0001.0.0.0.01.0
Career205.0.250.000.0001.0.0.0.01.0

Domestic leagues

SeasonTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005–06 Fort Worth Flyers D-League 4724.7.503.333.6593.12.4.9.311.9
2006–07 Vanoli Soresina Serie A2 3331.3.656.333.6084.91.32.3.819.7
2007–08 Austin Toros D-League 2541.0.567.398.7105.83.81.6.324.6
Angelico Biella LBA 933.1.535.286.6765.32.72.8.013.9
2008–09 La Fortezza Bologna 3428.4.623.389.6764.41.71.9.713.4
2009–10 Khimki Superleague A 2223.5.532.369.7373.02.5.4.111.8
VTB 726.3.574.406.6964.12.0.3.615.6
2010–11 PBL 1528.5.544.391.7553.92.4.9.318.2
VTB 1023.7.627.310.7252.52.5.7.113.8
2011–12 Maccabi Tel Aviv IBSL 2228.3.589.406.7064.03.21.0.214.2
ABA 1922.8.634.324.6453.31.8.7.111.8
2012–13 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano LBA 2927.0.535.434.8153.11.91.0.114.8
2013–144328.1.578.413.7933.12.0.7.216.7
2014–15 UNICS VTB 2528.1.471.405.7774.02.21.0.215.8

Awards and accomplishments

National team career

College career

Pro career

Individual

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References

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