Kevin Langford

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Kevin Langford
Kevin Langford.jpg
Langford in action with Agropoli.
BBC Monthey
Position Power forward / center
League Swiss Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1985-12-21) December 21, 1985 (age 38)
Fort Worth, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Paderborn
2010–2011 Debrecen
2011–2012 Navarra
2012–2013 Kolossos Rodou
2013–2014 Panionios
2014–2015 PAOK Thessaloniki
2015–2016 Paris-Levallois
2016 Antwerp Giants
2016–2017Basket Agropoli
2017–2018 Instituto
2018 Koroivos Amaliadas
2018–2020 KTP Basket
2020–2021 Charilaos Trikoupis
2021–2022 APOP Paphos
2022 Ionikos Nikaias
2022–present BBC Monthey-Chablais
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2009)
  • Third-team All-Mountain West (2008)

Kevin Langford (born December 21, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for BBC Monthey-Chablais of the Swiss Basketball League. He is a 2.04 m (6 ft 8½ in) tall power forward-center.

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College career

Langford played college basketball at Cal, with the Golden Bears, from 2004 to 2005. He then played at TCU, with the Horned Frogs, from 2005 to 2009.

Professional career

Langford started his pro career in 2009, with the German League club Paderborn Baskets. He moved to the Hungarian League club Debrecen in 2010. In 2011, he joined the Spanish 2nd Division club Basket Navarra Club.

In 2012, he signed with the Greek League club Kolossos Rodou, and in 2013, he moved to the Greek club Panionios. He moved to the Greek club PAOK in 2014. [1]

In August, 2015, he signed with Paris-Levallois of France. [2] On January 19, 2016, he left Paris and signed with Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League. [3]

On September 6, 2016, he signed with Italian club Basket Agropoli of the Serie A2 Basket. [4] In October 2017, he signed with Argentine club Instituto of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. [5] On March 4, 2018, Langford left Instituto and joined Koroivos of the Greek Basket League. [6]

Langford spent the 2019–20 season with KTP Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga, averaging 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. On October 4, 2020, he signed with Charilaos Trikoupis of the Greek Basket League. [7]

After a stint in Cyprus with APOP Paphos, Langford returned to Greece on January 10, 2022, signing with Ionikos Nikaias for the rest of the season. On March 10 of the same year, he parted ways with the club, having averaged only 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. On March 14, Langford signed with BBC Monthey-Chablais of the Swiss Basketball League. [8]

Personal life

Langford's older brother, Keith Langford, was also a professional basketball player. His uncle, Charles Taylor, played in the NFL, with the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos. [9]

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References

  1. PAOK adds Langford to its frontcourt.
  2. Kevin Langford inks with Paris-Levallois.
  3. Kevin Langford signs with Antwerp Giants
  4. Kevin Langford signs with Basket Agropoli
  5. Kevin Langford signs in Argentina with Instituto
  6. Kevin Langford (ex Instituto) is a newcomer at Koroivos
  7. Mammides, Chris (October 4, 2020). "Charilaos land Kevin Langford, ex KTP Basket". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  8. Suffia, Loan (March 14, 2022). "Monthey realased[sic] Lakoju, signs Langford". Eurobasket. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  9. GoFrogs.cstv.com From the Charity Stripe.