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Andrew Lang (basketball)

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Andrew Lang
Personal information
Born (1966-06-28) June 28, 1966 (age 58)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High schoolDollarway
(Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
CollegeArkansas (1984–1988)
NBA draft1988: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1988–2000
PositionCenter
Number28
Career history
1988–1992Phoenix Suns
1992–1993Philadelphia 76ers
1993–1996Atlanta Hawks
1996Minnesota Timberwolves
1996–1998Milwaukee Bucks
1999Chicago Bulls
1999–2000New York Knicks
Career NBA statistics
Points4,431 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds3,511 (4.8 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.
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