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Antonio Lang
Utah Jazz
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1972-05-15) May 15, 1972 (age 52)
Columbia, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolLeFlore (Mobile, Alabama)
CollegeDuke (1990–1994)
NBA draft1994: 2nd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1994–2006
PositionForward
Number21
Career history
As player:
1994–1995Phoenix Suns
1995–1997Cleveland Cavaliers
1997–1998Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA)
1998Miami Heat
1998–1999Cleveland Cavaliers
1999–2000Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)
2000Toronto Raptors
2000Philadelphia 76ers
2000–2001Fort Wayne Fury (CBA)
2001Indiana Legends (ABA)
2001Connecticut Pride (CBA)
2001–2002Red Bull Thunder (Philippines)
2001–2005Mitsubishi Melco Dolphins (Japan)
2005–2006Universo Brasilia (Brazil)
As coach:
2006–2010Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins (assistant)
2010–2014Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins
2014–presentUtah Jazz (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1991 Edmonton National team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo National team

Antonio Maurice Lang (born May 15, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played his college basketball at Duke, where he won back-to-back NCAA tournaments in 1991 and 1992.

Basketball career

Born in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Lang graduated as valedictorian from LeFlore Magnet High School in 1990. The year before, he helped the school win a state championship in basketball. Lang had a productive collegiate basketball career, as he was a member of a Duke team that won two championships in three Final Four appearances.

Lang was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (29th overall) in the 1994 NBA Draft;[1] however, he saw limited action during his rookie year due to a knee injury. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995 along with Dan Majerle. Lang also had stints with the Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Miami Heat. In addition, Lang played in the Continental Basketball Association (with the Fort Wayne Fury and Grand Rapids Hoops) and in the Philippine Basketball Association, with the Red Bull Thunder.

Lang began playing in 2001 for the Mitsubishi Melco Dolphins (now the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins) of the Japan Basketball League. Foot problems, though, prompted Lang to retire from playing basketball in 2006, and he became an assistant coach for the Dolphins. On May 19, 2010, Lang was named as the Dolphins' head coach.[2]

Lang was hired as an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz in June 2014. He joined the staff of Quin Snyder, who is also a former Duke basketball player.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Antonio Maurice Lang". datbaseBasketball.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  2. ^ http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2010/07/antonio_lang_becomes_head_coac.html
  3. ^ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/06/26/basketball/lang-joins-jazz-as-assistant-coach/

External links

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Preceded by
Derrick Brown
 Philippine Basketball Association Best Import of the Conference Awardwee
2001 Commissioner's Cup 		Succeeded by

Template:United States Men Basketball Squad 1993 Summer Universiade

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