Andre Keith Langford[1] (born September 15, 1983) is an American former professionalbasketball player. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), he primarily played at theshooting guard position. He playedcollege basketball for theKansas Jayhawks.
Among the numerous accolades and trophies he collected during career, Langford was anAll-EuroLeague First Team selection in2014 and won theAlphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy two times (in2014 and2017).
Langford played high school basketball and attended school atNorth Crowley High School, inFort 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.
Langford played 4 years of men'sNCAA Division Icollege basketball at theUniversity of Kansas, playing with theKansas Jayhawks, from 2001 to 2005.
Langford was eligible for the2005 NBA draft, but wentundrafted. His first professional assignment was with theNBA Development League teamFort Worth Flyers where he averaged 11.5 points per game over 46 games. In 2006, he also played with theKansas Cagerz of the now defunctUnited States Basketball League. Later in 2006, after having participated in the pre-season camp of theHouston Rockets, Langford signed his first overseas professional contract with theItalian second league teamTriboldi 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 twoNBA regular season games for theSan Antonio Spurs during the2007–08 NBA season, tallying two points and two rebounds. After short tenure with them, he signed with another D-League teamAustin Toros until the end of season. In 2008, he played 9 games with theItalian League teamAngelico Biella.[2]
In the 2008–09 season, he signed with another Italian team,Virtus Bologna. With Virtus, he won Europe'sthird-tier level continental-wide basketball clubs competition, theEuroChallenge championship, and he was namedthe MVP of the Final Four.
In June 2009, Langford signed a two-year, millionnet income contract with the Russian teamKhimki Moscow Region which played in theEuroLeague.[3][4]
In March 2011, he signed a four-year contract extension with Khimki, worth a guaranteed million innet 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]
On October 21, 2011, Langford signed a one-year contract with theIsraeli League championsMaccabi Tel Aviv.[7][8] He was named theAdriatic League Final Four MVP in 2012.[9]
In July 2012 he signed a two-year deal withEmporio Armani Milano worth €2.5 millioneuros net income.[10] In his second season with the team, he ledMilano to the EuroLeague playoff series againstMaccabi 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 theEuroLeague in scoring, with 17.6 points per game. In May 2014, he was awarded with theAlphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, an annual award given to the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season.[11] He was also named to theAll-EuroLeague First Team of the EuroLeague.[12]Langford led Milano to theItalian League title, for the first time since 1996.
On July 4, 2014, Langford signed a two-year deal with the Russian clubUNICS Kazan.[13] On April 16, 2015, he was named to theAll-EuroCup Second Team for the2014–15 EuroCup's season.[14]
On April 28, 2016, Langford earned the title of the2015–16 VTB United Leaguescoring 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 newVTB United League scoring record, with 42 points scored, in a 98–71 win overTsmoki-Minsk.[17] In May 2017, he was once again awarded with theAlphonso 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]
On July 17, 2017, Langford signed with the Chinese teamShenzhen 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]
On March 18, 2018, Langford returned to Israel for a second stint, signing withMaccabi Rishon Lezion for the rest of the season.[22] On March 26, 2018, he made his debut in a 97–91 win overBnei Herzliya, recording 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals off the bench.[23]
On July 14, 2018, Langford signed a one-year deal with the Greek teamPanathinaikos of theEuroLeague.[24]On February 17, 2019, Langford helpedPanathinaikos to get theGreek Cup title by beatingPAOK, in the cup final[25]), held atHeraklion Indoor Sports Arena, in Crete. Langford scored 17 points and had 5 rebounds.[26] On June 14, 2019, Langford won theGreek Basket League championship with Panathinaikos, after sweeping the play-off final series againstPromitheas Patras.
On August 10, 2019, Langford signed with theGreek Basket League teamAEK 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 theMost Valuable Player of the2019–20 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 theGreek 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]
Langford represented theUnited States national team at the2015 Pan American Games, where he won a bronze medal.
| 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Khimki | 15 | 14 | 30.3 | .513 | .351 | .757 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 15.5 | 16.4 |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 10 | 34.6 | .481 | .351 | .716 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .8 | .3 | 18.7 | 19.7 | |
| 2011–12 | Maccabi | 20 | 14 | 23.9 | .494 | .325 | .679 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
| 2012–13 | Milano | 10 | 10 | 31.3 | .500 | .410 | .774 | 2.9 | 2.9 | .9 | .0 | 17.0 | 17.5 |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 22 | 29.9 | .433 | .364 | .763 | 3.4 | 2.9 | .6 | .0 | 17.6* | 17.7* | |
| 2014–15 | UNICS | 10 | 10 | 29.2 | .492 | .313 | .738 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .2 | 16.7 | 18.8 |
| 2016–17 | 28 | 28 | 34.0* | .408 | .363 | .832 | 3.4 | 3.7 | .8 | .2 | 21.8* | 21.8* | |
| 2018–19 | Panathinaikos | 25 | 9 | 19.8 | .427 | .391 | .811 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .7 | .2 | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Career | 143 | 117 | 28.5 | .452 | .362 | .775 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | 16.0 | 16.3 | |
| Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Fort Worth Flyers | D-League | 47 | 24.7 | .503 | .333 | .659 | 3.1 | 2.4 | .9 | .3 | 11.9 |
| 2006–07 | Vanoli Soresina | Serie A2 | 33 | 31.3 | .656 | .333 | .608 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .8 | 19.7 |
| 2007–08 | Austin Toros | D-League | 25 | 41.0 | .567 | .398 | .710 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.6 | .3 | 24.6 |
| Angelico Biella | LBA | 9 | 33.1 | .535 | .286 | .676 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | .0 | 13.9 | |
| 2008–09 | La Fortezza Bologna | 34 | 28.4 | .623 | .389 | .676 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .7 | 13.4 | |
| 2009–10 | Khimki | Superleague A | 22 | 23.5 | .532 | .369 | .737 | 3.0 | 2.5 | .4 | .1 | 11.8 |
| VTB | 7 | 26.3 | .574 | .406 | .696 | 4.1 | 2.0 | .3 | .6 | 15.6 | ||
| 2010–11 | PBL | 15 | 28.5 | .544 | .391 | .755 | 3.9 | 2.4 | .9 | .3 | 18.2 | |
| VTB | 10 | 23.7 | .627 | .310 | .725 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .7 | .1 | 13.8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | IBSL | 22 | 28.3 | .589 | .406 | .706 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 14.2 |
| ABA | 19 | 22.8 | .634 | .324 | .645 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .7 | .1 | 11.8 | ||
| 2012–13 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | LBA | 29 | 27.0 | .535 | .434 | .815 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.8 |
| 2013–14 | 43 | 28.1 | .578 | .413 | .793 | 3.1 | 2.0 | .7 | .2 | 16.7 | ||
| 2014–15 | UNICS | VTB | 25 | 28.1 | .471 | .405 | .777 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 15.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Kansas | 37 | 1 | 20.9 | .493 | .268 | .699 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .9 | .3 | 7.9 |
| 2002–03 | Kansas | 38 | 38 | 32.8 | .530 | .289 | .635 | 4.9 | 2.0 | .9 | .8 | 15.9 |
| 2003–04 | Kansas | 33 | 33 | 31.7 | .479 | .358 | .669 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .6 | 15.5 |
| 2004–05 | Kansas | 28 | 27 | 31.0 | .465 | .352 | .601 | 4.0 | 2.8 | .9 | .2 | 14.4 |
| Career | 136 | 99 | 28.9 | .494 | .327 | .649 | 4.3 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | 13.3 | |
BronzeLangford has two brothers who are also basketball players. His brother,Kevin, playedcollege basketball forTexas Christian University, and has also played professionally in Europe. Langford's other brother, Justin Wesley, played for theKansas Jayhawks.
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