Andrew Lang (basketball)

American basketball player (born 1966)

Andrew LangPersonal information

Born|  (1966-06-28) June 28, 1966 (age 59)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height| 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight| 275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school| Dollarway
(Pine Bluff, Arkansas)
College| Arkansas (1984–1988)
NBA draft| 1988: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Drafted by| Phoenix Suns
Playing career| 1988–2000
Position| Center
Number| 28
Career history
1988–1992| Phoenix Suns
1992–1993| Philadelphia 76ers
1993–1996| Atlanta Hawks
1996| Minnesota Timberwolves
1996–1998| Milwaukee Bucks
1999| Chicago Bulls
1999–2000| New York Knicks
Career highlights

* McDonald's All-American (1984)

Career NBA statistics
Points| 4,431 (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds| 3,511 (4.8 rpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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 87th all-time leading shot blocker in NBA history.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] His other son, Chad, played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins and the Lipscomb Bisons.[5]

## NBA career statistics

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Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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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

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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
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

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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. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/blk_career.html
3. ^ Ewing Goes Down, so Do the Knicks
4. ^ "Player Bio: Trey Lang". UMass Athletics. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
5. ^ "Player Bio: Chad Lang". Belmont University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

## External links

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* Andrew Lang's Basketball-Reference.com Bio Page

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1988 NBA draft

First round|

* Danny Manning
* Rik Smits
* Charles Smith
* Chris Morris
* Mitch Richmond
* Hersey Hawkins
* Tim Perry
* Rex Chapman
* Rony Seikaly
* Willie Anderson
* Will Perdue
* Harvey Grant
* Jeff Grayer
* Dan Majerle
* Gary Grant
* Derrick Chievous
* Eric Leckner
* Ricky Berry
* Rod Strickland
* Kevin Edwards
* Mark Bryant
* Randolph Keys
* Jerome Lane
* Brian Shaw
* David Rivers

Second round|

* Rolando Ferreira
* Shelton Jones
* Andrew Lang
* Vinny Del Negro
* Fennis Dembo
* Everette Stephens
* Charles Shackleford
* Grant Long
* Tom Tolbert
* Sylvester Gray
* Ledell Eackles
* Greg Butler
* Dean Garrett
* Tito Horford
* Orlando Graham
* Keith Smart
* Jeff Moe
* Todd Mitchell
* Anthony Taylor
* Tom Garrick
* Morlon Wiley
* Vernon Maxwell
* Micheal Williams
* José Vargas
* Steve Kerr

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