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Keith Langford

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Andre Langford
Born (1983-09-15) September 15, 1983 (age 43)
United States
OccupationProfessional basketball player (retired)
Years active2005–2023
Known forShooting guard, All-EuroLeague First Team (2014), Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy (2014, 2017)

Andre Keith Langford (born September 15, 1983) is a retired American professional basketball athlete. Measuring , he predominantly occupied the role of shooting guard. Langford competed at the collegiate level for the Kansas Jayhawks.

During his professional tenure, Langford achieved notable accolades, including being named to the All-EuroLeague First Team in 2014 and securing the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy on two occasions (2014 and 2017).

High school

Langford's high school basketball career took place at North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas, an institution recognized for producing elite men's basketball players, such as Great American Conference Player of the Year Braxton Reeves.

College career

From 2001 to 2005, he participated in four seasons of men's NCAA Division I basketball representing the Kansas Jayhawks at the University of Kansas.

Early career

After going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft, Langford launched his professional journey with the NBA Development League's Fort Worth Flyers, where he averaged 11.5 points across 46 contests. In 2006, he joined the Kansas Cagerz competing in the now-defunct United States Basketball League. Following a stint at the Houston Rockets pre-season camp, he signed with Italian second-division squad Triboldi Soresina, delivering an average of 19.7 points and close to five rebounds per game, establishing himself as a leading guard in that league.

Langford appeared in two NBA games during the 2007–08 NBA season for the San Antonio Spurs, contributing two points and two rebounds. He subsequently concluded that season with the D-League's Austin Toros. In 2008, he briefly played nine matches with Italian top-tier team Angelico Biella.

For the 2008–09 campaign, Langford inked a deal with Italian powerhouse Virtus Bologna, where he won the EuroChallenge title and was honored as Final Four MVP.

Khimki Moscow

In June 2009, Langford secured a lucrative two-year contract worth several million dollars net income with Russian EuroLeague outfit Khimki Moscow Region.

By March 2011, he extended this agreement for four additional years valued over $9 million net income. However, due to difficulties recovering from injuries, Khimki terminated his contract in September 2011.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On October 21, 2011, Langford agreed to a one-year contract with Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. He earned the title of Adriatic League Final Four MVP in 2012.

Olimpia Milano

In July 2012, Langford signed a two-year contract with Emporio Armani Milano, reportedly worth €2.5 million net income. During his second year, he guided Milano to the EuroLeague playoffs facing Maccabi Tel Aviv. Despite delivering an impressive performance including scoring 28 points in game four, Milano fell short in the series 3–1. Langford led the scoring charts in the EuroLeague with an average of 17.6 points per game and was awarded the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy in May 2014. Additionally, he earned a spot on the All-EuroLeague First Team. Langford played a key role in helping Milano capture their first Italian League championship since 1996.

UNICS Kazan

On July 4, 2014, Langford committed to a two-year contract with the Russian team UNICS Kazan. He earned a spot on the All-EuroCup Second Team for the 2014–15 season, announced on April 16, 2015. During the 2015–16 VTB United League season, Langford led the league in scoring, posting an average of 21.0 points per game across 28 contests, securing the scoring title on April 28, 2016.

Langford extended his tenure with UNICS by signing a two-year contract renewal on June 11, 2016. On October 30 of the same year, he set a new VTB United League single-game scoring record by dropping 42 points in a victory over Tsmoki-Minsk. In May 2017, he captured his second Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, finishing as the EuroLeague’s top scorer with an average of 21.75 points per game over 28 games.

His association with UNICS concluded on July 11, 2017.

Shenzhen Leopards

Langford joined the Chinese club Shenzhen Leopards on July 17, 2017, for the 2017–18 campaign. Over the course of 25 appearances, he averaged 15.9 points per game before parting ways with the team on January 7, 2018.

Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Returning to Israel on March 18, 2018, Langford signed with Maccabi Rishon Lezion for the remainder of that season. He made his debut on March 26, delivering an impressive stat line of 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals in a 97–91 victory against Bnei Herzliya.

Panathinaikos

On July 14, 2018, Langford inked a one-year deal with Greek EuroLeague outfit Panathinaikos. He played a key role on February 17, 2019, contributing 17 points and five rebounds in Panathinaikos’ Greek Cup triumph over PAOK at Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena. Later that season, on June 14, Langford helped secure the Greek Basket League championship as Panathinaikos swept Promitheas Patras in the playoff finals.

AEK Athens

Langford signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League on August 10, 2019, agreeing to terms for the 2019–20 season. He posted averages of 19.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. On July 31, 2020, he extended his contract for two additional years. Subsequently, on October 2, 2020, Langford was honored as the Most Valuable Player of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League. After leaving AEK during the offseason in 2021, he remained unsigned until later that year.

Langford rejoined AEK on February 14, 2022, for the remainder of that season but was sidelined due to injury on May 23 and missed the rest of the Greek Basket League playoffs. His second stint concluded after just four games.

He officially retired from professional basketball on May 4, 2023.

National team career

Langford represented the United States national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, where he secured a bronze medal.

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio | 2 || 0 || 5.0 || .250 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career | 2 || 0 || 5.0 || .250 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

EuroLeague

* Top of the league

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Khimki | 15 || 14 || 30.3 || .513 || .351 || .757 || 3.5 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 15.5 || 16.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | 10 || 10 || 34.6 || .481 || .351 || .716 || 4.1 || 2.5 || .8 || .3 || 18.7 || 19.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"| Maccabi | 20 || 14 || 23.9 || .494 || .325 || .679 || 2.5 || 2.0 || .7 || .3 || 10.8 || 11.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Milano | 10 || 10 || 31.3 || .500 || .410 || .774 || 2.9 || 2.9 || .9 || .0 || 17.0 || 17.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 | 25 || 22 || 29.9 || .433 || .364 || .763 || 3.4 || 2.9 || .6 || .0 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|17.6* || style="background:#CFECEC;"|17.7* |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| UNICS | 10 || 10 || 29.2 || .492 || .313 || .738 || 3.5 || 2.3 || 1.1|| .2||16.7||18.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | 28|| 28|| style="background:#CFECEC;"|34.0*|| .408|| .363|| .832||3.4|| 3.7|| .8|| .2|| style="background:#CFECEC;" |21.8*|| style="background:#CFECEC;" |21.8* |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2018–19 | style="text-align:left" | Panathinaikos |25||9||19.8||.427||.391||.811||2.2||1.1||.7||.2||10.7||9.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Overall |143||117||28.5||.452||.362||.775||3.1||2.6||.8||.2||16.0||16.3


Domestic leagues

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 .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 0,7 13,4
2009-10 rowspan=4 |Khimki 22 23,5 532 369 737 3 25 04 11,8
VTB 7 26,3 574 406 696 4,1 20 03 15,6
2010-11 PBL 15 28,5 544 391 755 39 24 09 18,2
VTB 10 23,7 627 310 725 25 25 07 13,8
2011-12 rowspan=2 |Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 28,3 589 406 706 40 32 10 14,2
ABA 19 22,8 634 324 645 33 18 07 11,8
2012-13 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano LBA 29 27,0 535 434 815 31 19 10 01 14,8
2013-14 43 28,1 578 413

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College

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Kansas | 37 || 1 || 20.9 || .493 || .268 || .699 || 3.3 || 1.5 || .9 || .3 || 7.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| Kansas | 38 || 38 || 32.8 || .530 || .289 || .635 || 4.9 || 2.0 || .9 || .8 || 15.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | style="text-align:left;"| Kansas | 33 || 33 || 31.7 || .479 || .358 || .669 || 5.0 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .6 || 15.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| Kansas | 28 || 27 || 31.0 || .465 || .352 || .601 || 4.0 || 2.8 || .9 || .2 || 14.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career | 136 || 99 || 28.9 || .494 || .327 || .649 || 4.3 || 2.4 || .9 || .5 || 13.3


National team career

College career

Professional career

Individual honors

  • Two-time recipient of the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy for seasons 2013–14 and 2016–17
  • Holds EuroLeague single-season records for free throws made (168) and attempted (202) during the 2016–17 Euroleague
  • Selected to the All-EuroLeague First Team in the 2013–14 campaign
  • Topped the charts in the 2016–17 EuroLeague for Performance Index Rating (21.82), scoring average (21.75 points), fouls drawn per game (7.96), minutes played per contest (34.01), and highest single-game points (36)
  • Led statistical categories in the 2013–14 Euroleague, including PIR (17.68), points per game (17.56), fouls drawn per game (6.52), and fouls drawn in one game (13)
  • Recorded peak single-game performance in the 2010–11 Euroleague with a PIR of 42, scoring 35 points, and drawing a league-high 15 fouls
  • Earned five EuroLeague MVP of the Round honors spanning seasons such as 2009-10, 2010-11, and three times during 2016-17
  • Top scorer of the EuroCup Basketball for the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball, averaging nearly 19.7 points per match
  • Named to the All-EuroCup Second Team for the 2014-15 season
  • Awarded FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four MVP in the 2008-09 tournament
  • Set multiple VTB United League records in the 2015-16 season including most points scored in a quarter (23), total minutes played (1278:34), overall points (851), field goals made (306), attempts (627), and misses (321)
  • Inducted into the VTB United League Hall of Fame in 2019; was also leading scorer that season with an average of 21 points per game
  • Selected as a VTB United League All-Star in 2017
  • Honored as ABA League Finals MVP in the 2011-12 season, along with receiving two MVP of the Round awards that year
  • Included on the PBL First Symbolic Team for his performance during the 2010-11 season
  • Topped scoring charts in the Israeli Basketball State Cup final of 2012

Personal life

Langford comes from a family with a strong basketball background, having two brothers who also pursued the sport. His brother, Kevin, competed in college basketball at Texas Christian University and later played professionally across Europe. Another sibling, Justin Wesley, was a member of the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team during his collegiate career.

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