Andre Keith Langford (born September 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for UNICS of the VTB United League. Standing at 6' 4" (1.93 m), he primarily plays at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball at the University of Kansas. Langford was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2014 and won the Alphonso Ford Trophy twice.
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High school
Langford played basketball at North Crowley High School, in Fort Worth, Texas.
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College career
Langford played 4 years of men's NCAA Division I college basketball at the University of Kansas, playing with the Kansas Jayhawks, from 2001 to 2005.
Professional career
Early career
Langford was eligible for the 2005 NBA draft, but went undrafted. His first professional assignment was with the NBA Development League team Fort Worth Flyers where he averaged 11.5 points per game over 46 games. In 2006, he also played with the Kansas Cagerz of the now defunct United States Basketball League. Later in 2006, after having participated in the pre-season camp of the Houston Rockets, Langford signed his first overseas professional contract with the Italian second league team Triboldi 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 two NBA regular season games for the San Antonio Spurs during the 2007-08 NBA season, tallying two points and two rebounds. After short tenure with them, he signed with another D-League team Austin Toros until the end of season. In 2008, he played 9 games with the Italian League team Angelico Biella.
In the 2008-09 season, he signed with another Italian team, Virtus Bologna. With Virtus, he won Europe's third-tier level continental-wide basketball clubs competition, the EuroChallenge championship, and he was named the MVP of the Final Four.
Khimki Moscow
In June 2009, Langford signed a two-year, $2 million net income contract with the Russian team Khimki Moscow Region which played in the EuroLeague.
In March 2011, he signed a four-year contract extension with Khimki, worth a guaranteed $9 million in net income (after taxes). In September 2011, however, Khimki announced that they would be dissolving his contract, after he struggled to bounce back from injuries.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
On October 21, 2011, Langford signed a one-year contract with the Israeli League champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was named the Adriatic League Final Four MVP in 2012.
Olimpia Milano
In July 2012 he signed a two-year deal with Emporio Armani Milano worth EUR2.5 million euros net income. In his second season with the team, he led Milano to the EuroLeague playoff series against Maccabi 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 the EuroLeague in scoring, with 17.6 points per game. In May 2014, he was awarded with the Alphonso Ford Trophy, an annual award given to the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season. He was also named to the All-EuroLeague First Team of the EuroLeague. Langford led Milano to the Italian League title, for the first time since 1996.
UNICS Kazan
On July 4, 2014, Langford signed a two-year deal with the Russian club UNICS Kazan. On April 16, 2015, he was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team for the 2014-15 EuroCup's season.
On April 28, 2016, Langford earned the title of the 2015-16 VTB United League scoring champion. In 28 games during the regular season, he averaged 21.0 points per game.
On June 11, 2016, Langford signed a two-year contract extension with UNICS. On October 30, 2016, he set a new VTB United League scoring record, with 42 points scored, in a 98-71 win over Tsmoki-Minsk. In May 2017, he was once again awarded with the Alphonso Ford 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.
On July 11, 2017, Langford parted with UNICS.
Personal life
Langford has two brothers who are also basketball players. His brother, Kevin, played college basketball for Texas Christian University, and has also played professionally in Europe. Langford's other brother, Justin Wesley, played for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
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