Timothy Lang

Timothy Lang
No. 15 – Kilsyth Cobras
Position Centre
League SEABL
Personal information
Born (1985-11-09) 9 November 1985
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight 113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
High school Overnewton Anglican CC
(Melbourne, Victoria)
College Stetson (2006–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2004–2006 Keilor Thunder
2009–present Kilsyth Cobras
2009–2010 Melbourne Tigers
2010–2011 Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule
2011–2012 Melbourne Tigers
Career highlights and awards

Timothy John Lang (born 9 November 1985) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Kilsyth Cobras of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). The 206 cm centre played three years of college basketball for Stetson University before starting a very successful SEABL career with the Kilsyth Cobras. He also had two stints in the NBL for the Melbourne Tigers, and won a championship with German club Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule in 2010–11.

Early life and career

Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Lang attended Overnewton Anglican Community College in the suburb of Keilor where he graduated from in 2002. After graduating from high school, Lang began a business degree at Deakin University and started playing basketball for the Keilor Thunder in 2004. He averaged 13.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.7 blocks in 25 games over his first season for the Thunder,[1] helping his team win the Victorian Basketball League (VBL) Division 1 championship.[2]

Lang continued to play for the Thunder in 2005 and 2006, with the team having moved up a division after winning in 2004. In 2005, he averaged 14.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.5 blocks in 18 games. In 2006, he averaged 17.1 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 blocks in 20 games.[1]

On 1 June 2006, Lang signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Stetson University in the United States.[3]

College career

Lang joined the Stetson Hatters men's basketball program for the 2006–07 season with sophomore eligibility. In his first season with the Hatters, Lang played in all 31 games while receiving six starting assignments. He tied for fifth on the team in scoring at 5.4 points per game, and finished second on the team in rebounding with 3.5 per game. On 13 February 2007, he scored a career-high 20 points against Savannah State, shooting 5-of-7 from the field and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.[4]

As a junior playing for Stetson in 2007–08, Lang appeared in all 32 games with 22 starts. He led the team in blocks with 16 and scored in double figures four times. On 5 January 2008, he scored a season-high 14 points against North Florida.[4] He finished the season with averages of 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game.[5]

As a senior in 2008–09, Lang appeared in all 30 games with 27 starts, and he again led the team in blocks with 35. He also finished second in rebounding (5.2) and fourth in scoring (6.5).[6] On 24 November 2008, he recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Johnson & Wales. He later recorded two mores over the final fives games of the season, both coming with season-highs of 18 points.[7] He finished his three-year career at Stetson with a total of 81 blocked shots, placing him seventh all-time for the Hatters.[8]

Professional career

SEABL, NBL and Germany (2009–2012)

In May 2009, Lang signed with the Kilsyth Cobras for the rest of the 2009 SEABL season.[9] He had an impressive debut season for the Cougars, averaging 11.2 points and 6.9 rebounds in 18 games.[10] Lang subsequently trialled with the Melbourne Tigers at the Top End Challenge in early September, and with club legend Chris Anstey out with an injury on the trip, it allowed Lang plenty of game time.[11] His pre-season stint earned him a full-time contract with the Tigers for the 2009–10 NBL season.[11] He played in 10 games for the Tigers between 30 September and 21 November before failing to appear in any further games for the rest of the season.[12]

On 3 March 2010, Lang re-signed with the Cobras for the 2010 SEABL season.[13] In 28 games for the Cobras in 2010, he averaged 14.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[10]

In September 2010, Lang signed with German club Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule for the 2010–11 ProB season.[14] He helped the team win the championship, and averaged 8.3 points, 5.2 rebounds 1.3 assists in 31 games. Following the conclusion of the German season, he returned to Melbourne and re-joined the Cobras for the 2011 SEABL season.[15] In 23 games for the Cobras in 2011, he averaged 14.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[10] He subsequently earned his first selection to the SEABL All-Star Team.[16]

On 25 November 2011, Lang signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the rest of the 2011–12 NBL season following a hamstring injury to Matt Burston.[17] Three days later, he re-signed with the Cobras for the 2012 season.[18] In 15 games for the Tigers, he averaged 1.2 points in 5.1 minutes per game.[19] He then managed 15.0 points, a career-high 9.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 27 games for the Cobras in 2012.[10]

Kilsyth Cobras (2013–present)

On 5 December 2012, Lang re-signed with the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2013 season.[20] In 29 games for the Cobras in 2013, he averaged 15.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.[10]

On 22 October 2013, Lang re-signed with the Cobras for the 2014 season.[21] In 29 games for the Cobras in 2014, he averaged a career-high 19.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[10] He led his team to the South Conference grand final,[22] where they were defeated 70–68 by eventual champions, the Mount Gambier Pioneers.[23]

In December 2014, Lang re-signed with the Cobras for the 2015 season.[24] In 24 games for the Cobras in 2015, he averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[10]

On 8 December 2015, Lang re-signed with the Cobras for the 2016 season.[25]

References

  1. 1 2 "Player statistics for Tim Lang – Big V". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "About – Kielor Basketball Association". KeilorBasketball.com.au. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stetson Men's Basketball Adds A.J. Smith and Tim Lang". GoHatters.com. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "#22 Tim Lang". GoHatters.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stetson 2007–08 Season Statistics". GoHatters.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stetson 2008–09 Season Statistics". GoHatters.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tim Lang Game-by-Game Stats – 2008–09". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Stetson’s Tim Lang Goes Pro in Australia". GoHatters.com. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cobras sign Stetson Uni Graduate Tim Lang". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Player statistics for Tim Lang – SEABL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Lang signs with Tigers for 09-10 NBL Season". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Timothy John LANG | Season 2009/2010". FIBA.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Cobras sign Bathie and Lang". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Vargas und Lang für Ehingen". schoenen-dunk.de (in German). 20 September 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "2011 SEABL TEAM PREVIEW – KILSYTH COBRAS". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "2011 SEABL ALL-STAR TEAMS". SEABL.com.au. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  17. ↑ Ward, Roy (25 November 2011). "Tigers rue a week of horrors". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "SWINBURNE KILSYTH COBRAS RE-SIGN STARTING TRIO". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Timothy John LANG | Season 2011/2012". FIBA.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "KILSYTH RE-SIGN STARTING TRIO". SEABL.com.au. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Tim Lang and Joel Naburgs re-sign". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "SEABL MEN'S SOUTH CONFERENCE FINAL PREVIEW". SEABL.com.au. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  23. ↑ Hustwaite, Megan (8 September 2014). "Kilsyth Cobras lose the lead with 10 seconds to go in South-East Australian Basketball League grand final". HeraldSun.com.au. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "COBRA MEN HOPE TO RETURN CORE FOR 2015". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "TIM LANG RETURNS WITH CHAMPIONSHIP ASPIRATIONS IN 2016". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

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