Kevin Langford Explained

Kevin Langford
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:8.5
Weight Lb:245
League:Swiss Basketball League
Team:BBC Monthey
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1985 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Fort Worth, Texas
High School:North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
College:
Draft Year:2009
Career Start:2009
Years1:2009–2010
Team1:Paderborn
Years2:2010–2011
Team2:Debrecen
Years3:2011–2012
Team3:Navarra
Years4:2012–2013
Team4:Kolossos Rodou
Years5:2013–2014
Team5:Panionios
Years6:2014–2015
Team6:PAOK Thessaloniki
Years7:2015–2016
Team7:Paris-Levallois
Years8:2016
Team8:Antwerp Giants
Years9:2016–2017
Team9:Basket Agropoli
Years10:2017–2018
Team10:Instituto
Years11:2018
Years12:2018–2020
Team12:KTP Basket
Years13:2020–2021
Team13:Charilaos Trikoupis
Years14:2021–2022
Team14:APOP Paphos
Years15:2022
Team15:Ionikos Nikaias
Years16:2022–present
Team16:BBC Monthey-Chablais
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-Mountain West (2009)
  • Third-team All-Mountain West (2008)

Kevin Langford (born December 21, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for BBC Monthey-Chablais of the Swiss Basketball League. He is a 2.04 m (6 ft 8½ in) tall power forward-center.

College career

Langford played college basketball at Cal, with the Golden Bears, from 2004 to 2005. He then played at TCU, with the Horned Frogs, from 2005 to 2009.

Professional career

Langford started his pro career in 2009, with the German League club Paderborn Baskets. He moved to the Hungarian League club Debrecen in 2010. In 2011, he joined the Spanish 2nd Division club Basket Navarra Club.

In 2012, he signed with the Greek League club Kolossos Rodou, and in 2013, he moved to the Greek club Panionios. He moved to the Greek club PAOK in 2014.[1]

In August, 2015, he signed with Paris-Levallois of France.[2] On January 19, 2016, he left Paris and signed with Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League.[3]

On September 6, 2016, he signed with Italian club Basket Agropoli of the Serie A2 Basket.[4] In October 2017, he signed with Argentine club Instituto of the Liga Nacional de Básquet.[5] On March 4, 2018, Langford left Instituto and joined Koroivos of the Greek Basket League.[6]

Langford spent the 2019–20 season with KTP Basket of the Finnish Korisliiga, averaging 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. On October 4, 2020, he signed with Charilaos Trikoupis of the Greek Basket League.[7]

After a stint in Cyprus with APOP Paphos, Langford returned to Greece on January 10, 2022, signing with Ionikos Nikaias for the rest of the season. On March 10 of the same year, he parted ways with the club, having averaged only 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. On March 14, Langford signed with BBC Monthey-Chablais of the Swiss Basketball League.[8]

Personal life

Langford's older brother, Keith Langford, was also a professional basketball player. His uncle, Charles Taylor, played in the NFL, with the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140816223323/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/140131/3735/paok-adds-langford-to-its-frontcourt PAOK adds Langford to its frontcourt.
  2. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/172945/kevin-langford-inks-with-paris-levallois.html Kevin Langford inks with Paris-Levallois.
  3. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/188378/kevin-langford-signs-with-antwerp-giants.html Kevin Langford signs with Antwerp Giants
  4. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-ovest/211179/kevin-langford-signs-with-basket-agropoli.html Kevin Langford signs with Basket Agropoli
  5. https://www.sportando.com/en/america/argentine/250610/kevin-langford-signs-in-argentina-with-instituto.html Kevin Langford signs in Argentina with Instituto
  6. http://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/524998/Kevin-Langford-(ex-Instituto)-is-a-newcomer-at-Koroivos Kevin Langford (ex Instituto) is a newcomer at Koroivos
  7. Web site: Mammides . Chris . Charilaos land Kevin Langford, ex KTP Basket . Eurobasket . October 5, 2020 . October 4, 2020.
  8. Web site: Suffia . Loan . Monthey realased[sic] Lakoju, signs Langford ]. Eurobasket . March 14, 2022 . March 14, 2022.
  9. http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/langford_kevin00.html GoFrogs.cstv.com From the Charity Stripe.