Timothy Lang

For the New Hampshire politician, see Timothy Lang Sr. For people of a similar name, see Tim Lang (disambiguation).

Timothy Lang
Kilsyth Cobras
PositionCentre
LeagueNBL1 South
Personal information
Born (1985-11-09) 9 November 1985 (age 39)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
High schoolOvernewton Anglican CC
(Melbourne, Victoria)
CollegeStetson (2006–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2006Keilor Thunder
2009–2016Kilsyth Cobras
2009–2010Melbourne Tigers
2010–2011Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule
2011–2012Melbourne Tigers
2017–2019Dandenong Rangers
2021–presentKilsyth Cobras
Career highlights and awards

Timothy John Lang (born 9 November 1985) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Kilsyth Cobras of the NBL1 South. He played three years of college basketball in the United States for the Stetson Hatters before playing the majority of his career in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) and NBL1 South. He also had two stints in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Melbourne Tigers and won a championship in Germany with Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule.

Early life and career

Lang was born in Melbourne, Victoria,[1] where he attended Overnewton Anglican Community College.[1] He also played for the Keilor Thunder in the Big V Division One between 2004 and 2006.[2]

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 31 games, he made six starts and averaged 5.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per game. He had a 20-point game during the season.[1]

As a junior in 2007–08, Lang appeared in all 32 games with 22 starts,[1] averaging 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game.[4]

As a senior in 2008–09, Lang appeared in all 30 games with 27 starts, averaging 6.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game.[5][6] He finished his three-year career at Stetson with a total of 81 blocked shots, placing him seventh all-time for the Hatters.[7]

Professional career

Lang debuted for the Kilsyth Cobras of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2009.[8][9] He subsequently joined the Melbourne Tigers of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2009–10 season.[10] He played in 10 games for the Tigers between 30 September and 21 November.[11]

After returning to the Cobras for the 2010 SEABL season,[9][12] Lang moved to Germany for the 2010–11 season, where he joined Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule of the ProB.[13] The team won the ProB championship.[14]

Lang re-joined the Cobras for the 2011 season[9][15] and earned 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] In 15 games, he averaged 1.2 points in 5.1 minutes per game.[18]

Lang continued with the Cobras in 2012,[19] 2013,[20] 2014,[21] 2015,[22] and 2016.[23] He helped the team reach the SEABL South Conference Grand Final in 2014,[24][25] and played his 200th SEABL game in 2016, becoming the fifteenth Cobra to have his jersey hung up at Kilsyth's Hugh McMenamin Court.[26]

Lang joined the Dandenong Rangers for the 2017 SEABL season.[27][28][29] He helped the Rangers reach the SEABL South Conference Grand Final,[30] where they defeated the Ballarat Miners.[31] The Rangers went on to lose to the Mount Gambier Pioneers in the SEABL Grand Final.[32]

Lang had a pre-season stint with the Perth Wildcats in the lead up to the 2017–18 NBL season.[33][34][35][36]

Lang continued with the Rangers for the 2018 SEABL season[37][38] and 2019 NBL1 season.[39][40][41]

Lang returned to the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2021 NBL1 South season,[42] where he was named team captain.[43] With the Cobras in 2022, he played his 300th SEABL/NBL1 game.[44] He re-signed with the Cobras for the 2023 NBL1 South season.[43]

References

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  2. ^ "Player statistics for Tim Lang – Big V". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Stetson Men's Basketball Adds A.J. Smith and Tim Lang". GoHatters.com. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Stetson 2007–08 Season Statistics". GoHatters.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Stetson 2008–09 Season Statistics". GoHatters.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Tim Lang Game-by-Game Stats – 2008–09". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Stetson's Tim Lang Goes Pro in Australia". GoHatters.com. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Cobras sign Stetson Uni Graduate Tim Lang". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Player statistics for Tim Lang – SEABL". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Lang signs with Tigers for 09-10 NBL Season". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Timothy John LANG | Season 2009/2010". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Cobras sign Bathie and Lang". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Vargas und Lang für Ehingen". schoenen-dunk.de (in German). 20 September 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Team Ehingen Urspring – German League Games/Schedule (2010-2011)". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  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. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  17. ^ Ward, Roy (25 November 2011). "Tigers rue a week of horrors". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Timothy John LANG | Season 2011/2012". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  19. ^ "SWINBURNE KILSYTH COBRAS RE-SIGN STARTING TRIO". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  20. ^ "STARTING TRIO RE-SIGN". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Tim Lang and Joel Naburgs re-sign". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  22. ^ "COBRA MEN HOPE TO RETURN CORE FOR 2015". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  23. ^ "TIM LANG RETURNS WITH CHAMPIONSHIP ASPIRATIONS IN 2016". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  24. ^ "SEABL MEN'S SOUTH CONFERENCE FINAL PREVIEW". SEABL.com.au. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "TIM LANG SET TO PLAY 200TH SEABL GAME WITH KILSYTH". KilsythBasketball.com.au. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  27. ^ "2016/17 SEASON PREVIEW: KILSYTH". SEABL.com.au. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  28. ^ "2016/17 SEASON PREVIEW: DANDENONG RANGERS". SEABL.com.au. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  29. ^ "Player statistics for Tim Lang – 2017". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  30. ^ "CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW- MEN'S". SEABL.com.au. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  31. ^ Calafiore, Siobhan (27 August 2017). "Basketball: Heartbreak for Miners after losing south conference crown in overtime". TheCourier.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  32. ^ "PIONEERS DYNASTY CLINCH THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP IN FOUR YEARS". SEABL.com.au. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  33. ^ Perth Wildcats (9 September 2017). "Introducing Tim Lang". Twitter. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  34. ^ "GUTSY BLITZ WIN FOR UNDERMANNED WILDCATS". Wildcats.com.au. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  35. ^ "Wildcats vs Breakers". FIBALiveStats.com. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  36. ^ "Wildcats vs United". FIBALiveStats.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  37. ^ "2018 SEASON PREVIEW: DANDENONG RANGERS". SEABL.com.au. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  38. ^ "Player statistics for Tim Lang – 2018". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  39. ^ McCallum, Jordan (2 May 2019). "NBL1 Tiers: A look at each team's early form". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  40. ^ Williams, Peter (25 July 2019). "NBL1 Men's finals preview: Qualifying and Elimination finals". basketball.draftcentral.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  41. ^ "Tim Lang". basketball.draftcentral.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  42. ^ "LONG-TIME COBRA TIM LANG RETURNS HOME". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  43. ^ a b "VETERAN CENTRE TIM LANG SET TO RETURN IN 2022". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  44. ^ "COBRA CAPTAIN RE-UPS FOR 2023". kilsythbasketball.com.au. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.