Quick Facts
Biography
Keith Langford (born September 15, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan 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 and the Alphonso Ford Trophy winner in 2014.
College career
Langford played 4 years of men's NCAA Division I college basketball at the University of Kansas, playing with the Kansas Jayhawks.
Professional career
Early career
Langford declared 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 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 Eurolegue.
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 2.5M euros. In his second season with the team, he led Milano to the Euroleague playoff series against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Milan had the homecourt 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 few seconds before the buzzer. Langford had a chance to win the game from the foul line, but missed a crucial free throw, and the game went to overtime. Maccabi have won 99-101 in a game which is considered one of the best in the club's history. Maccabi won the series 1-3, despite 28 points of Langord in game 4 in Tel Aviv. Langord led the Euroleague 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.
On October 30, 2016, Langford set a new VTB United League scoring record with 42 points in a 98–71 win over Tsmoki-Minsk.
Personal life
Langford has two brothers who are also basketball players. His brother Kevin played in college for Texas Christian University and has played professionally in Europe. Langford's other brother, Justin Wesley, played for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
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.
| Led the league |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Kansas | 37 | 1 | 20.9 | .493 | .268 | .699 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .9 | .3 | 7.9 |
| 2002–03 | Kansas | 38 | 38 | 32.8 | .530 | .289 | .635 | 4.9 | 2.0 | .9 | .8 | 15.9 |
| 2003–04 | Kansas | 33 | 33 | 31.7 | .479 | .358 | .669 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .6 | 15.5 |
| 2004–05 | Kansas | 28 | 27 | 31.0 | .465 | .352 | .601 | 4.0 | 2.8 | .9 | .2 | 14.4 |
| Career | 136 | 99 | 28.9 | .494 | .327 | .649 | 4.3 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | 13.3 |
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Khimki | 15 | 14 | 30.3 | .513 | .351 | .757 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 15.5 | 16.4 |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 10 | 34.6 | .481 | .351 | .716 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .8 | .3 | 18.7 | 19.7 | |
| 2011–12 | Maccabi | 20 | 14 | 23.9 | .494 | .325 | .679 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
| 2012–13 | Milano | 10 | 10 | 31.3 | .500 | .410 | .774 | 2.9 | 2.9 | .9 | .0 | 17.0 | 17.5 |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 22 | 29.9 | .433 | .364 | .763 | 3.4 | 2.9 | .6 | .0 | 17.6 | 17.7 | |
| 2014–15 | UNICS | 10 | 10 | 29.2 | .492 | .313 | .738 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .2 | 16.7 | 18.8 |
| Career | 90 | 80 | 29.3 | .477 | .356 | .742 | 3.3 | 2.6 | .8 | .1 | 15.7 | 16.4 |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
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 | Legadue | 33 | 31.3 | .656 | .333 | .608 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .8 | 19.7 |
| 2007-08 | Austin Toros | D-League | 25 | 41.0 | .567 | .398 | .710 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.6 | .3 | 24.6 |
| Angelico Biella | Lega A | 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 | .7 | 13.4 | |
| 2009-10 | BC Khimki | Superleague A | 22 | 23.5 | .532 | .369 | .737 | 3.0 | 2.5 | .4 | .1 | 11.8 |
| VTB United League | 7 | 26.3 | .574 | .406 | .696 | 4.1 | 2.0 | .3 | .6 | 15.6 | ||
| 2010-11 | Russian PBL | 15 | 28.5 | .544 | .391 | .755 | 3.9 | 2.4 | .9 | .3 | 18.2 | |
| VTB United League | 10 | 23.7 | .627 | .310 | .725 | 2.5 | 2.5 | .7 | .1 | 13.8 | ||
| 2011-12 | Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. | Ligat HaAl | 22 | 28.3 | .589 | .406 | .706 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 14.2 |
| Adriatic League | 19 | 22.8 | .634 | .324 | .645 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .7 | .1 | 11.8 | ||
| 2012-13 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Lega A | 29 | 27.0 | .535 | .434 | .815 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.8 |
| 2013-14 | 43 | 28.1 | .578 | .413 | .793 | 3.1 | 2.0 | .7 | .2 | 16.7 | ||
| 2014-15 | BC UNICS | VTB United League | 25 | 28.1 | .471 | .405 | .777 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 15.8 |