Langston Hall
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Langston Hall
| image = Langston_Hall.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Hall in 2023
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 180
| league = GBL
| team = ASK Karditsas
| number = 2
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|1}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| high_school = Chamblee (Chamblee, Georgia)
| college = Mercer (2010–2014)
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2014
| years1 = 2014–2015
| team1 = Pistoia
| years2 = 2015
| team2 = Cantù
| years3 = 2015–2016
| team3 = Bonn
| years4 = 2016–2017
| team4 = Kolossos Rodou
| years5 = 2017
| team5 = Cibona
| years6 = 2017–2020
| team6 = Promitheas Patras
| years7 = 2020–2021
| team7 = Crvena zvezda
| years8 = 2021–2023
| team8 = Bahçeşehir Koleji
| years9 = 2023–2024
| team9 = AEK Athens
| years10 = 2024–present
| team10 = Karditsa
| highlights =
- FIBA Europe Cup champion (2022)
- Adriatic League champion (2021)
- Serbian League champion (2021)
- Greek League All Star (2018)
- Atlantic Sun Player of the Year (2014)
- Lou Henson Award (2014)
- 2× First-team All-Atlantic Sun (2012, 2014)
- Second-team All-Atlantic Sun (2013)
- No. 21 retired by Mercer Bears
}}
Langston Avery Hall (born November 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He played at the collegiate level with the Mercer Bears, and was named Atlantic Sun Player of the Year in his final year.
High school career
Hall played high school basketball at Chamblee Charter High School, in Atlanta, Georgia.
College career
Hall played college basketball at Mercer College from 2010 to 2014. During his college career, he has been selected as the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year in 2014 and he was awarded with the Lou Henson Award the same year. In 2012, he led Mercer to the CIT Tournament Championship and was named MVP of the Tournament. In 2014, he led Mercer to their first NCAA Tournament in 29 years. Mercer upset Duke for their first NCAA Tournament win in program history. Mercer lost to Tennessee in the following round in his final collegiate game.
Professional career
File:Langston Hall (1).jpg in 2021]]
After not being selected in the 2014 NBA draft, Hall played with the Miami Heat summer league team in Orlando.{{cite news |url=http://www.atlanticsun.org/mbasketball/news/2013-14/8870/a-sun-announces-2014-asunmbb-all-conference-awards/ |title=A-Sun Announces 2014 #ASunMBB All-Conference Awards |publisher=Atlantic Sun Conference |date=March 3, 2014 |accessdate=March 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140304011425/http://www.atlanticsun.org/mbasketball/news/2013-14/8870/a-sun-announces-2014-asunmbb-all-conference-awards/ |archivedate=March 4, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Former Bears Hall, Coursey to Play in NBA Summer Leagues |url=http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/former-bears-hall-coursey-to-play-in-nba-summer-le/37205/ulOByqycIU6nQEDDrsOnUQ |website=41NBC.com |accessdate=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715075144/http://www.41nbc.com/story/d/story/former-bears-hall-coursey-to-play-in-nba-summer-le/37205/ulOByqycIU6nQEDDrsOnUQ |archivedate=July 15, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}
On July 22, 2014, Hall signed with Giorgio Tesi Pistoia of the Lega Basket Serie A. He joined the roster with Fuquan Edwin, who played a key role for Seton Hall, only the second American on the team.{{cite web |title=Giorgio Tesi Pistoia lands rookie Langston Hall |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/128430/giorgio-tesi-pistoia-lands-rookie-langston-hall.html |website=Sportando.com |accessdate=July 23, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia roster |url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Italy/Giorgio_Tesi_Group_Pistoia/274?Page=1 |website=Eurobasket.com |accessdate=July 23, 2014}}
On July 1, 2015, he signed a 1+1 contract with Pallacanestro Cantù.{{cite news |title=Cantù signs Langston Hall to a 1+1 contract |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/166512/cantu-signs-langston-hall-to-a-11-contract.html |accessdate=July 1, 2015 |work=Sportando.com |date=July 1, 2015 |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920004114/http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/166512/cantu-signs-langston-hall-to-a-11-contract.html |url-status=dead }} On December 14, 2015, he parted ways with Cantù and signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn for the rest of the season.{{cite news |title=Telekom Baskets Bonn signs Langston Hall, parts ways with Michal Chylynski |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/184844/telekom-baskets-bonn-signs-langston-hall-parts-ways-with-michal-chylynski.html |accessdate=December 16, 2015 |work=Sportando.com |date=December 14, 2015}}
On July 24, 2016, Hall joined Kolossos Rodou for the 2016–17 season.{{cite web |title=Kolossos ink Langston Hall, ex Telekom Bsk |url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/455357/Kolossos-ink-Langston-Hall,-ex-Telekom-Bsk |website=Eurobasket.com |accessdate=July 24, 2016}}
On June 17, 2017, Hall signed with Croatian club Cibona for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news |title=Langston Hall first reinforcement of Cibona |url=http://www.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=38424 |accessdate=June 17, 2017 |work=aba-liga.com |date=June 17, 2017}} On October 17, 2017, he parted ways with Cibona and moved to Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.{{cite news |title=Cibona and Langston Hall parted ways, the player signs with Promitheas |url=https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/croatia/250349/cibona-and-langston-hall-parted-ways-the-player-signs-with-promitheas.html#refresh_ce |accessdate=October 17, 2017 |work=Sportando.com |date=October 17, 2017}} On July 3, 2019, Hall re-signed with Promitheas for another season.
On July 9, 2020, Hall signed with the Serbian powerhouse Crvena zvezda of the ABA League and the EuroLeague.{{cite news |title=Langston Hall inks two-year deal with KK Crvena Zvedza |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/langston-hall-inks-two-year-deal-with-kk-crvena-zvedza/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 9, 2020 |date=July 9, 2020}} He averaged 4.8 points and 3.4 assists per game.
On July 12, 2021, Hall signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).{{cite web |last1=Yahyabeyoglu |first1=Fersu |title=Langston Hall (ex Crvena Zvezda) agreed terms with Bahcesehir |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/693887/Langston-Hall-(ex-Crvena-Zvezda)-agreed-terms-with-Bahcesehir |website=Eurobasket |access-date=July 12, 2021 |date=July 12, 2021}}
On August 12, 2023, Hall returned to Greece for a third stint, signing with AEK Athens.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-12 |title=AEK officially announces Langston Hall |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1538895/aek-officially-announces-langston-hall/ |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Eurohoops |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=2687 Langston Hall] at aba-liga.com
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629020226/https://www.championsleague.basketball/18-19/player/Langston-Avery-Hall |title=Langston Hall at championsleague.basketball |date=June 29, 2019}}
- {{BBL profile}}
- [http://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idteam=0000000A&idchampionship=44323D2A&idplayer=899F2E06&mode=1 Langston Hall] at esake.gr {{in lang|el}}
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Langston-Hall/Greece/ASP-Promitheas-Patras/209234 Langston Hall] at eurobasket.com
- {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101002715/http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=HAL-LAN-91 |title=Langston Hall at legabasket.it |date=January 1, 2019}} {{in lang|it}}
- {{FIBA|new_id=213258|name=Langston Hall}}
- {{Basketball-Reference.com international player}}
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