Moritz Lanegger
{{short description|Austrian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Moritz Lanegger
| image = 20171127 FIBA WCQ 2019 AUT-GER Moritz Lanegger 850 7320.jpg
| caption = Lanegger for Austria in 2014
| number =
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_kg = 94
| league = Austrian Basketball Superliga
| team = Vienna DC Timberwolves
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|03|29}}
| birth_place = Graz, Austria
| draft_year =
| career_start = 2006
| years1 = 2006–2011
| team1 = Kapfenberg Bulls
| years2 = 2011–2015
| team2 = Klosterneuburg Dukes
| years3 = 2015–2016
| team3 = Güssing Knights
| years4 = 2016–2017
| team4 = Team FOG Næstved
| years5 = 2017–2018
| team5 = London Lions
| years6 = 2018
| team6 = Bahía San Agustín
| years7 = 2018–2020
| team7 = Klosterneuburg Dukes
| years8 = 2021–present
| team8 = Vienna DC Timberwolves
| highlights =
}}
Moritz Lanegger (born 29 March 1990) is an Austrian professional basketball player for the Vienna DC Timberwolves of the Austrian Basketball Superliga. Lanegger is also a member of the Austrian national team. He plays the point guard position.
Professional career
Lanegger started his career in 2006 with Kapfenberg Bulls. In 2011 he signed with Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg. In his second year there, he won his first Austrian championship. In August 2015, Lanegger signed with reigning Austrian champions Güssing Knights.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/eurochallenge/173605/gussing-knights-signs-moritz-lanegger.html|title=Gussing Knights signs Moritz Lanegger|publisher=}}
On January 29, 2018, Lanegger signed with CB Bahía San Agustín out of Palma, Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/521014/Moritz-Lanegger-(ex-London-Lions)-signs-at-Palma|website=eurobasket.com|date=January 29, 2018|title=Moritz Lanegger (ex London Lions) signs at Palma}} He played for the Klosterneuburg Dukes from 2018 to 2020. On December 28, 2021, Lanegger signed with the Vienna DC Timberwolves.{{cite web |last1=Heinrich |first1=Stefan |title=Moritz Lanegger joins Timberwolves |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Austria/news/723830/Moritz-Lanegger-joins-Timberwolves |website=Eurobasket |access-date=December 28, 2021 |date=December 28, 2021}}
Honours
- Austrian Championship (1): 2012
- Austrian Cup (1): 2013
- Austrian Supercup (2): 2012, 2013
- Danish Cup (1): 2017
Individual awards:
- ABL Austrian MVP (1): 2013
Austrian national team
Lanegger plays for the Austrian national team since 2011.
He has also been a part of the country's 3x3 national team.{{cite news |title= Basketball: Österreicher erstmals bei der 3x3-EM dabei|url=https://kurier.at/sport/basketball-oesterreicher-erstmals-bei-der-3x3-em-dabei/400592003 |accessdate=27 January 2021 |work=Kurier |date=30 August 2019 |language=German}}
References
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External links
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- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Moritz_Lanegger/Austria/yourgoody_Dukes_Klosterneuburg/71082 Profile at eurobasket.com]
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Category:Austrian expatriate basketball people
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Austrian men's basketball players
Category:CB Bahía San Agustín players
Category:Kapfenberg Bulls players
Category:London Lions (basketball) players
Category:Sportspeople from Graz
Category:Team FOG Næstved players
Category:UBC Güssing Knights players