Timothy Lang
{{short description|Australian basketball player}}
{{about||the New Hampshire politician|Timothy Lang Sr.|people of a similar name |Tim Lang (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Timothy Lang
| image =
| caption =
| position = Centre
| height_cm = 206
| weight_kg = 113
| league = NBL1 South
| team = Kilsyth Cobras
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|9}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| high_school = Overnewton Anglican CC
(Melbourne, Victoria)
| college = Stetson (2006–2009)
| draft_year = 2009
| career_start = 2004
| career_end =
| years1 = 2004–2006
| team1 = Keilor Thunder
| years2 = 2009–2016
| team2 = Kilsyth Cobras
| years3 = 2009–2010
| team3 = Melbourne Tigers
| years4 = 2010–2011
| team4 = Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule
| years5 = 2011–2012
| team5 = Melbourne Tigers
| years6 = 2017–2019
| team6 = Dandenong Rangers
| years7 = 2021–present
| team7 = Kilsyth Cobras
| highlights =
- German ProB champion (2011)
- SEABL All-Star Team (2011)
}}
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,{{cite web | url=http://www.gohatters.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2751 | title=Tim Lang – 2008–09 Men's Basketball Roster | work=GoHatters.com | accessdate=18 April 2017}} where he attended Overnewton Anglican Community College. He also played for the Keilor Thunder in the Big V Division One between 2004 and 2006.{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=191478360&client=1-7930-99151-113894-12881258 | title=Player statistics for Tim Lang – Big V | work=FoxSportsPulse.com | accessdate=9 December 2015}}
On 1 June 2006, Lang signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Stetson University in the United States.{{cite web | url=http://www.gohatters.com/news/1970/1/1/744112.aspx | title=Stetson Men's Basketball Adds A.J. Smith and Tim Lang | work=GoHatters.com | date=1 June 2006 | accessdate=18 April 2017}}
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.
As a junior in 2007–08, Lang appeared in all 32 games with 22 starts, averaging 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game.{{cite web | url=http://static.gohatters.com/custompages/stats/mbasketball/2007-2008/teamcume.htm | title=Stetson 2007–08 Season Statistics | work=GoHatters.com | accessdate=18 April 2017}}
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.{{cite web | url=http://static.gohatters.com/custompages/stats/mbasketball/2008-2009/teamcume.htm | title=Stetson 2008–09 Season Statistics | work=GoHatters.com | accessdate=18 April 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/32681/year/2009/tim-lang | title=Tim Lang Game-by-Game Stats – 2008–09 | work=ESPN.com | access-date=9 December 2015}} He finished his three-year career at Stetson with a total of 81 blocked shots, placing him seventh all-time for the Hatters.{{cite web | url=http://www.gohatters.com/news/2009/5/26/3743297.aspx | title=Stetson's Tim Lang Goes Pro in Australia | work=GoHatters.com | date=26 May 2009 | accessdate=18 April 2017}}
Professional career
Lang debuted for the Kilsyth Cobras of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2009.{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=360&cHash=894470925c | title=Cobras sign Stetson Uni Graduate Tim Lang | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=18 May 2009 | accessdate=9 December 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=194499370&client=1-3363-126354-345137-16890001 | title=Player statistics for Tim Lang – SEABL | work=FoxSportsPulse.com | accessdate=9 December 2015}} He subsequently joined the Melbourne Tigers of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2009–10 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=464&cHash=9ca0107cd4 | title=Lang signs with Tigers for 09-10 NBL Season | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=17 September 2009 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} He played in 10 games for the Tigers between 30 September and 21 November.{{cite web | url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6046700/season/2010/tid/0/tidstat//playerView.html | title=Timothy John LANG | Season 2009/2010 | work=FIBA.com | accessdate=9 December 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195011/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6046700/season/2010/tid/0/tidstat//playerView.html | archivedate=19 April 2017}}
After returning to the Cobras for the 2010 SEABL season,{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=513&cHash=875964c35d | title=Cobras sign Bathie and Lang | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=3 March 2010 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} Lang moved to Germany for the 2010–11 season, where he joined Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule of the ProB.{{cite web | url=http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a41851_ProB_Vargas-und-Lang-fuer-Ehingen.htm | title=Vargas und Lang für Ehingen | work=schoenen-dunk.de | date=20 September 2010 | accessdate=9 December 2015 | language=German}} The team won the ProB championship.{{cite web | url=https://www.eurobasket.com/team/Team-Ehingen-Urspring/5598?Page=2&Stats=2011 | title=Team Ehingen Urspring – German League Games/Schedule (2010-2011) | work=eurobasket.com | accessdate=27 December 2023}}
Lang re-joined the Cobras for the 2011 season{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=721&cHash=396804097b | title=2011 SEABL TEAM PREVIEW – KILSYTH COBRAS | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=15 March 2011 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} and earned selection to the SEABL All-Star Team.{{cite web | url=http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=303&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3132&cHash=5526355289 | title=2011 SEABL ALL-STAR TEAMS | work=SEABL.com.au | date=14 September 2011 | accessdate=9 December 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170411005336/http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=303&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3132&cHash=5526355289 | archivedate=11 April 2017 | df=dmy-all }}
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.{{cite web | last=Ward | first=Roy | url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/tigers-rue-a-week-of-horrors-20111124-1nwty.html | title=Tigers rue a week of horrors | work=SMH.com.au | date=25 November 2011 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} In 15 games, he averaged 1.2 points in 5.1 minutes per game.{{cite web | url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6046700/playerview.html | title=Timothy John LANG | Season 2011/2012 | work=FIBA.com | accessdate=9 December 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306034133/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6046700/playerview.html | archivedate=6 March 2016}}
Lang continued with the Cobras in 2012,{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=916&cHash=05eec4c7a9 | title=SWINBURNE KILSYTH COBRAS RE-SIGN STARTING TRIO | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=28 November 2011 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} 2013,{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1153&cHash=569609c396 | title=STARTING TRIO RE-SIGN | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=5 December 2012 | accessdate=17 April 2017}} 2014,{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=494&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1288&cHash=c746b62e1c | title=Tim Lang and Joel Naburgs re-sign | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=22 October 2013 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} 2015,{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1432&cHash=0446f83232 | title=COBRA MEN HOPE TO RETURN CORE FOR 2015 | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=19 December 2014 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} and 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1586&cHash=21a7c28416 | title=TIM LANG RETURNS WITH CHAMPIONSHIP ASPIRATIONS IN 2016 | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=8 December 2015 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} He helped the team reach the SEABL South Conference Grand Final in 2014,{{cite web | url=http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9958&cHash=a7f19d2cd5 | title=SEABL MEN'S SOUTH CONFERENCE FINAL PREVIEW | work=SEABL.com.au | date=3 September 2014 | accessdate=9 December 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170327131417/http://www.seabl.com.au/index.php?id=257&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9958&cHash=a7f19d2cd5 | archivedate=27 March 2017 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | last=Hustwaite | first=Megan | url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/sport/kilsyth-cobras-lose-the-lead-with-10-seconds-to-go-in-southeast-australian-basketball-league-grand-final/news-story/c9473885108dfb0e214ff455dc7478e3?sv=c56989c5fbd2fb46789337eea4394147 | title=Kilsyth Cobras lose the lead with 10 seconds to go in South-East Australian Basketball League grand final | work=HeraldSun.com.au | date=8 September 2014 | accessdate=9 December 2015}} and played his 200th SEABL game in 2016, becoming the fifteenth Cobra to have his jersey hung up at Kilsyth's Hugh McMenamin Court.{{cite web | url=http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=21&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1684&cHash=9d4ff2ed3e49a61283b0409e80be9d4c | title=TIM LANG SET TO PLAY 200TH SEABL GAME WITH KILSYTH | work=KilsythBasketball.com.au | date=29 July 2016 | accessdate=7 December 2016}}
Lang joined the Dandenong Rangers for the 2017 SEABL season.{{cite web | url=http://seabl.com.au/201617-season-preview-kilsyth/ | title=2016/17 SEASON PREVIEW: KILSYTH | work=SEABL.com.au | date=20 March 2017 | accessdate=18 April 2017 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170418083407/http://seabl.com.au/201617-season-preview-kilsyth/ | archivedate=18 April 2017 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | url=http://seabl.com.au/201617-season-preview-dandenong-rangers/ | title=2016/17 SEASON PREVIEW: DANDENONG RANGERS | work=SEABL.com.au | date=17 March 2017 | accessdate=18 April 2017 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170418083208/http://seabl.com.au/201617-season-preview-dandenong-rangers/ | archivedate=18 April 2017 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | url=http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=203046791&client=1-3363-36751-436967-16890846 | title=Player statistics for Tim Lang – 2017 | work=SportsTG.com | accessdate=9 September 2017}} He helped the Rangers reach the SEABL South Conference Grand Final,{{cite web | url=http://seabl.com.au/conference-finals-preview-mens/ | title=CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW- MEN'S | work=SEABL.com.au | date=24 August 2017 | accessdate=24 August 2017 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170824115615/http://seabl.com.au/conference-finals-preview-mens/ | archivedate=24 August 2017 | df=dmy-all }} where they defeated the Ballarat Miners.{{cite web | last=Calafiore | first=Siobhan | url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/4881557/heartbreak-for-miners-after-losing-south-conference-crown-in-overtime-pictures-video/ | title=Basketball: Heartbreak for Miners after losing south conference crown in overtime | work=TheCourier.com.au | date=27 August 2017 | accessdate=29 August 2017}} The Rangers went on to lose to the Mount Gambier Pioneers in the SEABL Grand Final.{{cite web | url=http://seabl.com.au/pioneers-dynasty-clinch-third-championship-in-four-years/ | title=PIONEERS DYNASTY CLINCH THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP IN FOUR YEARS | work=SEABL.com.au | date=2 September 2017 | accessdate=2 September 2017}}
Lang had a pre-season stint with the Perth Wildcats in the lead up to the 2017–18 NBL season.{{cite web | author=Perth Wildcats | url=https://twitter.com/PerthWildcats/status/906439019508121601 | title=Introducing Tim Lang | work=Twitter | date=9 September 2017 | accessdate=9 September 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.wildcats.com.au/perth-wildcats/gutsy-blitz-win-undermanned-wildcats/ | title=GUTSY BLITZ WIN FOR UNDERMANNED WILDCATS | work=Wildcats.com.au | date=9 September 2017 | accessdate=9 September 2017 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910033709/http://www.wildcats.com.au/perth-wildcats/gutsy-blitz-win-undermanned-wildcats/ | archivedate=10 September 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/677108/bs.html | title=Wildcats vs Breakers | work=FIBALiveStats.com | date=9 September 2017 | accessdate=9 September 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/NBL/681690/bs.html | title=Wildcats vs United | work=FIBALiveStats.com | date=10 September 2017 | accessdate=10 September 2017}}
Lang continued with the Rangers for the 2018 SEABL season{{cite web | url=http://seabl.com.au/2018-season-preview-dandenong-rangers/ | title=2018 SEASON PREVIEW: DANDENONG RANGERS | work=SEABL.com.au | date=23 March 2018 | accessdate=29 March 2018}}{{cite web | url=http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=203046791&client=1-3363-36751-478980-16890846 | title=Player statistics for Tim Lang – 2018 | work=SportsTG.com | accessdate=7 October 2018}} and 2019 NBL1 season.{{cite web | last=McCallum | first=Jordan | url=https://pickandroll.com.au/nbl1-tiers-a-look-at-each-teams-early-form/ | title=NBL1 Tiers: A look at each team's early form | work=pickandroll.com.au | date=2 May 2019 | accessdate=29 March 2020}}{{cite web | last=Williams | first=Peter | url=https://basketball.draftcentral.com.au/nbl1-mens-finals-preview-qualifying-and-elimination-finals/ | title=NBL1 Men's finals preview: Qualifying and Elimination finals | work=basketball.draftcentral.com.au | date=25 July 2019 | accessdate=29 March 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://basketball.draftcentral.com.au/player/tim-lang/ | title=Tim Lang | work=basketball.draftcentral.com.au | accessdate=29 March 2020}}
Lang returned to the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2021 NBL1 South season,{{cite web | url=https://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/cobra-great-tim-lang-returns-home/ | title=LONG-TIME COBRA TIM LANG RETURNS HOME | work=kilsythbasketball.com.au | date=5 March 2021 | accessdate=6 April 2021}} where he was named team captain.{{cite web | url=https://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/tim-lang-returns-22/ | title=VETERAN CENTRE TIM LANG SET TO RETURN IN 2022 | work=kilsythbasketball.com.au | date=15 December 2021 | accessdate=11 July 2022}} With the Cobras in 2022, he played his 300th SEABL/NBL1 game.{{cite web | url=https://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/cobra-captain-re-ups-for-2023/ | title=COBRA CAPTAIN RE-UPS FOR 2023 | work=kilsythbasketball.com.au | date=1 March 2023 | accessdate=7 March 2023}} He re-signed with the Cobras for the 2023 NBL1 South season.
References
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External links
- [http://www.gohatters.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2751 Stetson Hatters college bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306034133/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6046700/playerview.html FIBA.com profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140821173801/http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au/index.php?id=347 Kilsyth Cobras profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170418083514/http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=194499370&client=1-3363-126354-402777-16890001 SEABL profile (April 2017)]
- [http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=203046791&client=1-3363-36751-478980-16890846 SEABL stats]
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