Antonio Maurice Lang (born May 15, 1972) is an American former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player who is an assistant coach for the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

of the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

(NBA). He played

college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...

for the

Duke Blue Devils The Duke Blue Devils are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the N ...

, winning consecutive NCAA championships in

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

and

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

High school and college career

From

Mobile, Alabama Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city limits in July 2023, Mobil ...

, Lang graduated as valedictorian from LeFlore Magnet High School in 1990. The year before, he helped the school win a state championship in basketball. Lang had a productive collegiate basketball career, as he was a member of a Duke team that won two championships in three

Final Four In sports, the final four is the last four teams remaining in a playoffs, playoff tournament. Usually the final four compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament's semi-final (penultimate) round. Of these teams, the two who win in ...

appearances.

Professional career

Lang was selected by the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

in the second round (29th overall) in the 1994 NBA draft; however, he saw limited action during his rookie year due to a knee injury. He was traded to the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

in 1995 along with Dan Majerle. Lang also had stints with the

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...

, and

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

. In addition, Lang played in the

Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association (CBA), originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association, was a men's professional basketball m ...

(with the Fort Wayne Fury and Grand Rapids Hoops), where he was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1998. He played in the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

, with the Red Bull Thunder. Lang began playing in 2001 for the Mitsubishi Melco Dolphins (now the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins) of the Japan Basketball League. Foot problems, though, prompted Lang to retire from playing basketball in 2006.

Coaching career

Lang became an assistant coach for the Dolphins following his retirement. On May 19, 2010, Lang was named as the Dolphins' head coach. Lang was hired as an assistant coach for the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

in June 2014. He joined the staff of

Quin Snyder Quin Price Snyder (born October 30, 1966) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After being named a McDonald's All American as a high school player i ...

, who is also a former Duke basketball player. On June 19, 2019, Lang was hired as assistant coach for the

. On June 14, 2023, Lang was hired by the

as an assistant coach.

Head coaching record in Japan

, - , style="text-align:left;",

Mitsubishi Electric is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1921 as a spin-off from the electrical machinery manufacturing d ...

, style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , 36, , 11, , 25, , , , style="text-align:center;", 7th, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 42, , 12, , 30, , , , style="text-align:center;", 7th, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , 42, , 12, , 30, , , , style="text-align:center;", 7th, , , -, , -, , -, , , style="text-align:center;", - , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 54, , 29, , 25, , , , style="text-align:center;", 3rd in Western, , , 2, , 0, , 2, , , style="text-align:center;", 6th , -

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Antonio 1972 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Brazil American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American men's basketball players Barako Bull Energy Boosters players Basketball coaches from Alabama Basketball coaches from South Carolina Basketball players from Mobile, Alabama Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches Cleveland Cavaliers players Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Fort Wayne Fury players Grand Rapids Hoops players Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Miami Heat players Nagoya Diamond Dolphins coaches Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Philadelphia 76ers players Philippine Basketball Association imports Phoenix Suns draft picks Phoenix Suns players Small forwards Summer World University Games medalists in basketball Toronto Raptors players UniCEUB/BRB players Utah Jazz assistant coaches