Kevin Langford (born December 21, 1985) is an American professional
basketball
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player for
BBC Monthey-Chablais of the
Swiss Basketball League
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. He is a 2.04 m (6 ft 8½ in) tall
power forward
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center
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.
College career
Langford played
college basketball
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at
Cal Cal or CAL may refer to:
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, with the
Golden Bears, from 2004 to 2005. He then played at
TCU TCU may stand for:
Education
* Tanzania Commission for Universities, regulatory body for Universities in Tanzania
* Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas
** TCU Horned Frogs, the athletic programs of the school
* Tok ...
, with the
Horned Frogs, from 2005 to 2009.
Professional career
Langford started his pro career in 2009, with the
German League club
Paderborn Baskets
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The club reached the Baske ...
. He moved to the
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club
Debrecen
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in 2010. In 2011, he joined the
Spanish 2nd Division club
Basket Navarra Club
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History
Basket Navarra Club was founded in 2007 with the aim of creating a professional basketball team in Navarra. Th ...
.
In 2012, he signed with the
Greek League club
Kolossos Rodou, and in 2013, he moved to the Greek club
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club ( Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'' ...
. He moved to the Greek club
PAOK in 2014.
In August, 2015, he signed with
Paris-Levallois
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The club was established in 200 ...
of France. On January 19, 2016, he left Paris and signed with
Antwerp Giants
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of the
Belgian League
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.
On September 6, 2016, he signed with Italian club Basket Agropoli of the
Serie A2 Basket
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. In October 2017, he signed with Argentine club
Instituto of the
Liga Nacional de Básquet
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. On March 4, 2018, Langford left Instituto and joined
Koroivos
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of the
Greek Basket League
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.
Langford spent the 2019–20 season with
KTP Basket
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of the Finnish
Korisliiga
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, averaging 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. On October 4, 2020, he signed with
Charilaos Trikoupis
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He is best remembered for introducing the vote of ...
of the
Greek Basket League
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.
After a stint in Cyprus with
APOP Paphos
APOP Paphos ( el, Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Πάφου, ''Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Pafos''; "Athletic Football Club Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in the city of Paphos. Founded in 1953, play ...
, Langford returned to Greece on January 10, 2022, signing with
Ionikos Nikaias
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for the rest of the season. On March 10 of the same year, he parted ways with the club, having averaged only 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. On March 14, Langford signed with
BBC Monthey-Chablais of the
Swiss Basketball League
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.
Personal life
Langford's older brother,
Keith Langford
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, is also a professional basketball player. His uncle, Charles Taylor, played in the
NFL
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, with the
Kansas City Chiefs
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The t ...
and
Denver Broncos
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.
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References
External links
Twitter account
EuroCup Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
Draftexpress.com Profile
Greek Basket League Profile
TCU College Profile
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1985 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
American expatriate basketball people in Finland
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Antwerp Giants players
Basket Navarra Club players
California Golden Bears men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Charilaos Trikoupis B.C. players
Debreceni EAC (basketball) players
Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players
Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
Koroivos B.C. players
KTP-Basket players
Paderborn Baskets players
Panionios B.C. players
P.A.O.K. BC players
Metropolitans 92 players
Power forwards (basketball)
Basketball players from Fort Worth, Texas
TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball players