Timothy John Lang (born 9 November 1985) is an Australian professional

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player for the

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of the NBL1 South. He played three years of

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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

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and won a championship in Germany with

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Early life and career

Lang was born in

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, Victoria, where he attended Overnewton Anglican Community College. He also played for the Keilor Thunder in the

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Division One between 2004 and 2006. On 1 June 2006, Lang signed a

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to play

for Stetson University in the United States.

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. 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. He finished his three-year career at Stetson with a total of 81 blocked shots, placing him seventh all-time for the Hatters.

Professional career

Lang debuted for the

of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2009. He subsequently joined the

of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2009–10 season. He played in 10 games for the Tigers between 30 September and 21 November. After returning to the Cobras for the 2010 SEABL season, Lang moved to Germany for the 2010–11 season, where he joined

of the

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. The team won the ProB championship. Lang re-joined the Cobras for the 2011 season and earned selection to the SEABL All-Star Team. On 25 November 2011, Lang signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the rest of the

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following a hamstring injury to

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. In 15 games, he averaged 1.2 points in 5.1 minutes per game. Lang continued with the Cobras in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. He helped the team reach the SEABL South Conference Grand Final in 2014, and played his 200th SEABL game in 2016, becoming the fifteenth Cobra to have his jersey hung up at Kilsyth's Hugh McMenamin Court. Lang joined the

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for the 2017 SEABL season. He helped the Rangers reach the SEABL South Conference Grand Final, where they defeated the Ballarat Miners. The Rangers went on to lose to the Mount Gambier Pioneers in the SEABL Grand Final. Lang had a pre-season stint with the Perth Wildcats in the lead up to the

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. Lang continued with the Rangers for the 2018 SEABL season and

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. Lang returned to the Kilsyth Cobras for the 2021 NBL1 South season, where he was named team captain. With the Cobras in 2022, he played his 300th SEABL/NBL1 game. He re-signed with the Cobras for the 2023 NBL1 South season.

References

External links

Stetson Hatters college bioKilsyth Cobras profileSEABL profile (April 2017)SEABL stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Timothy 1985 births Living people Australian men's basketball players Australian expatriate basketball people in Germany Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States Basketball players from Melbourne Centers (basketball) Melbourne Tigers players Stetson Hatters men's basketball players Sportsmen from Victoria (state)