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

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player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played college basketball at

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, where he won back-to-back NCAA tournaments in

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and

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High School and College career

Born in

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and raised in

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, Lang graduated as valedictorian from

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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 appearances.

Professional career

Lang was selected by the

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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

in 1995 along with

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. Lang also had stints with the

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, and

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. In addition, Lang played in the

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(with the

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and

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), where he was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1998. He played in the

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, 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

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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

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in June 2014. He joined the staff of

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

Head coaching record in Japan

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References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Antonio 1972 births Living people African-American basketball players 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 Alabama Basketball players from Columbia, South Carolina Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches Cleveland Cavaliers players Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Fort Wayne Fury players Grand Rapids Hoops players 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 Sportspeople from Columbia, South Carolina Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama Toronto Raptors players UniCEUB/BRB players Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in basketball Utah Jazz assistant coaches Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople