Langston Hall

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Langston Hall
Hall in 2023
No. 2 – AEK Athens
PositionPoint guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1991-11-01) November 1, 1991 (age 32)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolChamblee (Chamblee, Georgia)
CollegeMercer (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Pistoia
2015Cantù
2015–2016Bonn
2016–2017Kolossos Rodou
2017Cibona
2017–2020Promitheas Patras
2020–2021Crvena zvezda
2021–2023Bahçeşehir Koleji
2023–presentAEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

Langston Avery Hall (born November 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. He played at the collegiate level with the Mercer Bears, and was named Atlantic Sun Player of the Year in his final year.

High school career[edit]

Hall played high school basketball at Chamblee Charter High School, in Atlanta, Georgia.

College career[edit]

Hall played college basketball at Mercer College from 2010 to 2014. During his college career, he has been selected as the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year in 2014 and he was awarded with the Lou Henson Award the same year. In 2012, he led Mercer to the CIT Tournament Championship and was named MVP of the Tournament. In 2014, he led Mercer to their first NCAA Tournament in 29 years. Mercer upset Duke for their first NCAA Tournament win in program history. Mercer lost to Tennessee in the following round in his final collegiate game.

Professional career[edit]

Hall with Bahçeşehir Koleji in 2021

After not being selected in the 2014 NBA draft, Hall played with the Miami Heat summer league team in Orlando.[1][2]

On July 22, 2014, Hall signed with Giorgio Tesi Pistoia of the Lega Basket Serie A. He joined the roster with Fuquan Edwin, who played a key role for Seton Hall, only the second American on the team.[3][4]

On July 1, 2015, he signed a 1+1 contract with Pallacanestro Cantù.[5] On December 14, 2015, he parted ways with Cantù and signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn for the rest of the season.[6]

On July 24, 2016, Hall joined Kolossos Rodou for the 2016–17 season.[7]

On June 17, 2017, Hall signed with Croatian club Cibona for the 2017–18 season.[8] On October 17, 2017, he parted ways with Cibona and moved to Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.[9] On July 3, 2019, Hall re-signed with Promitheas for another season.

On July 9, 2020, Hall signed with the Serbian powerhouse Crvena zvezda of the ABA League and the EuroLeague.[10] He averaged 4.8 points and 3.4 assists per game.

On July 12, 2021, Hall signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[11]

On August 12, 2023, Hall returned to Greece for a third stint, signing with AEK Athens.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A-Sun Announces 2014 #ASunMBB All-Conference Awards". Atlantic Sun Conference. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Former Bears Hall, Coursey to Play in NBA Summer Leagues". 41NBC.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Giorgio Tesi Pistoia lands rookie Langston Hall". Sportando.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia roster". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Cantù signs Langston Hall to a 1+1 contract". Sportando.com. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "Telekom Baskets Bonn signs Langston Hall, parts ways with Michal Chylynski". Sportando.com. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Kolossos ink Langston Hall, ex Telekom Bsk". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "Langston Hall first reinforcement of Cibona". aba-liga.com. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "Cibona and Langston Hall parted ways, the player signs with Promitheas". Sportando.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Langston Hall inks two-year deal with KK Crvena Zvedza". Sportando. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 12, 2021). "Langston Hall (ex Crvena Zvezda) agreed terms with Bahcesehir". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "AEK officially announces Langston Hall". Eurohoops. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.

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