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AT CAROLINA
One of the most experienced players in the ACC Has played in 102 games as a Tar Heel Will be counted on to provide senior leadership as well as additional scoring and rebounding Excellent athlete for his size Has averaged 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds Shooting 54.6 percent from the floor Has shot better than 50 percent from the floor in each of his first three collegiate seasons Has 1,027 points and is the 50th leading scorer in Carolina history Is 22nd alltime at UNC in field goal percentage Has scored in double figures in 55 games Career scoring high is 22 points on two occasions (against Michigan State and Buffalo as a junior) Has posted five career double-doubles in points and rebounds Moved past the 1,000-point mark against Georgia Tech in the 2001 ACC Tournament.
JUNIOR SEASON (2000-01)
Played in all 33 games and averaged 11.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game Shot 55.0 percent from the floor, the third-best percentage on the team behind Julius Peppers and Brendan Haywood Was fourth on the squad in scoring and third in rebounding Was 19th in the ACC in rebounding (5.7) Established a career scoring high with 22 points at Michigan State and matched that against Buffalo Hit 50 percent or more of his field goal attempts in 21 of the 33 games Scored in double figures in 22 games Started all but four games on the season Registered his fourth and fifth career double-doubles against Miami (17 points and 10 rebounds) and at Georgia Tech (18 points and 12 rebounds) Set a career high with four assists at Maryland and four steals at Michigan State Did not score at Clemson, the first time in his college career he was held scoreless Made 11 of 16 field goals at defending NCAA champion Michigan State en route to a career-high 22 points Was 11 for 17 from the floor for 22 points and had six rebounds against Buffalo Made the All-Tournament Team at the Hardees Tournament of Champions in Charlotte Scored 12 points against Massachusetts and 10 against the College of Charleston in that event Made 5 of 7 field goals in the home win over Virginia Went 7 for 8 from the floor and scored 16 points against Clemson in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal Scored 12 points on 6 of 9 shooting from the floor in the NCAA Tournament second round versus Penn State.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (1999-2000)
Played in 35 of the 36 games, despite a mix of illnesses and injuries that hampered his conditioning and practice time Carolina was 12-3 when Lang scored in double figures Averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game Shot 50.8 percent from the floor Named UNCs best screener after the season by the coaching staff Came down with a virus late in the summer that put him in the hospital for a week and caused him to lose 22 pounds That illness and shin splints he encountered after returning to practice in late October cut his playing time and effectiveness in the first semester Sprained his right knee in the first half of the Cincinnati game and was held out of the Tennessee Tech contest for precautionary reasons Fought a stomach bug in late January that caused him to miss the final minutes of a to Florida State Earned Tournament MVP honors at the Food Lion MVP Classic in Charlotte on December 3-4 Had 15 points and three rebounds against College of Charleston and 16 points and four rebounds in the finals against UNLV Made 12 of 16 shots from the floor and 7 of 8 free throws in the two games Was 10 for 10 from the free throw line against NC State (Jan. 8) Led Carolina in scoring (14) and rebounding (11) at Wake Forest, recording the third double-double of his career Had 13 points and six rebounds in the win over Maryland on Jan. 27 Had six rebounds and played outstanding defense in the win at Georgia Tech Defended Jason Collier for much of the contest and helped limit the Yellow Jacket standout to 6 of 16 shooting Had 15 points (11 in the second half and overtime) and eight rebounds vs. Duke on Feb. 3 Scored 12 points against Georgia Tech on March 1 despite not playing in overtime after suffering a strained left thigh late in the game Had 11 points and seven rebounds in the NCAA Tournament win over Missouri Had 11 points and helped limit Stanford senior Mark Madsen to 2 of 7 shooting and five points in the NCAA second round Suffered a sprained right ankle in the first half of the regional final win over Tulsa.
FRESHMAN SEASON (1998-99)
Selected to the Atlantic Coast Conference's All-Freshman Team He was the fifth UNC player to make that team since it began in the mid-1990s (since joined by Joseph Forte) Other selections include Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse in 1994, Antawn Jamison in 1996 and Ed Cota in 1997 Was one of four Tar Heels to play in all 34 games Averaged 10.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game Scored in double figures 18 times, including 11 of the last 15 games College Hoops Insider named Lang to its national All-Freshman Team He was one of 15 players on the team, including ACC rookies Corey Maggette of Duke and Chris Williams of Virginia Shot over 50 percent from the field in 24 games and finished the year shooting 57.8 percent from the field Made 148 of his 256 field goal attempts Scored 11 points and added six rebounds in NCAA Tournament loss to Weber State In the ACC Tournament, he scored 11 vs. Georgia Tech, nine vs. Maryland in the semifinal and 12 vs. Duke in the championship game Was 6 for 9 from the floor in the ACC title game Shot 84.2 percent from the field (16 of 19) and averaged 18.5 points and seven rebounds to earn ACC Rookie of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 1-7 Was 7 for 7 from the field and scored 16 points and had eight rebounds in the loss at Clemson In the 98-64 win over Florida State, he matched his career high with 21 points and also had six rebounds He led UNC with 17 points and led all players with 11 rebounds in the Jan. 31 win over Georgia Tech Posted his first double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in Carolina's 82-68 win at Dartmouth Made nine field goals in 12 attempts and blocked three shots Scored a season-high 21 points in Carolina's 65-58 win over Georgia in the Preseason NIT quarterfinal Played great defense and had seven rebounds in the Tar Heels' 57-49 victory over Stanford in the Preseason NIT final He converted two three-point plays late in regulation and in overtime of Carolinas win over UNC Charlotte.
PREP
Attended Hunter Huss High School in Gastonia Played for Coach Butch Black Scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in the North Carolina Coaches High School All-Star Game Named Mr. Basketball in the state by The Charlotte Observer Was the fourth player to have been named Mr. Basketball to go on to play for the Tar Heels (joining Henrik Rodl, Donald Williams and Antawn Jamison) Played in the Magic Johnson Roundball Classic and the McDonald's High School All-Star Game Averaged 21 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots per game as a senior Netted 16 points per game and grabbed 10 boards per game as a junior Was a teammate in AAU competition with former Tar Heel Brendan Haywood and Julius Peppers.
