Wednesday, Jun. 30
Trajan Langdon
Drafted by:
Cleveland, Round 1, pick 11.

 
EXPERT ANALYSIS
  "Despite the lack of success on his last two possessions in the NCAA Championship game, you have to admire the way Trajan Langdon went out and played. In a game where Corey Maggette couldn't guard Mike Krzyzewski with his bad hip, William Avery looked like the pupil to Ricky Moore's teacher and Elton Brand saw the double team the way most of us see quantum physics, Langdon hit big shots and made big plays.

He is a great shooter. Not a good shooter, but a great shooter. Langdon can hit the standstill jumper or coming off screens, and he does a nice job of hitting the runner when he can get by his man. If you foul him, he hits his free throws. Ready for the knocks on Langdon? He has great difficulty moving his feet. He struggles to get his own shot. He cannot stay in front of any reputable NBA guard on the defensive end. In short, Langdon is as slow as molasses in January. Langdon will be an NBA player because he has a needed skill that is absent from the NBA -- he can really shoot the ball. However, he will not be among the top picks, only among the top senior guards."
-- ESPN's Jay Bilas

College: Duke
Height: 6-3
Weight: 195 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 23 (May 13, 1976)
Birthplace: Palo Alto, Calif.

Career highlights

  • Named Second Team All-America by The Associated Press as a senior
  • Helped Duke to 1999 NCAA Championship Game
  • Holds the school record for career 3-pointers made (342) and 3-pointers attempted (802)
  • Ranks ninth in school history with 1,974 career points
  • Was a sixth-round pick in the 1994 spring baseball draft and has played in the Northwest A League for three of the last four summers (didn't play the summer of 1996 because of his injury)
  • Played on USA team at the 1994 Junior World Championships Qualifying Tournament where the team captured the gold medal

    College highlights
    Senior

  • Became just the fifth three-time, first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference choice in school history
  • MVP of the NCAA East Regional
  • Ranked second on the team in scoring with 17.4 ppg and second on the team in minutes played at 30.6 per contest
  • Had at least one steal in 24 games with more than one in 17 contests
  • Made at least one 3-pointer in 33 games with two or more 31 times, three or more 24 times, four or more 14 times, five or more twice, and seven once
  • Named to the Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team and the Great Eight All-Tournament Team

    Junior

  • Named Third Team All-America by The Associated Press
  • Also named to the Sporting News second-team All-America, Basketball Weekly third-team All-America and was a first-team All-ACC pick for the second straight year
  • Ranked second on the team with a 14.7 ppg average
  • Led the team in 3-pointers made (85) and 3-point attempts (215)
  • Finished the regular season ranked first in the ACC in free throw percentage, tied for third in 3-pointers per game, seventh in 3-point percentage, and ninth in field goal percentage
  • Led or tied for the team lead in scoring nine times and assists three times

    Sophomore

  • One of just two players to start all 33 games for the Blue Devils
  • Ranked first on the team in scoring (14.3), second on the team in minutes played (29.5), third in assists (2.1), and fifth in rebounding (2.9)
  • Averaged 16.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.1 steals in ACC games
  • Hit a 3-pointer in 32 of the 33 contests, with more than one in 24 outings
  • Tied a school record for 3-point percentage in a game at 85.7 percent, hitting 6-of-7 attempts against St. Joseph's
  • Tied a school record for most 3-pointers made in a game with seven against North Carolina
  • Scored in double figures 27 times, including 22 of the last 26 games, with five games of 20 or more points and one with 30 or more
  • Scored 34 points vs. Clemson
  • Scored 25 points, grabbed four rebounds, and dished out three assists in the two NCAA Tournament contests combined Redshirt
  • Sat out the 1995-96 season and took a medical redshirt with a stress reaction in his left knee. The injury was an aggravation from an ankle sprain he suffered while playing for the USA Junior National Team during the summer of 1995

    Freshman

  • Joined Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie, and Grant Hill as the only four freshmen under coach Mike Krzyzewski to average double figures (later to be joined by Elton Brand and Corey Maggette)
  • Had a 3-pointer in 27 of 31 games, including four against George Washington and Maryland, five in the first game against North Carolina, and six against North Carolina in the team's final regular-season contest
  • Averaged 11.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in ACC games
  • Scored 15 points, hitting 6-of-8 shots, in 36 minutes against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament
  • Recorded 15 points against N.C. State in the ACC Tournament
  • Scored 23 points, hitting 6-of-10 3-pointers, in 32 minutes against North Carolina

    College statistics
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    1994-9531124274.4534456.786654835111.3
    1996-9733137308.445113126.897976847314.3
    1997-9836171385.444101114.8861047052814.7
    1998-9936191413.462128152.8421236962217.3
    TOTALS1366231380.451386448.862389255197414.5
    Three-point field goals: 1994-95, 59-for-138 (.428); 1996-97, 86-for-195 (.441); 1997-98, 85-for-215 (.395); 1998-99, 112-for-254 (.441). Totals: 342-for-802 (.426).











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