Erik Wickstrom
September 12, 2022
Jarvis Lang
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 25/06/71
- Place of Birth: Greenville, North Carolina (USA)
- Position: PF
- Height (CM): 201
- Weight (KG): 109
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Charlotte (1990–1995)
- NBL DEBUT: 11/04/97
- AGE AT DEBUT: 25
- LAST NBL GAME: 7/06/97
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Melbourne 1997
- Championships: 1
- Melbourne (1997)
BIO: Jarvis Lang was born in Greenville, North Carolina (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jarvis Lang made his NBL debut with the Melbourne Tigers at 25 years of age. He scored 24 points in his first game.
After the blowout loss the Tigers suffered at the hands of the South East Melbourne Magic in game three of the 1996 NBL Finals, the team chose not to re-sign long-time import Dave Simmons and replaced him with athletic wing Jarvis Lang.
The season began poorly with the team for multiple reasons. It became rapidly clear that Lang (19.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists) was battling serious knee problems, which limited his playing time, not to mention the Tigers being stripped of a win against Adelaide due to Bradtke not getting proper clearance before returning from the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers.
With a record of three wins, nine losses, fans and media began to lay the blame on Lindsay Gaze and called for him to step down as coach. The Tigers players, however, knew the slow start was due to their efforts, and so with a renewed focus, as well as the mid-season decision to sack Lang and replace him with Marcus Timmons, they looked to turn things around. After one trial practice session, the Tigers signed Timmons, and everything began to click, and he became the missing piece to their early-season puzzle.
Over the remaining 22 games, Melbourne was able to finish in second place (19-11), behind South East Melbourne (22-8), going on a 14-game consecutive winning streak to finish the regular season. The Tigers never looked back from there, going on to win their second NBL championship.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26 | Melbourne | 19-11 (2) | 8 | 339.0 | 153 | 73 | 16 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 61 | 122 | 50% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 31 | 45 | 69% | 53% | 50% | 26 | Totals | 8 | 339 | 153 | 73 | 16 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 61 | 122 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 31 | 45 | 68.9% | 54% | 50% | 26 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26 | Melbourne | 19-11 (2) | 8 | 42.4 | 19.1 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 15.3 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% | 3.9 | 5.6 | 69% | 53% | 50% | 26 | Total | 8 | 42.4 | 19.1 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 15.3 | 50.0% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.4 | 68.9% | 54% | 50% | 26 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Name: Lang, Jarvis | college: Charlotte (1990–1995)| Additional Info: Jarvis Lang played at Charlotte from 1990–91 and 1992–95, building a five-season résumé that finished with 1,855 career points and 1,047 rebounds across 113 games, totals that have been listed among the top marks in school history, and later led to Charlotte retiring his No. 23 jersey.
As a freshman in 1990–91, Lang led all NCAA Division I freshmen in both scoring (19.6 points per game) and rebounding (10.6 rebounds per game), earning Metro Conference Freshman of the Year and All-Metro Freshman Team honours while also being named to ESPN’s freshman-only First Team All-America.
His sophomore season ended almost immediately when he was injured in the second game of 1991–92 and took a medical redshirt year, before returning in 1992–93 and producing 13.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while still earning All-Metro Second Team recognition.
Lang’s production climbed again in 1993–94 as he averaged 16.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, was named to the All-Metro First Team, and received multiple honourable mention All-America selections, with Charlotte’s record book also listing a 32-rebound game against Western Kentucky on February 9, 1991 as one of the program’s notable single-game marks.
In his senior season of 1994–95, Lang repeated as a first-team all-conference selection and was named Metro Conference Player of the Year after averaging 16.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.0 steals and blocks per game, earning the award in its final season before the Metro Conference merged with the Great Midwest Conference to form Conference USA.
By the early 2010s, his career totals were still being referenced as fifth all-time in scoring and second all-time in rebounding at Charlotte, and he remains one of the program’s most decorated frontcourt performers from the Metro era.
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