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TJ Lang

Class: Junior Hometown: Mobile, Ala. High School: McGill-Toolen

Height / Weight: 6-7 / 210 Position: G Experience: 1L

2015-16 (Sophomore): Averaged 7.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.5 steals in 24.9 minutes ... played in all 31 games, starting 28 ...shot 42.4 percent from the field, 40.3 percent from 3-point range and 68.3 percent from the foul line ... averaged 11.1 points over the last eight games of the season ... career-high 21 points (3-4 3s, 8-10 fts) in win vs. Georgia ... 19 points (5-7 3s) at Ole Miss ... 17 points (career-best tying 5-6 3s) in win at Arkansas with back-to-back 3s to give Auburn the lead for good at 83-79 with 1:28 left ... team-high 16 points (4-6 3s), 4 rebounds and 2 steals at Mississippi State ... made the game-winning 3-pointer from the right corner with 16.3 seconds left in the season-opening 75-74 win over UAB as he had 5 points in 14 minutes ... the Tigers led for all but 20 seconds in the game, trailing only when the Blazers took the lead by two in the possession before ... 14 points (4-8 3s) at Coastal Carolina ... 14 points (4-12 3s) vs. Vanderbilt ... 11 points (6-9 fts), 3 rebounds and an assist in 31 minutes vs. Alabama ... 12 points (3-3 3s) and 5 rebounds in 19 minutes vs. Northwestern State.

2014-15 (Freshman): A lock down-defender that came on strong in February through the end of the season ... started five of the last seven games of the season, averaging 4.3 points in 21.2 minutes per game in those seven games ... averaged 10.0 minutes and 1.8 points in his first 20 games ... on the season, averaged 2.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 13.8 minutes per game ... played in 27 games, starting six ... shot 35.1 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range and 55 percent from the foul line ... made his first career start at Georgia on Feb. 14 ... career-high 13 points and five rebounds at Missouri ... 9 points with a pair of 3s vs. Arkansas ... 5 points and 2 rebounds vs. Alabama ... 5 points, all in the first half, at Texas Tech ... at the team’s season-ending awards banquet, presented the Most Improved Award.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at McGill-Toolen, averaging 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists as a senior after averaging 17.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per as a junior ... led the team to a 25-7 record and the South Regional finals as a junior and then led the team to an appearance in the Class 6A, Area 2 championship game as a senior as the team went 19-10 ... named to the AWSA Class 6A Second Team as a senior after being a First Team selection as a junior ... Mobile Press-Register Coastal Alabama Player of the Year as a junior ... originally signed with Virginia Tech but was granted a release from his NLI when the Hokies made a coaching change prior to his freshman season ... son of Antonio and Lekeshia Lang ... has a brother, Alan ... father played at Duke from 1990-94, winning the 1991 and 1992 National Championship ... also played in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers as well as overseas ... studying in Harbert College of Business.