Trajan Langdon is the first basketball player from Alaska to participate in the NBA. During the 1999 NBA draft, he was selected by Cleveland Cavaliers. On 2nd November 1999, he debuted in this team. After playing for the Cavaliers till 2002, he moved to Europe. During the 2002-03 season, he represented Benetton Treviso, an Italian league club. In the next season (2003-04), he shifted to Efes Pilsen, a Turkish league powerhouse. He moved to Dynamo Moscow, the big Russian League Club, in the 2004-05 season. From the 2005-06 season to the 2008-09 season, he was a part of CSKA Moscow.
During the Euroleague 2005-06 season, Langdon was chosen in the All-Euroleague second team. In this season, CSKA Moscow became a winner of the Euroleague Championship. For the next season, Langdon assisted CSKA Moscow to reach the Euroleague championship game. However, on the home court of the Greek team, CSKA Moscow was defeated by Panathinaikos.
On 7th October 2006, CSKA Moscow was led by Langdon to a 94-75 victory over Los Angeles Clippers. In this game, Langdon scored 17 points and led all the scorers in scoring.
| Team |
PBC CSKA Moscow
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| Born | 13 May 1976 |
| Nationality |
United States
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| Team History | |
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PBCA Moscow
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1999 - present |
Career Highlights
Trajan Langdon was selected in the All-Euroleague first team during the 2006-07 as well as 2007-08 season. He was honored as Euroleague Finals Most Valuable Player on 4th May 2008 after he had won the Euroleague title with CSKA Moscow. He won the Bronze medal in the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece.
