Crystal Langhorne

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American basketball player (born 1986)

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::summary American basketball player (born 1986) ::

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Field	Value
name	Crystal Langhorne
image	Cropped photo of Crystal Langhorne at the White House.png
image_size	200px
league	WNBA
position	Power forward / center
height_ft	6
height_in	2
weight_lbs	185
birth_date
birth_place	Queens, New York, U.S.
high_school	Willingboro
(Willingboro, New Jersey)
college	Maryland (2004–2008)
draft_league	WNBA
draft_year	2008
draft_round	1
draft_pick	6
draft_team	Washington Mystics
career_start	2008
career_end	2020
years1	–
team1	Washington Mystics
years2	–
team2	Seattle Storm
years3	2014–2016
team3	Good Angels Košice
years4	2016–2017
team4	Daqing Rural Commercial Bank
years5	2017–2018
team5	Uniqua Sopron
highlights	* 2× WNBA champion (2018, 2020)
medaltemplates
wnba_profile	crystal_langhorne
caption	Langhorne speaks at the White House in August 2021
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2× WNBA All-Star (2011, 2013)
WNBA Most Improved Player Award (2009)
All-WNBA Second Team (2010)
NCAA champion (2006)
2× Kodak/State Farm Coaches' All-American (2007, 2008)
3× All-American USBWA (2006–2008)
3× Second-team All-American – AP (2006–2008)
ACC Player of the Year (2008)
3× First-team All-ACC (2006–2008)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2005)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2005)
USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year (2005)
FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP (2005)
McDonald's All-American (2004) | medaltemplates = | wnba_profile = crystal_langhorne | caption = Langhorne speaks at the White House in August 2021 Crystal Allison Langhorne (born October 27, 1986) is an American former basketball player of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for the University of Maryland Terrapins. In 2008 she was drafted by the Washington Mystics.

High school

Langhorne is a graduate of Willingboro High School in Willingboro, New Jersey. Langhorne was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2004 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored five points, and earned MVP honors.

College

In 2006, she helped the Terrapins win the NCAA Championship, and in 2007 she starred in helping the USA win the FIBA World Championship under 21 for women. She is the first player in the University of Maryland's history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds for either the men's or women's teams, and only the 106th women's college basketball player to do so.

Her jersey was retired and raised to the rafters at the Comcast Center during her last regular season home game. She was the first Maryland player to have her jersey raised to the rafters while still active.

At Maryland, she majored in communications.

College statistics

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|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| Maryland |32||-||31.7||59.2||0.0||56.7||10.6||1.2||1.0||0.4||2.8||17.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | style="text-align:left;"| Maryland |38||-||28.7||bgcolor=#cfecec|67.0*||0.0||69.3||8.6||2.0||0.7||0.4||2.6||17.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;"| Maryland |34||-||27.4||bgcolor=#cfecec|70.7*||0.0||56.5||8.1||1.6||1.1||0.4||2.7||14.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 | style="text-align:left;"| Maryland |31||-||33.1||bgcolor=#cfecec|64.7*||0.0||66.7||9.4||1.3||0.8||0.5||2.9||17.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career |135||-||30.1||65.2||0.0||62.8||9.1||1.5||0.9||0.4||2.7||16.6 Source

Professional career

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WNBA

In 2008, Langhorne was drafted 6th overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2008 WNBA draft. In her rookie season, Langhorne was a reserve for the Mystics, playing 34 games with 6 starts, averaging 4.8 ppg.

In her second season, Langhorne started in 22 of 34 games played and averaged 12 ppg, she would win Most Improved Player award for that season.

In 2010, Langhorne officially became the Mystics' starting power forward. During the season, she scored a career-high 31 points in a win against the Phoenix Mercury. By the end of the season, she averaged 16.3 ppg and also averaged a career-high in rebounds, she would also be named to the All-WNBA Second Team. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Langhorne3-20180912.jpg" caption="Langhorne in 2018"] ::

In 2011, Langhorne averaged a career-high in scoring with 18.2 ppg and was voted into the 2011 WNBA All-Star Game, making it her first career all-star game appearance.

In 2012, Langhorne re-signed with the Mystics once her rookie contract expired. Langhorne would play two more seasons with the Mystics before being traded to the Seattle Storm in 2014, in exchange for Bria Hartley and Tianna Hawkins.

Langhorne would continue to be a starter with the Storm, as she averaged 12.9 in her first season with the team.

In 2016, Langhorne re-signed with the Storm in free agency. During the season, Langhorne set the franchise record for field goals in a game without a miss, when she scored 18 points on 8-for-8 field goal shooting in a win against the Connecticut Sun.

In the 2017 season, Langhorne achieved a new career-high in field shooting percentage and averaged 12.4 ppg. During the season, Langhorne would set a new franchise record for field goals in a game without a miss, by scoring 20 points on 9-of-9 field goal shooting in a win against the Atlanta Dream.

In 2018, Langhorne re-signed again with the Storm. Langhorne would come off the bench for the Storm, playing behind Natasha Howard. The Storm finished with a league best 26–8 record, receiving a double-bye to the semi-finals. They defeated the Phoenix Mercury in a five-game series advancing to the Finals. In the Finals, the Storm would win the championship after sweeping the Washington Mystics.

USA Basketball

Langhorne was a member of the USA Women's U19 team which competed in the 2005 U19 World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia. The USA team won all eight games, winning the gold medal. Langhorne led the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game and hit nine out of nine field goals attempts in the opening round game against South Korea.

Overseas

Langhorne played in Slovakia for Good Angels during the off-season from 2014 to 2016. In 2016, Langhorne signed Daqing Rural Commercial Bank of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association for the 2016-17 off-season. In 2017, Langhorne signed with Uniqua Sopron, a Hungarian club for the 2017-18 off-season.

Post-basketball career

After 13 years in the WNBA, Langhorne retired in 2021 and began a community engagement role with the Seattle Storm. She is currently the director of community engagement for Force4Change, the Storm's social justice platform that focuses on voter registration, the amplification of Black women; BIPOC and LGBTQ+ leaders; and organizations serving Black communities.

WNBA career statistics

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†	Denotes seasons in which Langhorne won a WNBA championship
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Regular season

|- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Washington | 34 || 6 || 15.6 || .624 || .000 || .549 || 4.0 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 1.0 || 4.8 |- | align="left" | 2009 | align="left" | Washington | 34 || 22 || 29.8 || .574 || .000 || .689 || 7.9 || 0.9 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 2.2 || 12.0 |- | align="left" | 2010 | align="left" | Washington | 34 || 34 || 34.1 || .589 || .167 || .772 || 9.7 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 2.6 || 16.3 |- | align="left" | 2011 | align="left" | Washington | 31 || 31 || 34.3 || .534 || .125 || .711 || 7.6 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 3.2 || 18.2 |- | align="left" | 2012 | align="left" | Washington | 31 || 31 || 32.2 || .562 || .125 || .641 || 6.3 || 1.4 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 2.4 || 14.7 |- | align="left" | 2013 | align="left" | Washington | 34 || 34 || 28.6 || .515 || .125 || .651 || 7.2 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 2.3 || 12.0 |- | align="left" | 2014 | align="left" | Seattle | 34 || 34 || 28.9 || .571 || .667 || .658 || 7.4 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 2.0 || 12.9 |- | align="left" | 2015 | align="left" | Seattle | 34 || 34 || 25.7 || .545 || .000 || .750 || 5.7 || 0.8 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 2.0 || 11.1 |- | align="left" | 2016 | align="left" | Seattle | 33 || 33 || 25.6 || .630 || 1.000 || .759 || 5.5 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 1.5 || 9.5 |- | align="left" |2017 | align="left" |Seattle | 34 || 34 || 28.4 || .647 || .500 || .735 || 6.1 || 1.5 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 1.6 || 12.4 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2018† | align="left" |Seattle | 26 || 1 || 13.9 || .500 || .000 || .889 || 3.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.9 || 4.6 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" |11 years, 2 teams | 359 || 294 || 27.2 || .569 || .182 || .701 || 6.5 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 0.3 || 2.0 || 11.8

Postseason

|- | align="left" | 2009 | align="left" | Washington | 2 || 2 || 39.6 || .700 || .000 || .625 || 10.0 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.5|| 3.0 || 16.5 |- | align="left" | 2010 | align="left" | Washington | 2 || 2 || 34.8 || .458 || .000 || 1.000 || 8.0 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 2.5 || 13.5 |- | align="left" | 2013 | align="left" | Washington | 3 || 3 || 27.9 || .400 || .000 || .333 || 8.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.3 || 5.7 |- | align="left" | 2016 | align="left" |Seattle | 1 || 1 || 20.8 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || 7.0 ||2.0 || 0.0 || 1.0||2.0|| 7.0 |- | align="left" |2017 | align="left" |Seattle | 1 || 1 || 21.7 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 3.0 ||0.0|| 0.0 || 0.0||0.0||2.0 |- |style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|2018† | align="left" |Seattle | 8 || 0 || 10.3 || .520 || .000 || .500 || 2.9 ||0.5|| 0.1 || 0.1||0.2||3.8 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" |6 years, 2 teams | 17 || 9 || 21.0 || .505 || .000 || .667 || 5.5 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 1.1 || 6.8

References

(2021-02-08). "Crystal Langhorne retires with two WNBA titles, joins Storm front office to direct team's social justice platform".
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/27/AR2010062703010.html Crystal Langhorne leads the Washington Mystics to 95-85 win]
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mystics-re-sign-crystal-langhorne/2012/02/16/gIQAZefNIR_story.html Mystics re-sign Crystal Langhorne]
[https://www.swishappeal.com/2014/4/14/5615320/wnba-trade-2014-bria-hartley-tianna-hawkins-washington-mystics Washington Mystics acquire Bria Hartley and Tianna Hawkins from the Seattle Storm in exchange for Crystal Langhorne]
[https://www.sonicsrising.com/2016/2/9/10952780/seattle-storm-re-sign-pf-crystal-langhorne Seattle Storm re-sign PF Crystal Langhorne]
[http://storm.wnba.com/news/crystal-langhorne-steps-record-setting-performance-sun/ Crystal Langhorne Steps Up With Record-Setting Performance Against Sun]
[http://www.wnba.com/news/perfect-night-crystal-langhorne-pace-historically-efficient-season/ After Perfect Night, Crystal Langhorne On Pace For Historically Efficient Season]
[http://www.wnba.com/transactions/ WNBA Transactions]
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[http://www.wnba.com/wnba-players-playing-overseas/ WNBA Players Playing Overseas]
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[http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/langhorne_crystal00.html Crystal Langhorne player bio – UMD] {{webarchive. link. (June 7, 2008 . Accessed February 17, 2008.)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110524210103/http://www.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stories/020208aaz.html #5/5 Terps and Virginia Tech Collide on Monday Night in Blacksburg – CSTV.com]. "National player of the year candidate Crystal Langhorne became the first Maryland women's basketball player to score 2,000 points. She is the 106th player in NCAA history to have 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, and the first in Maryland men's or women's basketball history." Accessed February 17, 2008.
"Player Bio: Crystal Langhorne". Umterps.com.
(June 10, 2010). "Sixth FIBA Women's U19 World Championship -- 2005". USA Basketball.
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"Good Angels Košice Signs American Forward Crystal Langhorne".

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