Landon Milbourne

Landon Milbourne
No. 13 Maccabi Ashdod
Position Small forward / Power forward
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1987-06-29) June 29, 1987
Salisbury, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school St. Francis (Roswell, Georgia)
Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
College Maryland (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 SOMB
2011–2012 Limoges CSP
2012–2014 Panionios
2014–2015 Pistoia
2015–2016 San Sebastián Gipuzkoa
2016 Atenienses de Manatí
2016–2017 Hapoel Eilat
2017–2018 Vanoli Cremona
2018–present Maccabi Ashdod
Career highlights and awards

Landon Milbourne (born June 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball at the University of Maryland. Milbourne is a left-handed 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward-power forward.

Early life and college career

Milbourne attended St. Francis in Roswell, Georgia and Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He played college basketball for University of Maryland's Terrapins.

In his senior year at Maryland, Milbourne averaged 12.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Boulogne (2010–11)

After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft, Milbourne joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2010 NBA Summer League.[1] Milbourne started his professional career with SO Maritime Boulogne of the French Second Division.

Limoges CSP (2010–11)

In 2011, Milbourne also played in the French Second Division with Limoges CSP. On October 29, 2011, Milbourne recorded a career-high 35 points, shooting 16-of-28 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two steals in a 106–72 blowout win over Denain Voltaire Basket.[2] Milbourne helped Limoges to promote to the LNB Pro A as the regular season champion of the LNB Pro B season.

Panionios (2012–14)

On August 4, 2012, Milbourne signed a two-year deal with the Greek team Panionios.[3] On December 5, 2012, Milbourne recorded a season-high 26 points, shooting 10-of-17 from the field in a 101–100 win over Oostende.[4]

Pistoia (2014–15)

On August 13, 2014, Milbourne signed with the Italian team Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia for the 2014–15 season.[5]

Gipuzkoa / Manatí (2015–16)

On August 27, 2015, Milbourne signed a one-year deal with the Spanish team San Sebastián Gipuzkoa.[6] However, on January 19, 2016, Milbourne parted ways with Gipuzkoa after appearing in eleven games.[7] Six days later, Milbourne signed with the Puerto Rican team Atenienses de Manatí for the rest of the season.[8]

Hapoel Eilat (2016–17)

On August 24, 2016, Milbourne signed with Israeli team Hapoel Eilat for the 2016–17 season.[9] On January 9, 2017, Milbourne recorded a season-high 32 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field, along with four steals in a 94–86 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 13 MVP.[10] On February 1, 2017, Milbourne was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in January.[11] On April 18, 2017, Milbourne participated in the 2017 Israeli All-Star Game.

In 38 games played during the 2016–17 season, Milbourne averaged 16 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 40.3 percent from 3-point range. Milbourne helped Eilat to reach the 2017 Israeli League Playoffs as the second seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Quarterfinals. On June 9, 2017, Milbourne earned a spot in the All-Israeli League Second Team.[12]

Vanoli Cremona (2017–18)

On August 1, 2017, Milbourne returned to Italy for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Vanoli Cremona.[13] Milbourne helped Cremona to reach the 2018 Italian League Playoffs as the eighth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Reyer Venezia. He averaged 8.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[14]

Maccabi Ashdod (2018–present)

On August 2, 2018, Milbourne returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2018–19 season.[15][14]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Greece Panionios 5526.8.415.235.8752.21.6.8.611.07.4
2013–14 161426.9.460.269.6883.5.6.8.510.18.5

References

  1. "Landon Milbourne To NBA: Atlanta Hawks". BleacherReport.com. July 4, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. "Denain ASC Voltaire 72 at CSP Limoges 106". RealGM.com. October 29, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. "Landon Milbourne inks with Panionios". Sportando.basketball. August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. "Panionios BC Athens vs. Telenet Oostende - Game". EuroLeague.net. December 5, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. "Giorgio Tesi Pistoia lands Landon Milbourne". Sportando.basketball. August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  6. "Gipuzkoa signs Landon Milbourne". Sportando.basketball. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  7. "Landon Milbourne, Gipuzkoa Basket part ways". Sportando.basketball. January 19, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  8. "Landon Milbourne signs with Atenienses de Manati". Sportando.basketball. January 25, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  9. "Landon Milbourne agreed to terms with Hapoel Eilat". Sportando.basketball. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  10. "מצטיין המחזור ה-13: לנדון מילבורן". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 10, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  11. "מצטיין חודש ינואר: לנדון מילבורן". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  12. "חמישיית מצטייני העונה בליגת ווינר סל". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 9, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  13. "Vanoli Cremona signs Landon Milbourne". Sportando.basketball. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Landon Milbourne signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando.basketball. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  15. "ממשיכה להתחזק: לנדון מילבורן באשדוד". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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