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Christian Laettner was born on August 17, 1969 in Angola, New York, United States and is credited as a basketball player and basketball coach. That puts Christian Laettner at 57 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Duke University. Recorded honors include John R. Wooden Award (1992). The listed height is 211 cm.
My Take
Christian Laettner is one of those rare college athletes whose peak was so absurdly brilliant that nothing that came after it could possibly match up — and honestly, that's okay, because what he did at Duke was genuinely historic. Back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992, the John R. Wooden Award as the best player in the country, and arguably the single greatest shot in college basketball history — that turnaround jumper at the buzzer to beat Kentucky in the 1992 Elite Eight is pure basketball poetry. He's the only college player to make the 1992 Dream Team, which tells you everything about how dominant he was at his peak. His NBA career was solid but never quite lived up to that impossibly high ceiling, and he became famously easy to root against with that cold, almost smug demeanor — but I think that edge was part of what made him so compelling to watch. Duke villain or college legend, Laettner earned his place in the conversation.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christian Laettner
- Name (Japanese)
- クリスチャン・レイトナー
- Reading
- くりすちゃん・れいとなー
- Born
- August 17, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Angola, New York, United States
- Height
- 211 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player / basketball coach
2. Background
- University
- Duke University
Awards & achievements
- 1992 John R. Wooden Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Christian Laettner born?
Born August 17, 1969 (age 57).
Where is Christian Laettner from?
Christian Laettner is from Angola, New York, United States.
What does Christian Laettner do?
Christian Laettner works as basketball player, basketball coach.
How tall is Christian Laettner?
Christian Laettner is 211 cm.
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