Romeo Langford

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Basketball player
Romeo Langford
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Romeo Langford
Player information
birthday October 25, 1999 (20 years and 312 days)
place of birth New Albany , Indiana , United States
size 198 cm
Weight 98 kg
position Shooting Guard
High school New Albany High School
college Indiana
NBA draft 2019 , 14th pick, Boston Celtics
Club information
society Boston Celtics
league NBA
Jersey number 0

Romeo Langford (born October 25, 1999 in New Albany , Indiana ) is an American basketball player .

High school and college

Langford attended high school in his hometown of New Albany , Indiana , where he played basketball for four years. As a sophomore he already scored over 30 points per game and led his school to the first championship since 1973. His personal best in points was once 63 points in a game against a school from Jennings County . He finished his high school career with 3,002 points in all games, placing him in fourth place in the Indiana state high school scoring list. In 2018 Langford was also named “Mr. Basketball ”in Indiana.

Due to his sensational achievements for his high school, various top-class universities became aware of Langford, such as Indiana , Louisville , Kansas , Kentucky , UCLA and Duke . On April 30, 2018, he announced that he would play for the Hoosiers of Indiana University in his home state. He was there from the start as a regular shooting guard on the field. His best score in college was on January 3, 2019 in his team's 73:65 home win against Illinois . At the end of the season, he had averaged 16.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. His 528 points meant third place in the all-time freshman list of Indiana University, only Eric Gordon and Cody Zeller had a higher value for the Hoosiers in their early year .

After the season 2018/19 Romeo Langford announced for the draft process of the NBA to where he by many experts as a candidate for the top places was seen and was ultimately selected as the 14th player. The Boston Celtics  secured his rights.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Romeo Langford says he never considered leaving New Albany for a prep school
  2. ↑ Romeo Dazzles With 63 vs. Jennings Co | IHSAA List Update | Video
  3. ^ 'Thanks, Romeo': New Albany star's storied high school career comes to sudden end
  4. ^ Romeo Langford of New Albany earns IndyStar Indiana Mr. Basketball
  5. ^ The battle for Romeo Langford is on
  6. ^ Romeo Langford decision: Mr. Basketball picks IU
  7. ↑ Langford scores 28, No. 21 Indiana defeats Illinois 73-65
  8. ^ Romeo Langford Per Game
  9. ↑ 2018-19 Indiana Basketball: Indiana Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 27, 2019); All games. In: iuhoosiers.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
  10. ^ Freshman class records . In: Indiana University Athletics Media Relations Department (Ed.): 2018-19 Indiana Basketball Record-Book . S. 191 .
  11. ↑ Indiana freshman Langford says he'll enter draft
  12. ↑ NBA Mock Draft 2019: Where do Zion Williamson, Ja Morant and Co. end up?
  13. ↑ https://www.nba.com/draft/2019/board#/
personal data
SURNAME Langford, Romeo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH New Albany , Indiana