Romeo Langford
No. 1 – Salt Lake City Stars | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||
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Born | New Albany, Indiana, U.S. | October 25, 1999||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | New Albany (New Albany, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
College | Indiana (2018–2019) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2019: 1st round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | →Maine Red Claws | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | Salt Lake City Stars | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Romeo James Langford (born October 25, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. Langford was ranked as one of the highest prospects in the college class of 2019; he finished as the 5th overall prospect in the 2018 247sports rankings. A shooting guard, he was drafted by the Celtics 14th overall in the 2019 NBA draft.[1]
High school career
Langford attended
Recruiting
Langford was rated as a 5 star recruit by
Langford was recruited in high school by numerous high-profile schools, including
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Romeo Langford SG |
New Albany, IN | New Albany (IN) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 30, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 5 ESPN : 5
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College career
Langford, who was ESPN’s No. 1 shooting guard in the Class of 2018 and Indiana's Gatorade Player of the Year, played one college season in his home state at Indiana University where he is known as one of the best freshman in the schools history before declaring for the NBA draft.[19] Langford tore a ligament in his thumb in late November at IU, but he played through the pain and didn't miss a game all year.[19] Langford was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week four times.[20] He averaged 16.5 points per game, the highest among the Big Ten freshmen and the third highest all-time among Indiana University freshmen, behind Eric Gordon and Mike Woodson.[21]
After the season, Langford declared for the 2019 NBA draft.[22]
Professional career
Boston Celtics (2019–2022)
Langford was selected with the 14th overall draft pick by the
After his injury-riddled rookie season, Langford made his sophomore debut on April 4, 2021, against the Charlotte Hornets.[27] He continued to be a semi-constant rotation player for the rest of the season and showed intriguing signs of future potential in the 18 regular season games he played. As injuries continued to plague the Celtics into the 2021 NBA playoffs, Langford took on a larger role. In four of the five playoff games for Boston, he averaged more than 27 minutes per game. With the absences of Jaylen Brown, Kemba Walker, and Robert Williams, Langford's expanded playoff opportunity showed glimpses of individual progression, notably in Game 5 against the Brooklyn Nets where he dropped a playoff career-high 17 points to go along with two steals and two blocks.[28]
Langford played for the Celtics in the
San Antonio Spurs (2022–2023)
On February 10, 2022, Langford was traded, alongside Josh Richardson, to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Derrick White.[31] Langford made his Spurs debut on March 7, scoring seven points in a 117–110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[32]
On December 29, 2022, Langford scored a career-high 23 points, alongside three rebounds, two assists and two steals, in a 122–115 win over the New York Knicks.[33]
Salt Lake City Stars (2023–present)
On August 30, 2023, Langford signed with the Utah Jazz,[34] but was waived on October 17.[35] On October 30, he joined the Salt Lake City Stars.[36]
Career statistics
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 |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Boston | 32 | 2 | 11.6 | .350 | .185 | .720 | 1.3 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 2.5 |
2020–21 | Boston | 18 | 4 | 15.7 | .356 | .278 | .750 | 1.9 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 3.1 |
2021–22 | Boston | 44 | 5 | 16.5 | .429 | .349 | .588 | 2.4 | .4 | .5 | .4 | 4.7 |
2021–22 | San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 10.8 | .571 | .000 | .375 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 2.8 |
2022–23 | San Antonio | 43 | 21 | 19.6 | .467 | .262 | .696 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .6 | .3 | 6.9 |
Career | 141 | 32 | 16.1 | .430 | .288 | .659 | 2.1 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 4.6 |
Play-in
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 14.2 | 1.000 | – | .500 | 4.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 14.2 | 1.000 | – | .500 | 4.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020 | Boston | 7 | 0 | 6.6 | .400 | .500 | .500 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.4 |
2021 | Boston | 4 | 2 | 27.3 | .406 | .353 | 1.000 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 9.0 |
Career | 11 | 2 | 14.1 | .405 | .368 | .833 | 1.2 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 4.2 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Indiana | 32 | 32 | 34.1 | .448 | .272 | .722 | 5.4 | 2.3 | .8 | .8 | 16.5 |
Career | 32 | 32 | 34.1 | .448 | .272 | .722 | 5.4 | 2.3 | .8 | .8 | 16.5 |
Personal life
In his childhood and early years Romeo grew up in New Albany, Indiana. Romeo is the son of Tim and Sabrina Langford, and has two sisters, Tiffany and Tisha.[37] He began playing basketball in the first grade, and has expressed admiration for NBA player LeBron James.[38] Romeo has expressed pride in challenging himself academically through advanced classes and enjoyment in taking math, and noted that he desires a college that would allow him to get a good degree in addition to playing basketball.[13][39] He is a close friend of NFL player Rondale Moore as the two grew up together on the same block in New Albany and played basketball together through their sophomore year of high school.[40]
He has a basketball court in a community park named after him in New Albany.[41]
References
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- The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
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- ^ Borzello, Jeff (January 16, 2018). "Top players named to McDonald's All-American teams". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ COOK, JOSH. "HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Langford's half-court shot helps team to win". News and Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (March 17, 2018). "'Thanks, Romeo': New Albany star's storied high school career comes to sudden end". Indy Star. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (April 29, 2018). "Romeo Langford of New Albany earns IndyStar Indiana Mr. Basketball". Indy Star. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Davis, Tom (December 11, 2017). "NS on Romeo Langford, Part I: Managing the circus". The News-Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Davis, Tom (December 12, 2017). "NS on Romeo Langford, Part II: Is defending the state's top player even possible?". The News-Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Vance, Dan (December 13, 2017). "NS on Romeo Langford, Part III: Why he should go anywhere but Indiana University". The News-Sentinel. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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- ^ The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- The Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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- ^ Daniels, Evan (October 9, 2017). "Q and A with Five Star Guard Romeo Langford". Scout.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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- ^ "Romeo Langford - Men's Basketball". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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- ^ "Indiana and Maryland Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Honors". Big Ten. January 14, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Ohio State @ IU CBS Broadcast, February 10, 2019
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- ^ "Celtics Draft Langford, Williams, Edwards & Waters". NBA.com. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ "Celtics Sign Pair of First-Round Draft Picks Langford, Williams officially join Celtics". NBA.com. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
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- ^ "Romeo Langford shows defensive potential in Celtics' season debut". April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Celtics' Romeo Langford: Drops career-high 17 points in loss".
- ^ "Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Aug 8, 2021 Box Scores | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "BROWN, SMART STAR AS CELTICS BEAT SUNS 123-108". NBA.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Fifth-year guard joins Boston backcourt; Langford, Richardson, 2022 protected first-round draft pick to San Antonio". NBA.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Dominguez, Raul (March 8, 2022). "SPURS' POPOVICH TIES NELSON FOR NBA CAREER WINS RECORD". NBA.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ Dominguez, Raul (December 29, 2022). "SPURS OVERCOME RANDLE'S 41, HAND KNICKS FIFTH STRAIGHT LOSS". NBA.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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- ^ "Stars Announce 2023-24 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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