21 Facts About Romeo Langford

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Romeo James Langford was born on October 25,1999 and is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.

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On January 16,2018, Romeo Langford was announced as a McDonald's All-American to participate in the 2018 game.

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Romeo Langford finished his high school career fourth on the all-time Indiana state scoring list with 3,002 points.

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The penultimate award of his high school career, Romeo Langford was crowned Indiana Mr Basketball of 2018 at the annual IndyStar Sports Awards ceremony.

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Romeo Langford was rated as a 5 star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports, Scouts, and ESPN, which have praised him for his electric scoring and playmaking abilities.

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Romeo Langford was recruited in high school by numerous high-profile schools, including Indiana, Louisville, Kansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, UCLA, and Duke, and was visited by multiple coaches including John Calipari, Bill Self, Roy Williams, and Archie Miller.

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On November 11,2017, Romeo Langford announced via Twitter that he had narrowed his choices down to Indiana, Kansas, and Vanderbilt.

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Romeo Langford is the 27th former Indiana Mr Basketball and 21st former McDonald's All-American to play basketball at Indiana.

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Romeo 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.

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Romeo Langford was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week four times.

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Romeo Langford 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.

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Romeo Langford was selected with the 14th overall draft pick by the Boston Celtics in the 2019 NBA draft.

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On July 11,2019, Romeo Langford signed his rookie scale contract with the Celtics.

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Romeo Langford was assigned to the Maine Red Claws for the start of the NBA G League season.

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Romeo Langford 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.

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Romeo Langford played for the Celtics in the 2021 NBA Summer League.

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On February 10,2022, Romeo Langford was traded, alongside Josh Richardson, to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Derrick White.

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Romeo Langford began playing basketball in the first grade, and has expressed admiration for NBA player LeBron James.

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Romeo Langford 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.

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Romeo Langford 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.

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Romeo Langford has a basketball court in a community park named after him in New Albany.