Romeo Langford

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 19, 2019 - during the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 25, 2019 - Guard Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

EAST LANSING, MI - FEBRUARY 02, 2019 - Guard Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Michigan State Spartans and the Indiana Hoosiers at Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, MI. Photo By John Sims/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 23, 2018 - Guard Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the UC Davis Aggies and the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Rose Bythrow/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 14, 2018 - Guard Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Marquette Golden Eagles and the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 01, 2018 - Guard Romeo Langford #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers during a game against the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles and the Indiana Hoosiers in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
215
Height:
6-6
Position:
Guard
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
New Albany, IN
High School:
New Albany

2018-19 (Freshman)

Big Ten Rankings
• 1st in B1G and 5th nationally in Freshman scoring
• 6th in B1G in scoring

• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (11/19), (Co 12/10), (1/7), (1/14)
• USBWA All-District
• Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches)
• Third Team All-Big Ten (Media)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (NCAA.com’s Andy Katz)

• Played in and started 32 games...top freshman scorer in the Big Ten and IU leader at 16.5 ppg... had 3rd highest scoring average among major college freshmen...second on the team with 5.4 rebounds and 26 blocks, 3rd in assists with 75 and 4th in steals with 25....had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Loyola in a closed scrimmage... led team with 6 steals in two games (closed scrimmage and exhibition)... scored 19 points, 17 in the first half, against Chicago State... added 4 rebounds and 3 assists... had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists against Montana State... had a game-high 22 points with 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots... had another 22-point effort at Arkansas...added 10 boards for his first career double-double...added 5 assists and made 8 of 9 from the line... had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists against UTA... did not play in the final minutes after getting hit in the nose... notched his third 20 points or better effort against UC Davis... added 5 rebounds and a blocked shot... made 2 three-pointers for the second time in 3 games... finished with 13 points, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks at Duke... had 20 points and made game-winning basket with 39.7 seconds left against Northwestern... also forced a turnover on next possession to help seal the victory... added 5 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks... finished with a game-high 17 points and added 6 rebounds at Penn State... had 21 points, 4 assists and a steal against Louisville... hit two FTs with 2.2 seconds left to seal the win... had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots against Butler... had his second double-double of the season with 18 points and career-high 11 rebounds... added 5 assists and matched career-best with 2 blocked shots... had 15 points, 3 boards, 2 assists and a steal against Jacksonville... posted a career-high 28 points against Illinois... added 6 boards, 3 assists and a steal... made a season-high 11 free throws in a season-high 15 attempts... had 17 points, 6 rebounds and made all 6 of his free throws at Michigan... matched his season-high with 28 points at Maryland... made a season-high 3 3FG and was 9 of 9 from the free throw line... also added 3 assists... had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals against Nebraska... scored just 4 point at Purdue, his first game below double digits... had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists against Northwestern... had 9 points and 5 rebounds against Michigan... led team with 20 points at Rutgers... had six boards and 3 steals... finished with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists at Michigan State... hit three-pointer with 3:13 left in overtime to give IU the lead for good... finished with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists against Iowa... had 15 points and 3 assists against Ohio State... finished with 10 points and 2 assists at Minnesota... had a team-high 14 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, a block and a steal against Purdue... had 14 points, 7 boards, 2 assists and a blocked shot at Iowa... played 44 of 45 minutes... made game winning layup against Wisconsin with .08 left in double OT... had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 45 minutes...had 9 points, 4 boards and 2 steals against Michigan State... had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists at Illinois... had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists against Rutgers... had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State... sat out St. Francis and Arkansas games with a back injury.

Prep/Personal

Will be the 27th former Indiana Mr. Basketball to play for the Hoosiers and 21st former McDonald's All-American to suit up for the Hoosiers … also named the Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year, one of three finalists for its National Player of the Year and one of seven considered for the Morgan Wooten Award which is presented to a player who displays outstanding character, shows leadership and embodies the values of a student athlete … named a Naismith All-American twice and MaxPreps All-American as a senior… was selected as the National Player of the Year for the sophomore class in 2016 by MaxPreps ... finished his career with 3,002 points, which ranks fourth all-time among Indiana high school boy's basketball players ... ranked No. 5 by ESPN and 247Sports and No. 6 by Rivals in the class of 2018 national rankings ... had 19 points in the McDonald's All-Star Game and 14 points in the Jordan Brand Classic … also selected to play for Team USA in the Nike Hoop Summit but sat out due to injury… attended the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team mini-camp in October 2017 … played on USA Basketball's FIBA U19 World Cup Team in Egypt that earned a bronze medal ... played four years at New Albany High School for Coach Jim Shannon and led the team to a 110-10 record, a 2016 Class 4A state championship, multiple sectional and regional championships and three Hoosier Hills Conference crowns … finished as the school's all-time leading scorer and rebounder (907) … broke the school's single-season scoring record with 923 points as a senior… he also scored a school-record 63 points in a game against Jennings County as a senior ... for his career, he averaged 28.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 2.9 assists, 2.2 blocks, and shot 56.0 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from 3-point range and 79.0 percent from the line …was the top vote getter for Indiana AP All-State honors three times and four-times on the All-Hoosier Hills All-Conference team ... averaged 35.5 points and 8.9 boards as a senior, 28.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists as a junior, 30.2 points and 9.0 rebounds as a sophomore and 17.1 points and 6.0 rebounds as a freshman ... four-time New Albany News and Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year, three-time Louisville Courier-Journal Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year… a four-time member of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Supreme Top 15 squad ... played AAU ball with Twenty Two Vision prior to his senior year … also played AAU ball for the Eric Gordon All-Stars ... Langford is the first player from New Albany High School to play for the Hoosiers since Paul Poff was with the program from 1953-55 … he played in 46 career games for Indiana averaging 2.5 points ... he is the son of Tim and Sabrina Langford of New Albany and has two sisters, Tiffany and Tisha … born on October 25, 1999.