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'{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Romeo Langford | image = Romeo Langford.jpg | caption = Langford with [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] in 2017 | position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[Point Guard]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 216 | league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] | team = Boston Celtics | number = 9 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|25}} | birth_place = [[New Albany, Indiana]] | nationality = American | high_school = [[New Albany High School (Indiana)|New Albany]]<br>(New Albany, Indiana) | college = [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] (2018–2019) | draft_year = 2019 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 14 | draft_team = [[Boston Celtics]] | career_start = 2019 | years1 = {{nbay|2019|start}}–present | team1 = [[Boston Celtics]] | years2 = 2019–2020 | team2 = →[[Maine Celtics|Maine Red Claws]] | highlights = * Second-team All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] ([[2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season|2019]]) * Big Ten All-Freshman team (2019) * [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2018 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2018]]) * [[Indiana Mr. Basketball]] (2018) * [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year]] (2018) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup|FIBA U19 World Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze| [[2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup|2017 Egypt]] | [[United States men's national under-19 basketball team|National team]]}} }} '''Romeo James Langford''' (born October 25, 1999) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Boston Celtics]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|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]].<ref name=LangfordDecision>{{cite web|title=Romeo Langford decision: Mr. Basketball picks IU|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/04/30/langford-announcement/559263002/|website=Indianapolis Star|access-date=April 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref> ==High school career== Langford attended [[New Albany High School (Indiana)|New Albany High School]]. Despite substantial interest from multiple prep schools, Langford chose to spend his four high school years at New Albany.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/indiana/2017/11/27/romeo-langford-never-considered-leaving-new-albany/898417001/ |title=Romeo Langford says he never considered leaving New Albany for a prep school |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |date= November 27, 2017 |access-date= November 27, 2017 |last=Winstead |first=Kenzie}}</ref> As a freshman, Langford led New Albany to a 23–3 record and the regional tournament while averaging 17.1 [[Point (basketball)|points]] and 6.0 [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/03/16/total-package-langford-drawing-comparisons-bailey/81863476/ |title='Total package' Romeo Langford drawing comparisons to Damon Bailey |work=[[The Indianapolis Star|Indy Star]] |date= March 16, 2016 |access-date= November 28, 2017 |last=Neddenriep |first=Kyle}}</ref> In his sophomore year, he averaged 30.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.0 [[Assist (basketball)|assists]] per game while leading New Albany to a 27–1 record and a class 4A state championship, the school's first state title since 1973. In his junior year, he averaged 28.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game, leading New Albany to a 25–4 record and to the class 4A state quarterfinals. On November 21, 2017, Langford opened up his senior season with a then career high 48 points in a 110–36 victory over Charlestown.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/high-school/top-5-recruit-romeo-langford-drops-48-points/#H0LK42JubA42HelT.97 |title=Top 5 Recruit Romeo Langford Drops 48 Points |work=[[Slam (magazine)|SlamOnline.com]] |date= November 22, 2017 |access-date= November 25, 2017}}</ref> On February 1, Langford scored a new career high 63 points against Jennings County. On January 16, 2018, Langford was announced as a [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] to participate in the [[2018 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2018 game]].,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kwese.espn.com/recruiting/basketball/story/_/id/22122836/rj-barrett-zion-williamson-lead-mcdonald-all-american-teams |title=Top players named to McDonald's All-American teams |date= January 16, 2018 |access-date= January 16, 2018 |last= Borzello |first= Jeff |work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> where he competed and won the Legends and Stars Shootout competition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsandtribune.com/sports/high-school-basketball-langford-s-half-court-shot-helps-team/article_ca22df9e-316a-11e8-93ae-33f4083a2c47.html|title=HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Langford's half-court shot helps team to win|last=COOK|first=JOSH|work=News and Tribune|access-date=April 4, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Langford finished his high school career fourth on the all-time Indiana state scoring list with 3,002 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/03/17/thanks-romeo-new-albany-stars-storied-high-school-career-comes-sudden-end/432357002/ |title='Thanks, Romeo': New Albany star's storied high school career comes to sudden end |date= March 17, 2018 |access-date= March 28, 2018 |first=Kyle |last=Neddenriep |work=[[The Indianapolis Star|Indy Star]]}}</ref> The penultimate award of his high school career, Langford was crowned [[Indiana Mr. Basketball]] of 2018 at the annual IndyStar Sports Awards ceremony. In addition, he was also named the Boys Athlete of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/04/29/romeo-langford-wins-indiana-mr-basketball-indiana-sports-awards/559072002/|title=Romeo Langford of New Albany earns IndyStar Indiana Mr. Basketball|date=April 29, 2018 |access-date=April 29, 2018 |first=Kyle |last=Neddenriep |work=[[The Indianapolis Star|Indy Star]]}}</ref> ===Recruiting=== Langford was rated as a 5 star recruit by [[Rivals.com|Rivals]], [[247Sports.com|247Sports]], [[Scout.com|Scouts]], and [[ESPN]], which have praised him for his electric scoring and playmaking abilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/sports/2017/12/11/romeo-langford-series-managing-the-circus/ |title=NS on Romeo Langford, Part I: Managing the circus |date= December 11, 2017 |access-date= December 13, 2017 |work=[[The News-Sentinel]] |first=Tom |last=Davis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/sports/2017/12/12/ns-on-romeo-langford-part-ii-is-defending-the-states-top-player-even-possible/ |title=NS on Romeo Langford, Part II: Is defending the state's top player even possible? |date= December 12, 2017 |access-date= December 13, 2017 |work=[[The News-Sentinel]] |first=Tom |last=Davis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/sports/2017/12/13/ns-on-romeo-langford-part-iii-why-he-should-go-anywhere-but-indiana-university/ |title=NS on Romeo Langford, Part III: Why he should go anywhere but Indiana University |date= December 13, 2017 |access-date= December 13, 2017 |work=[[The News-Sentinel]] |first=Dan |last=Vance}}</ref> Langford was recruited in high school by numerous high-profile schools, including [[University of Indiana|Indiana]], [[University of Louisville|Louisville]], [[University of Kansas|Kansas]], [[University of Kentucky|Kentucky]], [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]], [[University of North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], and [[Duke University|Duke]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/04/07/battle-romeo-langford/100173088/ |title=The Battle for Romeo Langford is on |work=[[The Indianapolis Star|IndyStar]] |date= April 9, 2017 |access-date= November 26, 2017 |last=Neddenriep |first=Kyle}}</ref> and was visited by multiple coaches including [[John Calipari]], [[Bill Self]], [[Roy Williams (coach)|Roy Williams]], and [[Archie Miller (basketball)|Archie Miller]].<ref name=Langfordinterview /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2017/12/08/indiana-archie-miller-romeo-langford-new-albany-floyd-central/936803001/ |title=Indiana coach Archie Miller checks out Romeo Langford in New Albany-Floyd Central game |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |date= December 8, 2017 |access-date= December 9, 2017 |first=Gentry |last=Estes}}</ref> On November 11, 2017, Langford announced via [[Twitter]] that he had narrowed his choices down to Indiana, Kansas, and Vanderbilt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crimsonquarry.com/2017/11/11/16637718/romeo-langford-trims-his-list-to-indiana-vanderbilt-and-kansas |title=Romeo Langford trims his list to Indiana, Vanderbilt, and Kansas |date= November 11, 2017 |access-date= November 21, 2017 |last=Grossman |first=Jack}}</ref> When asked about a timeline for his decision, Langford emphasized that he didn't want to rush the decision, and that he would "probably be making [his] decision after the season."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/QA-with-five-star-guard-Romeo-Langford-108660549 |title=Q and A with Five Star Guard Romeo Langford |date= October 9, 2017 |access-date= November 21, 2017 |work=[[Scout.com]] |last=Daniels |first=Evan}}</ref> He announced on April 11, 2018 that he would declare his college choice on April 30 at New Albany High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/recruiting/2018/04/11/romeo-langford-announces-date-college-decision-kansas-vanderbilt-indiana/508086002/ |title=Romeo Langford announces date for college pick between Kansas, Vanderbilt and Indiana |date= April 11, 2018 |access-date= April 19, 2018 |work=courier-journal.com |last=Page |first=Fletcher}}</ref> On April 30, 2018, he announced his intention to play for his home state Indiana University.<ref name=LangfordDecision /> {{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2018}} {{College athlete recruit entry | recruit = Romeo Langford | position = [[Shooting guard|SG]] | hometown = [[New Albany, Indiana|New Albany, IN]] | highschool = [[New Albany High School (Indiana)|New Albany]] (IN) | feet = 6 | inches = 6 | weight = 195 | 40 = | commitdate = April 30, 2018 | scout stars = | rivals stars = 5 | 247 stars = 5 | espn stars = 5 | espn grade = 95 }} {{College athlete recruit end | 40 = | year = 2018 | rivals ref title = Indiana 2018 Basketball Commitments | scout ref title = | espn ref title = 2018 Indiana Hoosiers Recruiting Class | 247 ref title = | rivals school = indiana | 247 school = | espn schoolid = 84 | scout overall = | rivals overall = 6 | 247 overall = 5 | espn overall = 5 | accessdate = June 4, 2018 | bball = yes }} ==College career== Langford, who was [[ESPN]]’s No. 1 [[shooting guard]] in the Class of 2018 and Indiana’s [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|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|NBA Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2019/06/21/romeo-langford-college-stats-highlights-injury|title=5 things to know about Celtics pick Romeo Langford {{!}} Boston.com|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2019/06/21/romeo-langford-college-stats-highlights-injury|title=5 things to know about Celtics pick Romeo Langford {{!}} Boston.com|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> Langford was named [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] [[Freshman]] of the Week four times.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2019/1/14/indiana-and-maryland-earn-weekly-mens-basketball-honors.aspx?path=mbball |title=Indiana and Maryland Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Honors |work=Big Ten |date= January 14, 2019 |access-date= February 4, 2019}}</ref> 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]].<ref>Ohio State @ IU CBS Broadcast, February 10, 2019</ref> After the season, Langford declared for the [[2019 NBA draft]], where he was selected by the [[Boston Celtics]] with the 14th pick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26439940/indiana-freshman-langford-says-enter-draft|title = Indiana freshman Langford says he'll enter draft|date = April 4, 2019}}</ref> ==Professional career== ===Boston Celtics (2019–present)=== Langford was selected with the 14th overall draft pick by the [[Boston Celtics]] in the [[2019 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/celtics-draft-langford-williams-edwards-waters|title=Celtics Draft Langford, Williams, Edwards & Waters|date=June 21, 2019|website=NBA.com|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref> On July 11, 2019, the Celtics announced that they had signed with Langford.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/celtics-sign-pair-first-round-draft-picks|title=Celtics Sign Pair of First-Round Draft Picks Langford, Williams officially join Celtics|date=July 11, 2019|website=NBA.com|access-date=July 11, 2019}}</ref> Langford was assigned to the [[Maine Celtics|Maine Red Claws]] for the start of the [[NBA G League]] season. He rolled his ankle in a game against [[Fort Wayne Mad Ants]] on November 15.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Himmelsbach |first1=Adam |title=Romeo Langford hurts ankle in Red Claws game |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/11/17/romeo-langford-hurts-ankle-red-claws-game/OcrEUKahevOWs0W14ew9FO/story.html |access-date=November 26, 2019 |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=November 17, 2019}}</ref> On September 22, 2020, the [[Boston Celtics]] announced that Langford had undergone surgery to repair the [[scapholunate ligament]] of his right wrist and would miss the remainder of the [[2019–20 NBA season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/romeo-langford-injury-update|title=Romeo Langford Injury Update|date=September 22, 2020|website=NBA.com|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> After his injury-riddled rookie season, Langford made his sophomore debut on April 4, 2021 against the [[Charlotte Hornets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2021/04/romeo-langford-shows-defensive-potential-in-celtics-season-debut-hes-going-to-be-key.html|title = Romeo Langford shows defensive potential in Celtics' season debut|date = April 5, 2021}}</ref> 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 averaging more than 27 minutes per game. With the absences of [[Jaylen Brown]], [[Kemba Walker]], and [[Robert Williams (basketball)|Robert Williams]], Langford's expanded playoff opportunity showed glimpses of individual progression, notably in Game 5 against the [[Brooklyn Nets]] where he dropped a career high 17 points to go along with 2 steals and 2 blocks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/celtics-romeo-langford-drops-career-high-17-points-in-loss/|title = Celtics' Romeo Langford: Drops career-high 17 points in loss}}</ref> He played for the Celtics in the [[2021 NBA summer league]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Aug 8, 2021 Box Scores {{!}} NBA.com|url=https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-atl-1522100001/box-score#box-score|access-date=2021-08-08|website=www.nba.com}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]] | 32 || 32 || 34.1 || .448 || .272 || .722 || 5.4 || 2.3 || .8 || .8 || 16.5 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 32 || 32 || 34.1 || .448 || .272 || .722 || 5.4 || 2.3 || .8 || .8 || 16.5 {{S-end}} ===NBA=== ====Regular season==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2019}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 Boston Celtics season|Boston]] | '''32''' || 2 || 11.6 || .350 || .185 || .720 || 1.3 || .4 || '''.3''' || '''.3''' || 2.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2020}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 Boston Celtics season|Boston]] | 18 || '''4''' || '''15.7''' || '''.356''' || '''.278''' || '''.750''' || '''1.9''' || '''.7''' || '''.3''' || '''.3''' || '''3.1''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 50 || 6 || 13.1 || .353 || .222 || .730 || 1.5 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 2.7 {{S-end}} ====Playoffs==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[2020 NBA playoffs|2020]] | style="text-align:left;"|[[2019–20 Boston Celtics season|Boston]] | '''7''' || 0 || 6.6 || .400 || '''.500''' || .500 || .4 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 1.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[2021 NBA playoffs|2021]] | style="text-align:left;"|[[2020–21 Boston Celtics season|Boston]] | 4 || '''2''' || '''27.3''' || '''.406''' || .353 || '''1.000''' || '''2.5''' || '''1.3''' || '''.8''' || '''.5''' || '''9.0''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 11 || 2 || 14.1 || .405 || .368 || .833 || 1.2 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 4.2 {{S-end}} ==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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethehall.com/2018/05/03/q-a-romeo-langfords-mother-sabrina-langford/ |title=Q & A: Langford's mother, Sabrina Langford |work=insidethehall.com |date= May 3, 2018 |access-date= May 3, 2018 |last=Bozich |first=Alex}}</ref> He began playing basketball in the first grade, and has expressed admiration for NBA player [[LeBron James]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbadraft.net/romeo-langford-interview |title=Romeo Langford Interview |work=NBADraft.net |date= August 28, 2017 |access-date= November 28, 2017 |last=Makris |first=Stefanos}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Langfordinterview>{{cite web |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2017/05/07/meet-new-albanys-shooting-star-romeo-langford/101165568/ |title=Meet New Albany's Shooting Star Romeo Langford |work=[[The Courier-Journal]] |last=Page |first=Fletcher |date= May 8, 2017 |access-date= November 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsandtribune.com/sports/romeo-the-person-langford-remains-grounded-during-rise-to-fame/article_8d3c9b1e-d86b-11e6-8eb9-53c32c501083.html |title=ROMEO THE PERSON: Langford remains grounded during rise to fame |work=[[News and Tribune]] |date= January 13, 2017 |access-date= November 28, 2017 |last=Maskulinski |first=Justin}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2018/12/18/ius-romeo-langford-purdues-rondale-moore-were-buddies-new-albany/2335083002/|title = 2 phenoms, 1 hometown, 5 houses apart: Buddies Rondale Moore, Romeo Langford bring rare skills to college}}</ref> He has a [[basketball court]] named after him in [[New Albany, Indiana|New Albany]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/indiana/2018/05/08/romeo-langford-new-albany-basketball-court/590766002/|title=A New Albany basketball court will be named after Romeo Langford. Seriously.|last=Sayers|first=Justin|website=The Courier-Journal|language=en|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> ==References== <!-- Inline citations added to your article will automatically display here. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:REFB for instructions on how to add citations. --> {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11003 Indiana Hoosiers bio] *[https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/l/langford-romeo.aspx USA Basketball bio] {{Boston Celtics current roster}} {{2019 NBA draft}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Langford, Romeo}} [[Category:1999 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American men's basketball players]] [[Category:Basketball players from Indiana]] [[Category:Boston Celtics draft picks]] [[Category:Boston Celtics players]] [[Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players]] [[Category:Maine Red Claws players]] [[Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans]] [[Category:New Albany High School (Indiana) alumni]] [[Category:People from New Albany, Indiana]] [[Category:Shooting guards]] [[Category:Small forwards]]'