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    Indiana Basketball: Romeo Langford 2019 NBA Draft Primer

    Mike SchumannBy Mike SchumannJune 20, 2019 IU Basketball No Comments
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    (UPDATE:  Langford goes to Boston with the No. 14 pick)

    The 2019 NBA Draft will be held on Thursday, June 20 at 7 p.m. ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

    The NBA Draft will air live on ESPN and ESPN Radio and stream live on the ESPN App.

    Indiana’s Romeo Langford is expected to be Indiana University’s 26th all-time first round draft choice.

    Here is everything you need to know about Langford going into the event.


    ROMEO LANGFORD

    Height:  6-foot-6

    Weight:  215

    Position:  Shooting Guard

    Hometown:  New Albany, Indiana

    Romeo Langford
    Credit – IU Athletics

    In his lone season in Bloomington, Langford averaged 16.5 points per game.  He added 5.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, .8 blocks and .7 steals per contests.  Langford shot 45% overall from the field including 27% from three-point range.  He was 72% from the free throw line.

    Indiana head coach Archie Miller on Langford’s midseason defensive improvement and potential on that end of the floor:

    “Yeah, I think you saw him sort of as a guy early on be a little bit more cautious defensively; now, I think you see a guy that’s very confident in knowing what to do.

    He’s got great talent and length so he’s going to be an excellent defender, and he’s got so much more experience to keep gaining but his size and his length and some of the things that he can do on the ball and challenging shots and whatnot cause problems; and he can guard one, two, or three for the most part if we want him to guard any perimeter guy.”

    Some of Langford’s accolades on the 2018-19 season included:

    • Second team All-Big Ten
    • Led team in scoring
    • Led all Big Ten freshmen in scoring
    • Sixth in Big Ten overall in scoring
    • Third highest scoring average among major college freshmen
    • Second on the team in rebounds and blocks, third in assists, fourth in steals
    • Third most points ever by an IU freshman

    MOCK DRAFT PREDICTIONS FOR LANGFORD

    ESPN Insider: No. 18 (Indiana Pacers)
    The Ringer: No. 15 (Detroit Pistons)
    Sports Illustrated:  No. 21 (Oklahoma City Thunder)
    Sporting News: No. 26 (Cleveland Cavaliers)
    Net Scouts Basketball: No. 16 (Orlando Magic)
    Bleacher Report: No. 13 (Miami Heat)
    Yahoo Sports: No. 13 (Miami Heat)
    CBS Sports: No. 15 (Detroit Pistons)
    Basketball Insiders: No. 13 (Miami Heat)

    NBA DRAFT MEDIA DAY COMMENTS

    .@yeahyeah22 talks about what he learned during his time at #IUBB that helped him prepare for the @NBA 🎤 pic.twitter.com/VgB2gweqMm

    — Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) June 19, 2019

    Former #IUBB star and Mr Basketball Romeo Langford is in NYC for tomorrow's #NBADraft. A long draft process, continues in front of the NY media today… pic.twitter.com/EvVHBhxQ16

    — Dave Furst (@DaveFurst) June 19, 2019

    You can see interviews at the NBA Draft combine here.

    SELECTED ASSESSMENTS

    Krysten Peek — Yahoo

    “After Dwyane Wade’s retirement, Langford is the ideal prospect to come in and fill Miami’s hole at shooting guard. Langford played with a torn ligament in his thumb during his one year of college ball at Indiana but was one of the top shooting guards in high school, averaging 35 points per game his senior season.”

    Jeremy Woo — Sports Illustrated

    “Langford played through injuries during the season and does have a strong long-term track record as a scorer, and he’s positioned as a buy-low opportunity for someone. It’s just that he has no true elite skill to sell right now. His jumper remains a big question, and he has to improve his game off the dribble, but there’s still a good chance he’s better than what he showed at Indiana.”

    Kyle Irving – Sporting News

    “Coming out of high school, Langford was a projected top-10 pick in this draft class. Even throughout the majority of his freshman season at Indiana, he was still seen to be a lottery pick.

    His inconsistency in that one season has dropped him out of the lottery but his upside potential keeps him in the first round. His jump shot needs work and his decision making is questionable at times, but Langford still has the athleticism and body to make a career for himself in the NBA.”

    THE UNCERTAINTY

    With questions about his perimeter shot, and whether legitimate or not — his on-court demeanor, Langford has perhaps the widest range of expectations in the draft, from mentions as a sneaky top 10 pick to almost completely falling out of the first round.

    One guy that many NBA execs feel like could slip tonight is Romeo Langford. Was regarded as a potential high lottery pick entering the year, had up and down season at Indiana and hasn’t been able to work out for teams due to injury. Most project in the 10-15 range, but could fall

    — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) June 20, 2019

    7) the player that I felt like people clammed up on when I asked about was Romeo Langford. Makes me think he could go higher than expected. It was weird. Couldn’t get a strong opinion on him from more than a few guys.

    The End.

    — Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) June 20, 2019

    FULL LENGTH SCOUTING VIDEO

    ESPN prepared a more than 15 minute video going through all of Langford’s strengths and weaknesses.

    2019 NBA DRAFT FIRST ROUND ORDER

    Likely landing spots for Langford in bold.

    1. New Orleans
    2. Memphis
    3. New York
    4. Los Angeles Lakers
    5. Cleveland
    6. Phoenix
    7. Chicago
    8. Atlanta
    9. Washington
    10. Atlanta (from Dallas)

    11. Minnesota
    12. Charlotte
    13. Miami
    14. Boston (from Sacramento via Philadelphia)

    ——Lottery Line———————————————-

    15. Detroit
    16. Orlando
    17. Brooklyn
    18. Indiana
    19. San Antonio     

    20. Boston  (from LA Clippers via Memphis)
    21. Oklahoma City
    22. Boston
    23. Utah
    24. Philadelphia
    25. Portland
    26. Cleveland  (from Houston)
    27. Brooklyn  (from Denver)
    28. Golden State
    29. San Antonio  (from Toronto)
    30. Milwaukee

    INDIANA ALL-TIME FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS

    IU ranks seventh all-time among college and universities with 25 first round choices since the draft began in 1947 (via NCAA.com).

    The following list is via Indiana University Athletics:

    1st
    Walt Bellamy, Chicago, 1961
    Kent Benson, Milwaukee, 1977

    2nd
    Archie Dees, Cincinnati, 1958
    Scott May, Chicago, 1976
    Isiah Thomas, Detroit, 1981
    Victor Oladipo, Orlando, 2013

    4th
    Cody Zeller, Charlotte, 2013

    6th
    Calbert Cheaney, Washington, 1993

    7th
    Quinn Buckner, Milwaukee, 1976
    Eric Gordon, Los Angeles Clippers, 2008

    8th
    Ward Williams, Fort Wayne, 1948

    9th
    Noah Vonleh, Charlotte, 2014

    11th
    Bob Wilkerson, Seattle, 1976
    Jared Jeffries, Washington, 2002

    12th
    Mike Woodson, New York Knicks, 1980

    16th
    Alan Henderson, Atlanta, 1995
    Kirk Haston, Charlotte, 2001

    17th
    Steve Downing, Boston, 1973
    Uwe Blab, Dallas, 1985
    Greg Graham, Charlotte, 1993

    18th
    Ray Tolbert, New Jersey, 1981

    22nd
    Randy Wittman, Washington, 1983

    23rd
    OG Anunoby, Toronto, 2017

    27th
    Brian Evans, Orlando, 1995

    29th
    D.J. White, Detroit, 2008


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