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Joshua Langford following loss to UCLA: ‘It’s my last college basketball game for Michigan State’
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Thursday night marked the final time Joshua Langford will wear a Michigan State uniform.
Michigan State came up short in its play-in game against UCLA at Mackey Arena on Thursday. The Spartans led by as many as 14 points in the contest, but the Bruins were able to force overtime and escaped with an 86-80 win to advance to play BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
After the game, Langford indicated that it will put an end to his time in East Lansing. He ended the night with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. He made 5-of-8 shots from the floor and knocked down his lone attempt from 3-point land in 35 minutes.
“It’s my last college basketball game for Michigan State,” Langford said following the loss, per Chris Solari of The Detroit Free Press. There was no elaboration from the Spartan on his future plans.
Langford ended the season averaging 9.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. His career has been plagued with injuries, and he played in just 13 games during the 2018-19 season and missed the entire 2019-20 campaign.
Obviously, Thursday night was not the way Langford hoped he’d be ending his career.
“It’s a lot of emotions right now,” he said. “I’m definitely upset that we lost.
“I don’t think anyone would say this was an ideal season. …I told the guys don’t let this time be in vain.”
Langford averaged 10.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game over the course of his career at Michigan State. He was off to a hot start during his junior campaign in 2018-19 before sustaining the injury, averaging 15 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Michigan State ended the season with a 15-13 record.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB