National analyst picking Vandy for Romeo Langford

 Posted by at 7:04 PM on November 13, 2017  Comments Off on National analyst picking Vandy for Romeo Langford
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Vanderbilt landed a commitment from five-star point guard Darius Garland on Monday, a major pickup for Coach Bryce Drew.

The Commodores might have some more five-star magic in store for the future.

247Sports national analyst Jerry Meyer has now logged a pro-Vanderbilt pick on the Crystal Ball page of five-star shooting guard Romeo Langford, the No. 5 overall recruit in the 2018 class. Langford — a 6-foot-5 prospect from New Albany, Ind. — cut his list to Indiana, Kansas and Vanderbilt over the weekend, but IU and KU have been seen as the most likely destinations in recent weeks.

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Top point guard Garland announces decision Monday

 Posted by at 10:01 PM on November 12, 2017  Comments Off on Top point guard Garland announces decision Monday
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Five-star point guard Darius Garland will announce his college decision Monday at 3:45 p.m. from his Nashville-area high school.

Garland — a 6-foot-1 prospect — has narrowed his college choices to Indiana, Kentucky, UCLA and hometown Vanderbilt. He has taken official visits to all four of those schools this fall, including a trip to UK’s Big Blue Madness last month.

Vanderbilt has taken over as the favorite on Garland’s 247Sports Crystal Ball page in recent weeks, and Indiana has been seen as the Commodores’ top competition heading into Monday’s announcement.

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Top recruit Romeo Langford cuts list to three schools

 Posted by at 1:18 PM on November 11, 2017  Comments Off on Top recruit Romeo Langford cuts list to three schools
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Five-star shooting guard Romeo Langford cut his list to three schools Saturday morning, but he is not expected to make a college decision before the early signing period ends Wednesday.

Langford — a 6-foot-5 prospect from New Albany, Ind. — has narrowed his choices to Indiana, Kansas and Vanderbilt. His previous list also included Kentucky, UCLA and North Carolina, and he took official visits to the latter two schools this fall. Langford has not visited Kentucky recently, and UK Coach John Calipari had not had any contact with the top prospect since the summer, signaling that UK was no longer recruiting him.

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Vandy hosting UK basketball targets this weekend

 Posted by at 11:57 AM on September 21, 2017  Comments Off on Vandy hosting UK basketball targets this weekend
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The Vanderbilt basketball program is in for a very big recruiting weekend, with three five-star players expected to be on campus for the Commodores’ football game against No. 1-ranked Alabama.

Romeo Langford, one of the top five prospects in the 2018 recruiting class, will take his first official visit this weekend and Nashville is the destination, his father told the Herald-Leader earlier this week. Langford — a 6-foot-5 player from New Albany, Ind. — includes the Dores on his list of seven schools.

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Romeo Langford will visit Vanderbilt this weekend

 Posted by at 3:11 PM on September 18, 2017  Comments Off on Romeo Langford will visit Vanderbilt this weekend
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Five-star shooting guard Romeo Langford is ready for the first official visit of his recruitment.

Langford — a 6-foot-5 prospect from New Albany, Ind. — will take an official visit to Vanderbilt this weekend, his father told the Herald-Leader on Monday.

Tim Langford also said that the family is scheduled to have in-home visits with coaches from North Carolina and Indiana this week. Langford’s recruiting list also includes Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas and UCLA, and there has been a steady stream of college coaches in New Albany to see the star player since the fall recruiting period opened Sept. 9.

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