Devin Langford has been named the G-MAC Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week after helping guide his team to a pair of conference wins on the road at Cedarville and Central State. Langford averaged 20 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
In the team’s first game of the week, coming off the winter break, Langford scored a career-high and game-high 25 points, including a game-high eight rebounds. He added two assists, two steals and a blocked shot.
The weekend conference road trip concluded with a win over Central State, where Langford scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He handed out three assists and added another blocked shot. He played a critical role in helping KWC overcome a 10-point deficit in the second half, scoring 13 of his 15 in the final 20 minutes.
In the game, CSU built its lead up to a game-high 10 points with just under 16 minutes left. Langford hitter a jumper in the paint to begin a comeback, and later hit a three-pointer to pull the team within three points. His dunk pulled the Panthers to within a point and as the lead switched back and forth between KWC and Central State, it was Langford’s basket that put the team up for good with 3:55 remaining. On the week, Langford shot an incredible 76.2% from the field (16-21).