Romeo Langford’s Monday evening commitment to the Hoosiers gives Indiana’s offense a much-needed boost and provides some clarity for a backcourt with some question marks and depth issues heading into the 2018-19 season.
With Robert Johnson and Josh Newkirk departed, Indiana lost its only double-digit guard scorer (Johnson at 14.0 points per game) and its top assist man (Newkirk’s 2.7 assists per game and assist rate of 22.1 both led the Hoosier a season ago). Returners Devonte Green and Al Durham showed flashes of high-level play at times — especially Green — but inconsistency and on-court disappearances plagued their 2017-18 campaigns as well.