Langford will still play a major role with this team as he and the Spartans continue to work towards the ultimate goals that are still very attainable.
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Tag: Joshua Langford
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Couch: For Michigan State, the consequences of life without Joshua Langford are unclear
The Spartans have been on a roll without their starting shooting guard. But his injury, now season-ending, raises questions.
Source: Lansing State Journal
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Langford to Miss Remainder of the 2018-19 Season
Tom Izzo announced on Wednesday that junior guard Joshua Langford (Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy) will miss the remainder of the 2018-19 season.
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Michigan State still doesn’t have answer on Joshua Langford’s injury
Kyle Ahrens practiced Tuesday, a sign he could return from a back injury for No. 6 Michigan State when it hosts Indiana on Saturday. Joshua Langford’s left foot problem, however, continues to mystify coach Tom Izzo as he hits the one-month mark without his junior co-captain.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Kyle Ahrens return signals uptick in Michigan State injury picture
For the first time in at least a couple of weeks, the injury news around Michigan State is starting to become less grim. The sixth-ranked Spartans knocked off No. 13 Maryland, 69-55, on Monday night at the Breslin Center, and they had the benefit of doing so with junior guard Kyle Ahrens back in the lineup. It was his first game back after missing the previous two games with a back injury.
Source: Detroit News
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No Joshua Langford? Nick Ward, Cassius Winston cool with added heat
It’s easy to look at the stat sheet and see what Michigan State is missing without Joshua Langford in the lineup. There are the 15 points a game as well as the 40.3 percent 3-point shooting. Not as clear but just as important is the defensive effort the junior brings, not to mention the experience of having played in big game after big games.
Source: Detroit News
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Michigan State lean’s on freshmen as injuries mount
Michigan State won on the road Sunday at Penn State with a lineup much more dependent on first-year players than at any point this season. Expect the same thing when No. 6 Michigan State travels to Nebraska on Thursday as junior Joshua Langford almost certainly will miss his fifth game with an ankle injury, and fellow junior Kyle Ahrens is day-to-day with a back sprain.
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Joshua Langford out again, Kyle Ahrens hurt
Joshua Langford is getting closer to a return, at least Tom Izzo believes. Still, No. 6 Michigan State basketball’s coach ruled his junior guard out for his team’s game Sunday at Penn State.“We’d be a much better right now with Josh,” Izzo said Thursday. “And I hope we get him back soon.” It will be the fourth straight game without Langford for MSU (14-2, 5-0), on a nine-game win streak after Tuesday night’s 77-59 win over Purdue.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Spartan Speak: Michigan State keeps on winning Big Ten games, Joshua Langford injury, more
It’s been a busy week since the last podcast, as the Michigan State men’s basketball team has won twice – Saturday at Ohio State in a top-25 matchup and Tuesday night vs. Purdue.
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Joshua Langford ruled out against Purdue due to ankle injury
Joshua Langford almost certainly won’t play on Tuesday night when No. 6 Michigan State hosts Purdue. After that, there are no guarantees, and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo sees that as a good thing as the junior guard continues to deal with an injury to his left ankle that has forced him to miss the last two games.
Source: Detroit News
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Joshua Langford embracing new role as go-to guy
As things were getting dicey last weekend at Florida with the home team cutting into Michigan State’s lead and the partisan Gators crowd coming to life, the Spartans needed someone to take over — someone to somehow slow the wave that was building and about to drown the visiting team. At the end of a long six-game stretch that included just one home game, a road loss to a good team — not a great team — after holding a double-digit second-half lead would have been deflating, to say the least.
Source: Detroit News
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Joshua Langford needs to show up for full games, not just one half
The Michigan State Spartans basketball team fell to the Louisville Cardinals in overtime on Tuesday night. It was another slow and sloppy start for MSU, and turnovers were an issue — especially early in the game. But there is one player in particular who I have noticed is getting off to slow starts in the first half before coming alive in the second half — shooting guard, Joshua Langford.
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Cassius Winston, Joshua Langford emerge as dynamic Michigan State backcourt duo
Michigan State fans are used to seeing Cassius Winston get hot shooting early in the second half and lead his team out of a deficit. From Northwestern last year to Louisiana-Monroe this year, Winston has bailed out the Spartans after a few bad first halves. He did so again on Friday when the Spartans trailed at halftime against Texas. Only this time, he had a running mate in doing so.
Source: MLive.com
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Joshua Langford finds “that zone” in Vegas
Joshua Langford had a breakout second half against Texas in the Las Vegas Invitational championship game on Friday night.
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Joshua Langford finds his zone, and now he looks to stay in it
The Spartans’ junior shooting guard scored a career-high 29 points, including 22 in the second half, in leading Michigan State’s comeback en route to a 78-68 win over Texas.
Source: MLive.com
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Spartans come back from a 19 point deficit to beat Longhorns 78-68
Michigan State comes back from 19 down to beat Texas, win Las Vegas Invitational MLive.com
Michigan State is used to seeing Cassius Winston hit a barrage of second-half 3-pointers to dig his team out of an early hold. On Friday, he had a sidekick, as Joshua Langford did the same alongside him. And together, that duo helped No. 11 Michigan State erase an early 19-point lead as it came back to beat Texas, 78-68, on Friday afternoon at Orleans Arena.Couch: 3 quick takes on Michigan State basketball’s 78-68 comeback win over Texas Lansing State Journal
1. Joshua Langford has ‘the game’
2. Freshman thoughts — the Texas (and Aaron Henry) edition
3. Sweat equity dripping all over the floorMichigan State rallies past Texas, 78-68, to win Las Vegas tournament Detroit Free Press
Michigan State basketball looked like UCLA did the night before. And much like it did against Kansas. Mistake-prone. Frustrated. Falling apart. It was something MSU’s veterans made sure didn’t last. After falling behind Texas by 19 points in the first half of Friday’s Las Vegas Invitational title game, the Spartans began to steady themselves. On offense and defense.Josh Langford catches fire in huge Texas win Spartan Avenue
When you think about the worst possible start to a game Michigan State could have had, the Spartans did even worse on Friday night. After smashing UCLA on Thursday, the Spartans got off to a sluggish start against the Texas Longhorns in the Las Vegas Invitational title game before racing back to win, 78-68.No. 11 Michigan State tops Texas for Vegas Title Michigan State Official
Joshua Langford scored 29 points, Cassius Winston had 20 points and 10 assists, and No. 11 Michigan State beat Texas 78-68 in the Las Vegas Invitational championship game on Friday. Langford was 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Winston, who was named the tournament MVP, also had five rebounds for the Spartans (5-1), who trailed 25-6 eight minutes into the game.Michigan State tops Texas to win Las Vegas Invitational Spartan Tailgate
The season isn’t yet a month old and No. 11 Michigan State has already won a championship. The 11th-ranked Spartans overcame a sluggish start to come back and take down Texas 78-68 Friday night to win the Las Vegas Invitational. They routed No. 17 UCLA the night before to reach the title game. -
Mixed results for Michigan State’s new ‘big three’ in loss to Kansas
Cassius Winston, Joshua Langford, and Nick Ward had combined for 210 games played and 156 starts over the last three seasons for Michigan State. Yet in some ways, Tuesday night’s season opener was still a first.
Source: MLive.com
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Three questions that will define the basketball season
- Can Michigan State repeat as Big Ten champions and escape the first weekend of the NCAA tournament?
- Can Joshua Langford, Nick Ward, and Cassius Winston take the next step?
- Who can help them?
Source: Detroit Free Press
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MSU banking on veterans Winston, Ward and Langford
t wasn’t that long ago that four freshmen stood on the court at the Breslin Center, posing for group photos with the world at their fingertips. The highest-rated recruiting class in Tom Izzo’s tenure at Michigan State was surely going to win a national championship. The only question seemed to be if it would come right away and, if some of the guys stuck around, how many?
Source: Detroit News