It’s safe to say that the state of Indiana is pretty pumped that local phenom Romeo Langford is staying home to play his college ball.
Earlier this week, Langford, the five-star shooting guard prospect from New Albany, Indiana, announced his commitment to the Indiana Hoosiers and coach Archie Miller. It didn’t take long for the hype train to leave the station from there as, several days later, an Indiana school was hit with a Langford-themed prank. The Kelley School of Business, a public school in Bloomington, held their graduation ceremony on Friday night. There, one graduate wrote his name as “Romeo Langford” on a cue card, which the MC then read aloud.
I didn’t know @yeahyeah_22 just graduated IU!? @IndianaMBB @BarstoolIU pic.twitter.com/oeEZJcCoX8
— Daniel Kahn (@donkeykahn) May 5, 2018
Judging by the cheers and subsequent Twitter reaction, the prank was a hit.
omg a kelley kid put his name down as Romeo Langford for graduation lmaooooo https://t.co/1TSVS3Elak
— LIV (@olivia_frawley) May 5, 2018
At the Kelley School graduation some guy put “Romeo Langford” on his card & im deceased
— Emily Courtney(@Aye_Its_Emjaay) May 5, 2018
Sitting in the @KelleySchool graduation ceremony and a student wrote Romeo Langford on the index card given to the person announcing each name, subsequently generating the loudest cheers of the night. #iubb
— Stu Jackson (@StuJTH) May 5, 2018
Bloomington is so ready for Romeo Langford that a kid used his name at graduation and Assembly Hall lit up
— Dan Niersbach (@DNiersbach) May 5, 2018
The fact that someone said their name was Romeo Langford at the Kelley graduation is the only reason I wanna go to mine
— Jason Brown (@jrbrown_20) May 5, 2018
The 18-year-old Langford is one of the top-rated players in the 2018 class, and he will headline a star-studded group of incoming freshmen for Miller’s second season at the helm in Indiana. As for the prank, it’s just the latest evidence that the Hoosier State goes hard with their basketball fandom.
H/T IndyStar
