Michigan State Basketball: Projected starters, bench for 2017-18 season

Wing 2: Josh Langford, Sophomore

Talk about a kid who needs to get his shots up in order to have offensive success. Josh Langford began the year injured with a slight hamstring ailment, but he still played and fared well, but he looked a step or two slower than everyone else. His conditioning suffered because of the injury and I believe he was trying to play catch-up throughout the season.

It was tough for him especially to transition while battling the nagging pain, but he came on late in the year and showed just how effective he can be with the ball in his hands. While he wasn’t always the more careful with the ball, he did make things happen most of the time.

Langford can be the Spartans’ sharpshooting wing next season who, with some extra conditioning, can also be an explosive driver. He likes to take the ball to the hole with jump-step moves, but he just wasn’t quick enough to do it effectively 100 percent of the time.

The freshman from Mobile, Ala., definitely finished the season on a high note, scoring at least 10 points in three of the final four games. His points per game average steadily climbed all year and he finished with 6.9 per game to go along with a 50 percent field goal rate and 41 percent from 3-point range.