Recruiting Report: Langston Redfield (2021)
BELLFLOWER — In an event that featured individual talents the likes of Marcus Bagley, Josh Christopher, Kijani Wright, Dylan Andrews and Reese Dixon-Waters, Capistrano Valley junior Langston Redfield is a player that can easily be overlooked. The 2020 Bosco Dream…
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Continue ReadingBELLFLOWER — In an event that featured individual talents the likes of Marcus Bagley, Josh Christopher, Kijani Wright, Dylan Andrews and Reese Dixon-Waters, Capistrano Valley junior Langston Redfield is a player that can easily be overlooked.
The 2020 Bosco Dream Classic hosted some of SoCal’s top teams and talents Monday in a nine-game affair at the all-boys private school in Bellflower. One of the most entertaining games of the day came from the most unlikely of match-ups: Orange County-based Capistrano Valley and L.A. City Section Open Division contender Washington Prep, a game in which Redfield played a major role.
Capo Valley came in with a sterling 19-1 record, and after playing the Generals to an even 26-all first half score, sputtered in the third quarter as Washington Prep turned up its defensive pressure and capitalized by scoring on multiple Cougars turnovers.
Capo Valley point guard Langston Redfield finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a comeback win over Washington Prep Monday at the Bosco Dream Showcase.Redfield and Co. settled down in the fourth as senior Zach Roberts dropped 16 points in the period to help Capo take a 55-52 comeback victory to secure win No. 20 on the season. Circling back to the topic of this recruiting report, the 6-foot-3 junior predicates his game on a high basketball IQ and making the game easier for others.
Redfield finished with a solid line of 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, making his biggest impact when it mattered most by settling down his team and taking care of the basketball under pressure. Redfield sees the game one step ahead of his competition, is an impressive rebounder for his size and position, and delivers timely and accurate passes to shooters to keep them in rhythm.
As with many young players, there are plenty of areas of the game in which the point guard can improve on. The first and most glaring weakness of Redfield’s game is his lack of a consistent perimeter jump shot. That allows defenses to sag off and limit his ability to do what he does best and probe the paint for drive-and-kick opportunities.
Redfield has reported early interest from Division I programs the likes of UC Irvine, Santa Clara and UC Santa Barbara in addition to plenty of Division II looks. He has plenty of tools to succeed at that level, and if his jump shot becomes a more viable threat, Redfield is definitely a Division I caliber guard.