Michigan State basketball officially announced its 2020-21 team captains on Thursday, with senior Joshua Langford, junior Foster Loyer and junior Aaron Henry being named captains. The captains were reportedly determined by a team vote.
“When you have a vote among your players to determine captains, it’s always interesting to see who the team looks to and in this case, I think our team selected three players who are true leaders in our program,” head coach Tom Izzo said in a statement. “Josh Langford is one of the most disciplined players we’ve ever had here and it’s a testament to him that he is a captain for his third-straight year. It’s a special type of person to command that respect from his team and Josh has earned that.
“I’m happy to see Aaron and Foster get that recognition from their teammates. Both of them have some very good experience and are guys who are not afraid to speak up and say what is on their mind, both on and off the floor. They are two of our hardest-working players and I think they will be great leaders for our team.”
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→ @FosterLoyer
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Kyle Austin of MLive pointed out that Langford is now the sixth player in MSU basketball history to be a captain three straight years. Langford has missed much of the last two seasons with a foot injury and originally planned on hanging up his Spartan jersey after last season, but back in the late spring Izzo announced Langford had reconsidered coming back for one more season in 2020-21.
Langford is now the sixth player in program history to be named a captain in three straight seasons. Captains were determined by a team vote, per school release
— Kyle Austin (@kylebaustin) October 8, 2020
