The state of Indiana takes high school basketball very, very seriously. It’s a big deal. There’s a reason that 13 of the 15 highest-capacity high school gyms are located in Indiana. Basketball here is like football in Texas. It can seem obsessive and over-the-top from the outside looking in, but the view from within the ecosystem is a lot different. Getting really excited about high school basketball doesn’t seem weird here, it’s just the Way Things Are.
I grew up seeing it. Romeo Langford grew up a part of it. And that’s why he’s going to be just fine, regardless of where he decides to go.