Gone were Kaleb Joseph (off to Syracuse, and eventually Creighton), Jalen Adams (off to Brewster Academy, and eventually UConn), and Andrew Chrabascz (off to Butler, albeit not with Brad Stevens who he originally committed to), while Ashton-Langford and fellow highly rated recruit Kimani Lawrence were sophomores and the future of Cushing basketball.
Sitting between The Providence Journal’s Kevin McNamara and our Craig Leighton that afternoon, we watched Ashton-Langford fly up and down the court on his way to a 17 point, six assist, five rebound, five steal effort in a narrow win over Marianapolis Prep.
Just a sophomore, Ashton-Langford finished his first year at Cushing a 2nd Team All NEPSAC AA performer (the first team included three NBA players in Bruce Brown, Omari Spellman, and Terance Mann).