‘He’s a worker’: What Butler transfer F Colt Langdon brings to NC State

Two seconds sat on the clock inside Broughton High’s gymnasium. Raleigh (N.C.) Millbrook trailed by a bucket to Warrenton (Va.) Highland, who was powered by current five-star small forward Nate Ament.  Millbrook coach Christopher Davis called a timeout, looking to draw up a baseline out of bounds play to either tie or win the game in the 2023 John Wall Invitational, a storied event each December in Raleigh. And it didn’t take long for Davis to know who wanted the ball.  “You know the ball is coming to me, right?” asked junior forward Colt Langdon, the program’s soon-to-be all-time leading scorer.  Well, who else would it go to?  Langdon caught a pass in the corner. His only option was to let a tough 3-point attempt fly. The versatile four-man uncorked the triple, falling away into the packed crowd. Langdon’s high-arching shot found the bottom of the net at the buzzer. Game.  But after the celebration, Langdon made sure to find his coach. “Man, that was a great call,” he said.  That’s who Langdon is. A confident, yet respectful player that wants to win — and he’ll do anything to get the job done. He’s also the type of player that is also looking to grow in every stage he can. It’s why he graduated from high school a year early to begin his collegiate career at Butler this past season.