Vanderbilt basketball blue-chip signees, NBA players will be on hand when Langford visits

Vanderbilt basketball recruiting target Romeo Langford, the No. 1 shooting guard in the 2018 class, will attend the Commodores’ game Saturday.

And who will be there with him? Two blue-chip Vanderbilt signees and two recent NBA players.

Brentwood Academy point guard Darius Garland and four-star signee Aaron Nesmith will be joined by Golden State Warriors first-round pick Damian Jones and current New York Knicks rookie Luke Kornet at the game.

The Commodores will face Florida at 3 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Gym on ESPN2.

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Zagsblog.com, a basketball recruiting website, was the first to report Langford’s planned visit to Vanderbilt. VandySports.com reported that Garland and Nesmith also will attend the game.

Kornet and Jones are returning to Nashville during the NBA All-Star break. Kornet recently made his NBA debut with the Knicks. Jones has played on both the Golden State NBA roster and its G-League club in Santa Cruz this season.

Vanderbilt plans to have a video presentation recognizing Jones and Kornet during the game.

The Commodores are putting together the best recruiting class in program history, which is currently ranked seventh nationally by 247 Sports composite ratings.

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Garland, Nesmith and Simi Shittu have already signed. Vanderbilt, Indiana and Kansas are the three finalists for Langford, who will make his decision in the late signing period in April.

According to 247 Sports, Garland is the No. 2 point guard in the 2018 class. Shittu is the No. 2 power forward. Nesmith is the No. 15 small forward. And Langford is ranked the No. 1 shooting guard.

Next season, Vanderbilt will also add Notre Dame transfer Matt Ryan and 6-10 center Yanni Wetzell, a transfer from Division II school St. Mary’s in San Antonio, to its lineup.

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