HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Since age three, Northern Kentucky University men's basketball player Bryson Langdon has had a basketball in his hands. Langdon walks through his basketball journey in a Q&A, throwing a little shade on his father and brother as well as revealing a special superstition along the way.
 
When did you first begin playing basketball? Who/What influenced you to start playing?
I first started playing basketball when I was about three years old and I grew up in a basketball house where my dad and my brother both played college basketball. So, it was only right I kept it going.
 
Where did your father and brother play college basketball? How does your game compare to theirs? Who's the best player among the three of you?
My dad played at the University of Utah and my brother played one year at Western Illinois University. I can honestly say we all have very different styles of play. I'm the more skilled out of all three of us and, believe it or not, my dad is the most athletic. My brother is the hard-nosed, do-everything kind of player. I'm by far the best … we play one-on-ones all the time and they have no chance with me.
 
You played for a year at Arizona Western. How did you go from Chicago to Arizona? What challenges did you face in making that transition?
I ended up in Arizona due to a family friend telling me that Arizona Western would be a great school for me and I should go on a visit to check it out. It's weird, though, because I actually didn't like anything about the school. I just loved the coaching staff and how they were so invested in the basketball program. I really didn't face any challenges while being there because I was already used to being away from home, so moving from Chicago to Arizona really wasn't that big of a deal, and everything clicked right away on a basketball standpoint
 
Why were you so used to being away from home?
I'm used to being away from home because I went to a prep school called Wasatch Academy in Utah from my freshman to junior year of high school.
 
Explain the process of being recruited by Coach Horn and why you decided to come to Northern Kentucky.
The process actually went very fast. I remember talking to [Coach Horn] on like a Tuesday, I came on a visit on Friday and I committed on Monday. So, even though at the time I began getting heavily recruited, after my visit I knew NKU was going to be my new home.
 
Over the summer, the team took a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Now that you've had some time to reflect on that trip, what stands out most?
It's funny, because I tell all my friends back home that that was one of the top-three best moments of my life. Definitely the boat trip and swimming in the water was by far the most exciting time on the trip.
 
The 2019-20 season was bumpy in terms of injuries and you found yourself in a starting role just a handful of games into the season. Describe how you felt when you were first told you were going to start and how you grew into the role throughout the season.
It was definitely a shaky transition at first because a lot was expected of me FAST. But, I took on that role with poise, and as the season continued I became more and more comfortable with the Division I environment and style of play, which made it a lot easier on me.
 
Walk us through winning the Horizon League Championship. What do you remember from that game and the postgame celebrations on the court and in the locker room?
Winning the Horizon League Championship was an experience that I could never forget even if I tried. The feelings I had when I saw the clock hit zero are really unexplainable. The most memorable thing was the focus and determination in everyone's eyes before the game, it was most definitely an atmosphere full of champions.
 
What is something about you that Norse Nation would find interesting?
A superstition that I think Norse Nation would find interesting is I write my uncle's name who passed away on my hand before EVERY game. I started this superstition my senior year of high school and the first time I did it I scored 44 points and I haven't missed a game since.