Michigan State Basketball: Josh Langford’s quest for the “40-40-40-40” club

The 40-40-40-40 Club

As noted previously, Langford shot 41.6% from three (2.6 attempts per game) as a freshman, 40.4% (3.1) as a sophomore, and 40.3% (5.5) in his 13 games his junior season prior to injury. It’s unclear whether the 40.3% mark would have held up over a full season, but nevertheless, Langford’s shooting has been undeniably impressive.

In fact, he will be among four seniors this upcoming season looking to gain entrance into the prestigious “40-40-40-40” club. Per sports-reference, only four returning players have 1) shot at least 40.0% from downtown and 2) made at least 25 threes over each of their last three collegiate seasons.

Josh Langford – Michigan State

Trae Berhow – Northern Iowa

Terell Gomez – San Diego State

Brendan Barry – Dartmouth

Both Berhow and Gomez have taken more traditional (arguably more legitimate) journeys on their quests to the 40-40-40-40 club. Each has played over 30 games the last three seasons (no missed year due to injury like Langford).

Berhow started his career at Pepperdine, where he squeaked out a 40% 3-point shooting season as a freshman. He then continued his stellar shooting after transferring to Northern Iowa. Gomez has arguably been the best shooter of the bunch, shooting blistering percentages on a hefty number of attempts per game for Cal State Northridge. He’ll be finishing his career with San Diego State after transferring this offseason.

Dartmouth’s Brendan Barry (related to the Barry’s of the NBA) played a full season in 2018-19, but like Langford, missed all of last season due to injury. He reportedly considered a transfer, but ultimately decided to return to Dartmouth for his senior year. Barry’s shooting percentages rival that of Gomez, although he’s recorded them on fewer attempts.