South Alabama men’s basketball head coach Richie Riley announced on Apr. 1 the signing of transfer guard Jalen Langsy for the 2026-27 season.
Langsy, a 6-foot-1 guard from Shakopee, Minnesota, is joining South Alabama after an outstanding offensive year at Northwestern College. He was named NAIA First Team All-American and NABC First Team All-American after averaging 27.3 points per game, which ranked second nationally. He also finished second in the NAIA in free throw percentage at 90.9 percent and third in three-point percentage at 51 percent.
During the 2025-26 season, Langsy scored a total of 928 points and made 152 three-pointers. He added 135 assists and recorded 41 steals while shooting over fifty-eight percent from the field. Langsy started all thirty-four games and averaged more than thirty-five minutes per contest.
“Jalen is the best shooter in the country at any level, period,” said Riley. “He shoots it so well that his ability to be a three-level scorer is underrated. He plays with incredible pace and IQ, which has led to unprecedented offensive efficiency. On the defensive end, he will be really impactful in our zone. We are pumped to welcome Jalen and his incredible family to our program.” Langsy set Northwestern College’s single-season record for made three-pointers and broke its single-game record with twelve threes against Dordt on Jan. 28.
Before his sophomore year breakout, Langsy earned First Team All-GPAC honors as a freshman by averaging seventeen-and-a-half points per game with one hundred eleven three-pointers made for a total of five hundred seventy-eight points that season.
Langsy played high school basketball at Shakopee High School where he averaged eighteen-point-six points per game along with nearly six rebounds and over three assists per contest while earning First Team All-Conference honors.
He becomes South Alabama’s third addition this month alongside fellow transfers Owen Kenney and Aaron Goldstein.
