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By Fiona Riley, Assistant News Editor • March 26, 2024

Lasan Kromah to transfer from GW

Junior guard Lasan Kromah heads to the rim against Dayton last season. | Hatchet File Photo

Senior guard Lasan Kromah will transfer from the Colonials next season, a press release announced today.

Because he will be a graduate student transfer, Kromah will be eligible to play right away at any program he chooses to join.

“We appreciate the contributions Lasan has made to our team and we wish him the best in all that lies ahead for him,” head coach Mike Lonergan said in a release.

Athletics communications said Lonergan would not be commenting further on Kromah’s decision. Student-athletes cannot speak to the media without the approval of the athletics communications department.

The news likely takes the head coach by surprise. He told The Hatchet last week that he envisioned Kromah as a starter next year, after the senior spent much of this season providing an off-the-bench spark for the Colonials.

“We decided to bring Lasan off the bench [this season],” Lonergan said. “I thought it was good for [freshman forward] Kethan [Savage], because if Kethan wasn’t playing great, we could always bring Lasan in. It’s hard to bring a freshman off the bench – if he’s not playing well, then you don’t have anybody else. I give Lasan credit – we talked a lot about that, and he was willing to accept that role for the team. And he was still playing starter minutes.”

It’s the latest in a series of player-related blows for GW. Sophomore forward Jonathan Davis will also depart from the program at the end of this year, and senior forward David Pellom has been granted a release. Additionally, standout recruit Nigel Johnson recently de-committed from the program.

Should Pellom depart, given the graduation of Dwayne Smith and Bryan Bynes, that would leave just junior forward Nemanja Mikic as the only player not recruited by Lonergan, who is in his second year at the helm of the team.

Taken altogether, the substitutions seriously deplete a lineup that already struggled heavily with shooting and establishing a potent offensive game.

Kromah was an explosive force for GW during his freshman campaign, averaging 11.8 points per game on 45.7 percent shooting. But he tore a lisfranc ligament in his left foot, sidelining him for his entire sophomore year. Kromah returned to the Colonials’ lineup as a junior, but struggled at times to regain his once-commanding presence on the hardwood before stepping into a leadership role as a senior this year.

Kromah departs GW averaging 11.0 points per game on 44.2 percent shooting with an average of 4.05 rebounds per game.

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