Lasan Kromah
| No. 5 – Promitheas Patras | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 24, 1991 Queens, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Alba Fehérvár |
| 2015 | Torku Konyaspor |
| 2016 | Kavala |
| 2016 | Westchester Knicks |
| 2016–present | Promitheas Patras |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lasannah V. "Lasan" Kromah (born June 24, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball at The George Washington University and Connecticut.
High school career
Kromah attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. As a senior, he averaged 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals per game under coach Brendan O'Connell, going on to be named first team All-County by the Prince George's Gazette and All-Met fourth team by the Washington Post.[1]
College career
Kromah was recruited by Karl Hobbs to George Washington University after a stellar high school career. He was named to the Atlantic-10 all rookie team after averaging 11.8 points per game during his freshman season at GW. Heading into his sophomore season, Kromah was a Preseason Atlantic 10 Third Team All-Conference Selection. He would sit out his entire sophomore season due to Lisfranc sprain of his left foot, an injury he suffered during a preseason scrimmage with NC State. As a junior in 2011-12 he averaged 11.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 29.4 minutes in 31 games. He led GW and ranked seventh in the A-10 in steals (52), second on team in scoring (345), assists (79), rebounds (159) and blocks (18). As a senior with the Colonials, Kromah played in all 30 games with 11 starts. He was second on the team with 10.1 points in 24.5 minutes per game. He finished his George Washington career with over 1,000 points, the 44th player in program history to accomplish that feat.[2]
Kromah later reunited with Hobbs, who became an assistant at Uconn, and joined the Huskies as a graduate student with one season of eligibility remaining after playing three years and earning a degree in Criminal Justice from George Washington University. As a senior in 2013–14, he appeared in all 40 games for the Huskies, starting 17, while averaging 6.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. The Huskies went on to win 2014 NCAA championship.[1]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Kromah joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[3] On August 11, 2014, he signed with Alba Fehérvár of Hungary.[4]
On June 29, 2015, he signed with Torku Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball League.[5]
Kromah competes for Team City of Gods in The Basketball Tournament. He was a guard on the 2015 team who made it to the semifinals, losing to Overseas Elite 84-71.
On October 30, 2016, Kromah was selected by the Westchester Knicks in the third round of the 2016 NBA Development League draft,[6] but was waived on November 18 after appearing in two games.[7]
Personal
Kromah is the son of Al and Shewvan Kromah, and has an older brother, Adam, and an older sister, Manyuan.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Lasan Kromah". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Lasan Kromah Player Bio". GWSports. The George Washington University. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Announce Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Alba Fehervar signs NCAA champion with UConn Lasan Kromah". Sportando.com. August 11, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Lasan Kromah moves to Konyaspor". Sportando.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ↑ Hatch, Katie (October 31, 2016). "Westchester Knicks Finalize 2016-17 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ Hatch, Katie (November 18, 2016). "WESTCHESTER KNICKS ACQUIRE DOUBY, WAIVE KROMAH". NBA.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.