Kromah’s Recruitment Jumping Off
Ron Bailey, Publisher
October 25, 2007 – For two years, junior (Class of 2009) guard/forward Lasan Kromah’s recruitment hadn’t really started; not surprising given his support role at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (MD), a function to be expected given that program has produced at least five Division I caliber players over that time. As such Kromah either played junior varsity or backed up starters on the older team.
After his spring/summer with Triple Threat on the travel team circuit, Lasan made a name for himself in 16u and 17u competition, helping lead that team to several tourney titles, including Hoop Group’s Triple “S” Harley Davidson Jam Fest, the Crab City Fall Classic, and Hoop Magic’s Back to School Showcase, in addition to a final game appearance in this year’s Las Vegas-based Main Event.
For his efforts, he was named to the Showcase’s All Star team, as well as that of the Maryland Hurricanes Tournament.
During these and other confabs, Kromah displayed an ability to shoot and as Triple Threat’s director, Keith Stevens said “finished craftily around the basket”. Accordingly, colleges have definitely identified Lasan as a promising player, a point illustrated by George Washington University recently tendering a scholarship offer.
Lasan (left) and Triple Threat’s Keith Stevens. Of that organization, Kromah said, “I feel it’s good. They take care of their players”.
Reached recently at a pre-high school tournament last weekend, Lasan was taking his first offer in stride.
“It feels good” said the soft spoken student athlete that stands close to six foot four inches and weights around 185 pounds. “It shows hard work pays off...When I think about it, I’m like I’m just going to go forward. I will work even harder”.
This year at Roosevelt, Kromah indicated “I’ll play the three (small forward) out of necessity” though in college he will man a guard position. Stevens prognosticated “Anything less than 16 to 18 points a game will be a letdown” from Lasan this season.
To meet that challenge and prepare for college, expect Kromah to improve his ball handling in traffic and the overall consistency of his game – particularly on the defensive end of the floor. He stressed the last point, for in preparation for college his “defense has to get better, because playing two guard you have to defend the best guard on the other team”.
Stevens feels such work will enable Kromah “at the end of the season to have a chance of being a high major player”.
Whether or not that takes place – and seemingly it’s up to Lasan – the young guy’s parents, father Aliajai and mother Shwevan, are happy his first offer has been received, since they expect him to attend college, and as he said it “they don’t have to pay for it”.
True indeed; the school Kromah chooses, which he says must offer “good education and basketball too” - Xavier is rumored to be very interested and Lasan is listening to all interested univeristies - will definitely furnish him a full scholarship. And he will provide that institution a good student, person, and player.
Check back with i95Ballerz.com for updates on Lasan Kromah. It would seem he is not longer being slept on.