May 1, 2022
Forward
Rodney Lundgren has decided to transfer. I don't blame him; his playing time dwindled over the course of three years at Lafayette until he didn't see the court at all as a junior. I wish him well, wherever he ends up.
Now we have a scholarship available to offer in the transfer round. And there's a very, very good player who's expressing serious interest in playing for us!
Kenton Lashley came out of Savannah, Georgia as a five-star recruit, ranked #9 nationally. He was an All-State player, and Georgia's Mr. Basketball in 2021. Kenton signed with North Carolina, where he played a total of seven minutes in four games. He's a Yellow player with Blue potential.
Lashley projects as an exceptionally good shooter, and he is a tenacious defender who can guard players on the perimeter and in the post, despite standing only 6'2". He ranks Lafayette first on his list of preferred destinations, ahead of Nevada, Texas, Southwest Missouri State, and California. I don't hesitate a moment before I offer Kenton a scholarship.
One click later,
Kenton Lashley is a Leopard!
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PLAYER DETAILS
#10 SG Kenton Lashley - Lafayette - Sophomore
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Height: 6-2
Weight: 191
High School: Beach High School
Hometown: Savannah, GA
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 36 57 65 72 35 31 29 21 52 48 18 24 79 34 96 65
2021: 34 51 59 68 33 29 27 19 48 40 16 22 78 30 95 55
Potential: C A B B C C C D B B D C
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Redshirting
Academics: 91
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2021 4 0 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.00 0.3 0.0 0.0
Career 4 0 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.00 0.3 0.0 0.0
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2021 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 2.00 -1.25
Career 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 2.00 -1.25
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2021 4 0 7 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0
Career 4 0 7 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2021 1 1 0 0 0 0 -5
Career 1 1 0 0 0 0 -5
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2020 High School: Rated ***** and #9 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2020 High School: All-State (Georgia)
2020 High School: Mr. Basketball (Georgia)
2021 Transfered from North Carolina
I mean no offense to
Rodney Lundgren, but we just traded up here, in a major way. Kenton is a true baller. Players like him don't consider signing with programs like ours straight out of high school. He'll sit out a year, working on his game, and step into our backcourt in 2023/24. Because he's such an excellent student, Kenton won't need additional academic tutoring; he'll be able to devote more time and energy to developing his basketball skills.
Rodney Lundgren accepted an offer from Butler, so he's found himself in a very good place to spend his senior year. Again, I wish him lots of luck.