====== Michael Lasme ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2002-03|2002-03]]
  * **Number:** 1
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 6' 1"
  * **Weight:** 183
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>Abidjan|Abidjan, Ivory Coast]]
  * **High School:** ?
  * **Prep School:** [[wp>Life Center Academy]] (Burlington NJ)
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Transfer To:** [[opponent_colorado|Colorado]]
  * **Birthday:** December 14, 1982

{{ https://umasshoops.com/games/2002-03/1207bc/lasme.jpg?direct&150|Lasme in the 12/7/03 game against Boston College}}
===== At UMass =====
  * Played one season with the Minutemen, but opted to transfer in the hopes of playing full-time point guard.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2003/3/31/Lasme_To_Transfer))  UMass already had Anthony Anderson handling the point guard role.
  * One of the first recruits for [[lappas_steve|Steve Lappas]] and staff at UMass, [[https://umasshoops.com/recruit/lasme_verbal07252001.htm|Lasme committed to UM in July 2001]].  Had also received interest from [[opponent_usc|USC]], [[opponent_stanford|Stanford]], [[opponent_connecticut|Connecticut]], [[opponent_seton_hall|Seton Hall]], [[opponent_cincinnati|Cincinnati]], and [[opponent_st_johns|St. John's]].
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/recruit/lasme_withdraws_verbal09282001.htm|Wavered in his commitment]] in early Fall 2001, but ultimately [[https://umasshoops.com/recruit/briggs_lasme_lois11162001.htm|signed an LOI in November.]]

==== 2002-03 season ====
  * Played in 28 of the 29 games on the season, starting in 16.
  * Averaged 27.5 minutes per game, contributing 7.5 points and 3.1 rebounds at the shooting guard position.
  * Tallied 13 points, 9 boards, and 10 assists in the win over Columbia (1/9).
  * Hurt his wrist in the Rhode Island (1/15) game, and [[https://umasshoops.com/news/2002-03/lasme_wrist_injury20030116.htm|thought he might need surgery]], but didn't miss any time.
  * Led the Minutemen with 24 points in the win at GW (1/25), the most points scored in a game by a UMass true freshman since [[camby_marcus|Marcus Camby]] scored 32 against [[game19940319_maryland|Maryland in 1994]].
  * Missed the Duquesne game (2/23) with an elbow injury.

Some external sources reported that Lasme was the A-10's Newcomer/Rookie of the Year in 2002-03.  That is false.  That honor went to La Salle's [[wp>Gary Neal]].  Lasme didn't make the A-10 Rookie Team, nor won a Rookie of the Week honor.

==== Stats ====
^Season^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|2002-03|28|16|770|27.5|73|226|.323|41|109|.376|32|117|.274|32|51|.627|210|7.5|12|75|87|3.1|74|19|2|67|63|2|

[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/michael-lasme-1.html|More at Sports-Reference.com]]

===== Post-UMass =====
  * Transferred to [[opponent_colorado|Colorado]].  Per NCAA rules at the time, had to sit out the 2003-04 season.  Ultimately left Colorado without playing, opting to play professionally and provide financial support to his family.((https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4844&p=68708#p68708))((https://www.dailycamera.com/2009/08/13/tough-recruiting-season-looms-for-patton/))
  * Played in Portugal, France, and Ukraine.((https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/xplosion-sign-three-release-two/n-3418691))
  * Signed with the [[wp>Pittsburgh Xplosion]] (CBA) in January 2007.((https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/xplosion-sign-three-release-two/n-3418691))

===== Pre-UMass =====
  * Averaged 21.8 points, 10 assists, and 2 steals in the the 2000-01 season at Life Center Academy in Burlington NJ.
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/recruit/lasme_kouyate_briggs_profile03212002.htm|Daily Hampshire Gazette's scouting report from March 2002]]

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