Michigan had high hopes for Laval Lucas-Perry when he transferred from Arizona. He was going to be the shooter and play maker Michigan needed on offense. LLP showed glimpses of that guy, but mostly threw up bad shots and saw more bench time then we expected. In this 58 game career for U-M he averaged 5.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assist per game. Not what we expected.
It seems off the court, LLP didn't live up to what Coach Beilein expected either and now has been thrown off the team:
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan men's basketball head coach John Beilein announced today (Wednesday, June 30) that redshirt-junior guard Laval Lucas-Perry (Flint, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic HS) has been dismissed from the program.
"The University of Michigan and our men's basketball program has established expectations essential to the success of all students and athletes," said Beilein. "These university and team standards have been clearly communicated to the team and Laval on numerous occasions through meetings, conferences and mentorship.
"Unfortunately, Laval has violated our team standards. Therefore, I have decided that he will no longer be a part of our basketball program. Given the fact that Laval is near the completion of his degree, he has been extended the offer to remain on scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year and graduate in May with our 2011 class."
A sad end for a promising career. I hope he stays and gets his Michigan degree. It seems the Michigan Basketball Team will win as a team and lose as a team. Which is a good thing.
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