Prospect Introduction: Luke Lerose

Who is he?:

Luke, a native of Summersville, West Virginia, just completed his final season playing with Shady Spring High School (Beckley, WV). They finished the year at 21-2 overall and were fighting for playoff birth in the Class AA state tournament before the season was canceled due to the coronavirus. Lerose transferred to Shady Spring from Nicholas County High School (Summersville, West Virginia) in November. Lerose averaged 16.8 points per game this year. He finished his high school career as the state of West Virginia's 15th all-time leading scorer with 2,143 points which is right behind former St. Albans and University of Florida standout and current College of the Holy Cross head coach, Brett Nelson. For his career, he averaged 22.8 points, made 735 field goals, made 230 3 point field goals and shot 70% from the free throw line.

He spent this past summer playing with the WV Mpact for former Logan HS standout Coach Paul Williamson. There he played alongside Jay Moore (WVU commit), CJ Meredith (Marshall commit) and several other Division II prospects.

Luke Lerose is a 6'0" scoring guard. He is capable of playing either guard positions. Luke has been among the top scorers in the state since his freshman year when he averaged 20.5 points. He then improved on that mark as a sophomore, averaging 23.0 points. As a junior, he took another leap in the scoring category averaging 31.0 points per game which lead the state. Luke can shoot it off the catch and is able to create shots for himself off the dribble. Luke shoots the 3 ball extremely well off the catch and has a good pull up jumper. When attacking the basket, he will really surprise you with his sneaky athleticism as he is a good finisher. Defensively, Luke does a great job at applying pressure to ball handlers and has a good sense of when to reach or jump the passing lane as he gets a lot of steals. He is able to guard either guard position. Luke, truly, is a team first player. Had he stayed at Nicholas County he probably could've averaged 35+ but he really showcased his talents playing besides teammate Tommy Williams, who will be attending Glenville State to play basketball.

Watching him play this year, he reminded me of Lou Williams. Both are guards who aren't overly tall, but can just go and get their own bucket at will. Each can shoot from deep, shoot the mid range pull up or take you all the way to the bucket and finish. Luke is best used as a scorer and a secondary facilitator.

Recruitment?:

Luke has committed to play basketball at Glenville State College (D2) in the Mountain East Conference (MEC). He also held an offer from Salem University (D2).