Two days after scoring a career-high 21 points in the Buffs’ NIT loss to Utah Valley, Colorado men’s basketball sophomore center Lawson Lovering has entered the transfer portal, as first reported by Verbal Commits on Tuesday afternoon.
A former four-star recruit out of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Lovering started 34 games this season, averaging 4.9 points and 4.7 rebounds. He excelled most, though, on the defensive end as a rim protector.
Head coach Tad Boyle always spoke highly of Lovering throughout his time in Boulder, and his showing on Sunday was an encouraging sign of bigger things to come offensively.
Unless the Buffs add another big man soon through the portal, it’s looking like incoming four-star freshman center Assane Diop, an in-state product, will receive ample minutes next season. Lovering’s departure also opens up more opportunities for current redshirt freshman Joe Hurlburt.
Colorado C Lawson Lovering has entered the transfer portal. https://t.co/1mawd51GcM
— Verbal Commits (@VerbalCommits) March 21, 2023
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