Lamont Franklin

Biography

Lamont Franklin was promoted to Assistant Coach in June 2023 and enters his fourth year as a member of the GW coaching staff. Franklin previously served as Director of Player Development in 2022-23 and Special Assistant to the Head Coach & Director of Scouting in 2021-22. In his first two years at GW, Franklin served as an advisor to the Head Coach, overseeing advanced scouting of future opponents, breaking down game film, leading data analysis for the purposes of program and player development, and contributed to the development of game strategy and planning practices. During the 2022-23 season, he was instrumental in the development of A-10 Rookie of the Year Maximus Edwards, A-10 Most Improved Player Brendan Adams and First Team All-Conference performer James Bishop IV. Adams and Bishop notably saw marked improvements from the year prior in most statistical and analytical categories. Franklin also had a large hand in the recruitment and on-court success of 2023-24 A-10 All-Rookie selection Darren Buchanan Jr. Franklin's DMV roots have also aided the Revolutionaries in retaining local talent such as Buchanan (Washington, D.C.), Garrett Johnson (Oakton, Va.), Jacoi Hutchinson (Laurel, Md.), Ty Bevins (Clinton, Md.) and Jalen Rougier-Roane (Bowie, Md.). A native of Seat Pleasant, Md., and two-time All-Met and All-Prince George's County selection, Franklin spent four seasons as the Director of Operations at Miami (Fla.). With the Hurricanes, he was responsible for a wide range