Jason Lawson
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| Born | September 2, 1974 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Olney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Villanova (1993–1997) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Grand Rapids Hoops | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Caja San Fernando | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Pau-Orthez | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Grand Rapids Hoops | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Entente Orléanaise | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Columbus Riverdragons | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Al-Wehdat | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Jason Love Lawson (born September 2, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
Playing career
[edit]The 6'11", 240 pound forward-center went to college at Villanova University. He played with the Orlando Magic in the 1997–98 NBA season after being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 1997 NBA draft. In his only NBA season he played in 17 games, averaging 4.7 minutes per game, he had a field goal percentage of 60.0%. He had an 80.0% free throw accuracy. He had an average of 1.6 rebounds per game. He also averaged 0.3 assists per game, 0.2 steals per game, 0.2 blocks per game and 1.5 points per game.[1]
Lawson played for the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 2000.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Lawson continues to coach in the Philadelphia area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Jason Lawson statistics. basketball-reference.com
- ^ "Jason Lawson minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ www.coachup.com/coaches/jasonl-11
External links
[edit]- Jason Lawson NBA stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Jason Lawson G-League stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Jason Lawson international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- FIBA Europe Profile
- RealGM.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- NCAA College Stats
- Spanish League Archive Profile (in Spanish)
- 1974 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Jordan
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Philadelphia
- Centers (basketball)
- Columbus Riverdragons players
- Denver Nuggets draft picks
- Élan Béarnais players
- Grand Rapids Hoops players
- Halcones Rojos Veracruz players
- Harlem Globetrotters players
- Liga ACB players
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- Orléans Loiret Basket players
- Orlando Magic players
- Panionios B.C. players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Power forwards
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- Villanova Wildcats men's basketball players