Jason Lawson

Jason Lawson
Personal information
Born	September 2, 1974 (age 47); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
	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
	CBA All-Defensive Team (2000); Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1997); Big East All-Freshman Selection (1994); Second-team Parade All-American (1993); Fourth-team Parade All-American (1992);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men’s Basketball
Representing United States
Summer Universiade

Jason Love Lawson (born September 2, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

Playing career[]

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[]

Lawson continues to coach in the Philadelphia area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.^[3]

References[]

^ 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[]

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[1] Jason Lawson statistics. basketball-reference.com

[2] "Jason Lawson minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[3] www.coachup.com/coaches/jasonl-11

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