Jason Lawson

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Jason Lawson
Personal information
Born (1974-09-02) September 2, 1974 (age 47)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolOlney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeVillanova (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career1997–2008
PositionPower forward / Center
Number8
Career history
1997–1998Orlando Magic
1998–2000Grand Rapids Hoops
2000Caja San Fernando
2000–2001Pau-Orthez
2001–2002Grand Rapids Hoops
2002Panionios
2002–2003Entente Orléanaise
2003Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
2004Columbus Riverdragons
2005–2008Halcones Rojos Veracruz
2008Al-Wehdat
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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[]

  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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