Andrew Derek Lawrence (born 4 June 1990) is a British professional basketball player for the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League. Born in London, Lawrence played college basketball for Charleston, being named in the all-SoCon second team for two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| No. 4 – Surrey Scorchers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | British Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 4 June 1990 London, England |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. John the Baptist School (Surrey, England) |
| College | Charleston (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Zadar |
| 2015–2016 | Gipuzkoa |
| 2016 | Prishtina |
| 2016–2017 | Châlons Reims |
| 2017 | Prishtina |
| 2017–2018 | Scafati |
| 2018–2019 | Latina Basket |
| 2019–2020 | London City Royals |
| 2020–2021 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 2021- | Surrey Scorchers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Personal
editLawrence is the son of Renaldo Lawrence who was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the eighth round of the 1979 NBA draft.[1] He is also the nephew of David Lawrence who played in the British Basketball League for six seasons.[2] He attended St. John the Baptist secondary school (SJB) in Woking, Surrey.
College career
editIn Andrew's freshman season at the College of Charleston, he appeared in all thirty-four games, averaging 4.7 points per game. On 30 January 2010 Andrew scored a season-high thirteen points against Georgia Southern University.[3]
Andrew appeared in all thirty-six games his sophomore season, including two starts. He averaged 5.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Andrew also led the team in total steals, with thirty-seven.[3]
In his junior season, Andrew averaged 13.0 points, 5.5 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game.[4] On 2 February 2012 Andrew scored a career high 32 points in a double-overtime loss to Elon.[5] He was also named to the All-Southern Conference second team.[3]
As a senior Lawrence was chosen for a second-straight year in the Second team of the Southern Conference.[6]
Professional career
editFollowing graduation Andrew Lawrence was selected as a member of the Washington Wizards 2013 NBA Summer League squad[7] averaging 5.8ppg, 1.8apg and 2.5rpg.[8]
In September 2013, he signed with KK Zadar of Croatia for the 2013–14 season.[9]
After being inactive during one entire season due to an injury, in July 2015 he signed with Spanish club Gipuzkoa Basket for the 2015–16 ACB season.[10]
On 5 October 2016, Lawrence signed with Sigal Prishtina of Kosovo.[11] On 12 December 2017, he left Prishtina and signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Pro A season.[12]
On 11 September 2017, Lawrence signed with Sigal Prishtina, returning to the club for a second stint.[13] On 7 December 2017, he left Prishtina and signed with Italian club Scafati Basket for the rest of the 2017–18 Serie A2 Basket.[14][15]
In August 2019, Lawrence signed with London City Royals of the British Basketball League (BBL).[16] On 24 September, Lawrence made his debut for the Royals, scoring 27 points and dishing out 9 assists in an away win over Plymouth Raiders.[17] The City Royals folded midway the 2019–20 season. On 26 August 2020, Lawrence signed with Plymouth.[18]
International
editAndrew represented England at the 2008 Under-18 Division B European Championship. In the tournament, Andrew averaged 12.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. He also participated in the 2009 Under-20 Division B European Championship and the 2010 Under-20 European Championship. Andrew made his first appearance for the Great Britain Men's National Team in an international test match against the Netherlands at ACS Cobham on 7 August 2011. He was then selected in the final 12 for FIBA EuroBasket 2011.[19] On 5 July 2012 Andrew was named to the Great Britain Olympic Basketball Team.[20] In an exhibition game against the United States, Lawrence recorded six points, three rebounds, and three assists.[21]
References
edit- ^ "1979 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. 25 June 1979.
- ^ ":: USA Select Basketball ::". Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "Andrew Lawrence Bio". CofCSports.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Andrew Lawrence Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Andrew Lawrence Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio - Charleston Cougars - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 4 June 1990.
- ^ "Healy Named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year". Appalachian State Sports Information. 5 March 2013.
- ^ Five Brits to Represent in NBA Summer League in Vegas
- ^ 2013 Summer League Statistics
- ^ "Zadar announced British rookie Andrew Lawrence". Sportando.net. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Gipuzkoa sign Andrew Lawrence". Sportando.com. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Sigal Prishtina inks Andrew Lawrence
- ^ Chalons-Reims inks Andrew Lawrence
- ^ Maxie Esho, Andrew Lawrence sign with Sigal Prishtina
- ^ "Givova Scafati, ingaggiato il play-guardia britannico Andrew Renaldo Lawrence". scafatibasket.com (in Italian). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ Andrew Lawrence signs with Scafati
- ^ "London City Royals Bring in Andrew Lawrence". 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Lawrence Shines on BBL Debut in Royals Victory". 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Plymouth Raiders officially signs Andrew Lawrence". Sportando. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Andrew Lawrence profile". fiba.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Lawrence Earns Spot on Great Britain Olympic Team". CofCSports.com. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "United States vs. Great Britain official box score" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
External links
edit- Andrew Lawrence at FIBA (archive)
- Andrew Lawrence international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Andrew Lawrence at RealGM
- Andrew Lawrence at Team GB
- Andrew Lawrence at Olympics.com
- Andrew Lawrence at Olympedia (archive)