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Dedric Lawson (born October 1, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Beşiktaş Icrypex of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks.

Dedric Lawson

Lawson at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Free Agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1997-10-01) October 1, 1997 (age 25) Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Hamilton (Memphis, Tennessee)
College	Memphis (2015–2017) Kansas (2018–2019)
NBA draft	2019 / Undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Austin Spurs
2020–2021	Goyang Orion Orions
2021–2022	Beşiktaş Icrypex
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American – SN (2019) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, USBWA (2019) Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (2019) First-team All-Big 12 (2019) First-team All-AAC (2017) AAC Rookie of the Year (2016) McDonald's All-American (2015) First-team Parade All-American (2015)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Lawson played at Hamilton High School in Memphis, Tennessee alongside his older brother K. J. Lawson. Lawson, a consensus top 30 recruit, reclassified from the Class of 2016 to the Class of 2015 so he could join K.J. at Memphis. Dedric was selected to the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.[1] He also has two younger brothers, Chandler, who plays collegiate basketball for Oregon, and Johnathan, who is a highly regarded recruit.[2]

College career

As a freshman at Memphis, Dedric averaged 15.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game and tied Keith Lee’s Memphis record for double-doubles by a freshman.[3] Lawson was named AAC Rookie of the Year as well as the Second Team All-AAC as a freshman.[4] As a sophomore, Lawson was named to the First Team All-AAC.[5] He averaged 19.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. In April 2017 he announced he was transferring to Kansas alongside K.J. and sat out a year as a redshirt per NCAA policy.[2] In late July he was suspended by Kansas coach Bill Self after being involved in an altercation and did not participate in the team's exhibition trip to Italy.[6]

During his lone season with Kansas, Lawson led the Big 12 in both scoring (19.4 ppg) and rebounding (10.3 rpg). Following Kansas' loss in the 2019 NCAA men's basketball tournament, Lawson announced his intention to forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2019 NBA draft.[7]

Professional career

Austin Spurs (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Lawson was named in the Golden State Warriors roster for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[8] He joined the San Antonio Spurs for training camp and ultimately was assigned to the Spurs’ NBA G League affiliate, the Austin Spurs.[9] On March 9, 2020, Lawson posted 33 points and 10 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season during a 117-114 win against the Oklahoma City Blue.[10]

Goyang Orion Orions (2020–2021)

On July 9, 2020, the Goyang Orion Orions added Lawson to their roster.[11]

Beşiktaş (2021–2022)

On June 2, 2021, he has signed with Beşiktaş Icrypex of the Turkish Super League.[12]

He played for the Boston Celtics in the 2021 NBA summer league, missing a single three point shot in his 4-minute debut, a 85-83 win against the Atlanta Hawks in which he started.[13]

College statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Memphis	33	32	32.2	.409	.350	.709	9.3	2.5	1.2	1.7	15.8
2016–17	Memphis	32	32	34.5	.461	.270	.741	9.9	3.3	1.3	2.1	19.2
2018–19	Kansas	36	36	32.6	.490	.393	.815	10.3	1.7	1.3	1.1	19.4
Career		101	100	33.1	.455	.332	.757	9.9	2.5	1.2	1.6	18.2

References

External links

• Kansas Jayhawks bio
• NBA Draft profile

На других языках

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- [en] Dedric Lawson

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[es] Dedric Lawson

Dedric Lawson (Memphis, Tennessee, 1 de octubre de 1997) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de Beşiktaş Icrypex de la Basketbol Süper Ligi. Con 2,06 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de ala-pívot.

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