Andrew Lawrence (basketball)

Lawrence 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.

In 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]

Following 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.

Andrew made his first appearance for the Great Britain national basketball team 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 senior appearance for the Great Britain national basketball team at the 2011 London Invitational Tournament. He averaged 7.5 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1 assist per game during the tournament. Andrew also appeared in FIBA EuroBasket 2011, where he averaged 1 point, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game.[18] On 5 July 2012 Andrew was named to the Great Britain Olympic Basketball Team.[19] In an exhibition game against the United States, Lawrence recorded six points, three rebounds, and three assists.[20]

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