Jason Love Lawson (born September 2, 1974) is an American former professional
basketball
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player and
coach.
Playing career
The 6'11", 240 pound
forward-
center went to college at
Villanova University
Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...
. He played with the
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...
in the
1997–98 NBA season
The 1997–98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight championship and sixth in the last eight years, beating the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in ...
after being selected by the
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), W ...
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.
Lawson played for the
Grand Rapids Hoops of the
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association (CBA), originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association, was a men's professional basketball m ...
(CBA) and was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 2000.
Coaching career
Lawson continues to coach in the Philadelphia area with the private coaching service,
CoachUp.
www.coachup.com/coaches/jasonl-11
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References
External links
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G-League stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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FIBA Europe ProfileRealGM.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Archive Profile
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1974 births
Living people
20th-century African-American sportsmen
20th-century American sportsmen
21st-century African-American sportsmen
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Jordan
American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Philadelphia
Centers (basketball)
Columbus Riverdragons players
Denver Nuggets draft picks
Élan Béarnais players
Grand Rapids Hoops players
Halcones Rojos Veracruz players
Harlem Globetrotters players
Liga ACB players
Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
Orléans Loiret Basket players
Orlando Magic players
Panionios B.C. players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Power forwards
Real Betis Baloncesto players
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball players