Anthony Lawrence II (born September 5, 1996) is an American basketball player for the

SeaHorses Mikawa Seahorses Mikawa is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kariya and sponsored by Aisin. The team was founded in 1947. The team played in the National Basketball League (Japan), National Basketball League. In July 2015 it was annou ...

of the Japanese

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. He played college basketball for the University of Miami. Standing at , he plays at the power forward and small forward positions.

Early life and college career

Lawrence attended Lakewood High School in

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, where he led the team to the Class 5A state championship game as a junior. In sophomore campaign, he averaged 21 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Lawrence played college basketball at the University of Miami, where he averaged 12.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game as a senior. Lawrence finished his career ranked 34th in career scoring at Miami with 1,043 points. He played in 130 career games, which tied for fifth most in program history. Lawrence wrapped up his career ranked ninth in career steals at UM with 141 and 10th in career minutes with 3,300.

Professional career

Northern Arizona Suns (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the

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, Lawrence joined the

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for the

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. On July 22, 2019, Lawrence signed his first professional contract with

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

of the Israeli Premier League. On October 2, 2019, he parted ways with Be'er Sheva after appearing in one pre-season tournament game. On October 20, 2019, Lawrence signed with the Utah Jazz, but he was immediately waived after training camp. On October 26, 2019, Lawrence was selected with the first overall pick in the

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by the Northern Arizona Suns, the

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affiliate of the

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Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2021)

On December 30, 2020, Lawrence was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

Sea Horses Mikawa (2022 - present)

On February 5, 2022, Lawrence signed with the

of the

Personal life

Lawrence played in first basketball game at age four. His father, Anthony Lawrence Sr., played college basketball at Alabama and Miami from 1988-92 and after college, played overseas in Portugal, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

References

External links

Miami Hurricanes bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Anthony 1996 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from St. Petersburg, Florida Miami Hurricanes men's basketball players Northern Arizona Suns players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Fort Wayne Mad Ants players SeaHorses Mikawa players American expatriate basketball people in Japan