David Lawrence (Rayne, May 5, 1959 – Cremona, March 20, 2017) was an American basketball player. He was a star college player at McNeese State University, a second round draft pick in the

1980 NBA draft The 1980 NBA draft was the 34th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 10, 1980, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel & Towers, before the 1980–81 season. In this draft, 23 NBA teams took turns selectin ...

, and played professionally in Europe for nine seasons. Lawrence, a 6'9" power forward from W. O. Boston High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, played for

McNeese State McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. ...

from 1976 to 1980, following his brother

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to the school. Over four years, he scored 1,938

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and grabbed 1,026

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. He was named first-team All- Southland Conference and was the Southland Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 1979. Following his college career, Lawrence was drafted in the second round (32nd pick overall) of the 1980 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Though he never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he played for nine years in the top leagues of Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. Lawrence died on March 20, 2017.

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McNeese State Athletic HOF profile
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