Eugene Lawrence (born June 22, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for

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of the Russian Basketball Super League 1.

College career

After a successful high school career, Lawrence went on to play for

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. Currently, Lawrence is ranked third in total assists among players in St. John's history.

Professional career

Eugene went to play in Slovakia for SPU Nitra from 2008 to 2009, where he was named Player of the Year and won the Finals with his team. He then moved to the Czech Republic for three seasons. While playing for

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from 2009 to 2011, Lawrence was runner-up in the

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for two seasons. In his second season there, he was named MVP of the All-Star Game. His team made it to EuroChallenge last 16 in the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 season, he then moved to ČEZ Nymburk, where he won the Czech championship. He was named to the All-Star team starting five for the second season in a row. From 2012 to 2014, Lawrence played in Ukraine for BC Goverla. During his second season he left the team due to political hardships and civil war within the country. He then moved to Germany to play for Telekom Baskets Bonn. In September 2016, Lawrence returned to ČEZ Nymburk. With Nymburk, Lawrence won three National Basketball League (NBL) titles and three Czech Cup titles in three years. For the 2019–20 season, Lawrence signed with Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League. On January 8, 2020, he signed back with Telekom Bonn of the

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. On December 15, 2020, Lawrence returned to Greece for Charilaos Trikoupis. He averaged 5.1 points, 5.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. On February 8, 2022, Lawrence signed with

of the Russian Basketball Super League 1.

References

External links

Euroleague profile

German BBL profile

Eurobasket.com profile

1986 births Living people Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn) alumni African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players BC Hoverla players Basketball Nymburk players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Point guards Basketball players from Brooklyn St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players Telekom Baskets Bonn players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub