Eugene Lawrence (born June 22, 1986) is an American professional
basketball player for
BC Novosibirsk
BC Novosibirsk (russian: БК «Новосибирск») is a professional basketball team based in Novosibirsk, Russia. It plays in the Russian Basketball Super League, Russian Super League, the second highest level of basketball in Russia.
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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
BK Prostejov
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from 2009 to 2011, Lawrence was runner-up in the
Czech League
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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
Basketball Bundesliga
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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
BC Novosibirsk
BC Novosibirsk (russian: БК «Новосибирск») is a professional basketball team based in Novosibirsk, Russia. It plays in the Russian Basketball Super League, Russian Super League, the second highest level of basketball in Russia.
In ...
of the
Russian Basketball Super League 1.
References
External links
Euroleague profileGerman BBL profileEurobasket.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
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