Andrew Derek Lawrence (born 4 June 1990) is a British professional

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player for the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League. Born in

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, Lawrence played college basketball for Charleston, being named in the all-

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second team for two years in a row in 2012 and 2013. He represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal

Lawrence is the son of Renaldo Lawrence who was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the eighth round of the 1979 NBA draft. He is also the nephew of David Lawrence who played in the British Basketball League for six seasons. He attended St. John the Baptist secondary school (SJB) in

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College career

In Andrew's freshman season at the

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, he appeared in all thirty-four games, averaging 4.7 points per game. On 30 January 2010 Andrew scored a season-high thirteen points against

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. Andrew appeared in all thirty-six games his sophomore season, including two starts. He averaged 5.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Andrew also led the team in total steals, with thirty-seven. In his junior season, Andrew averaged 13.0 points, 5.5 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game. On 2 February 2012 Andrew scored a career high 32 points in a double-overtime loss to Elon. He was also named to the All-Southern Conference second team. As a senior Lawrence was chosen for a second-straight year in the Second team of the

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Professional career

Following graduation Andrew Lawrence was selected as a member of the

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2013 NBA Summer League squad averaging 5.8ppg, 1.8apg and 2.5rpg. In September 2013, he signed with

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of Croatia for the 2013–14 season. After being inactive during one entire season due to an injury, in July 2015 he signed with Spanish club Gipuzkoa Basket for the

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. On 5 October 2016, Lawrence signed with

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of Kosovo. On 12 December 2017, he left Prishtina and signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket for the rest of the

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. On 11 September 2017, Lawrence signed with Sigal Prishtina, returning to the club for a second stint. On 7 December 2017, he left Prishtina and signed with Italian club

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for the rest of the 2017–18 Serie A2 Basket. In August 2019, Lawrence signed with London City Royals of the British Basketball League (BBL). On 24 September, Lawrence made his debut for the Royals, scoring 27 points and dishing out 9 assists in an away win over Plymouth Raiders. The City Royals folded midway the 2019–20 season. On 26 August 2020, Lawrence signed with Plymouth.

International

Andrew represented England at the 2008 Under-18 Division B European Championship. In the tournament, Andrew averaged 12.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. He also participated in the 2009 Under-20 Division B European Championship and the 2010 Under-20 European Championship. Andrew made his first appearance for the Great Britain Men's National Team in an international test match against the Netherlands at ACS Cobham on 7 August 2011. He was then selected in the final 12 for FIBA EuroBasket 2011. On 5 July 2012 Andrew was named to the Great Britain Olympic Basketball Team. In an exhibition game against the

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, Lawrence recorded six points, three rebounds, and three assists.

References

External links

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