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Jason Love Lawson (born September 2, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
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| Born | September 2, 1974 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Olney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Villanova (1993–1997) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Grand Rapids Hoops | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Caja San Fernando | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Pau-Orthez | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Grand Rapids Hoops | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Entente Orléanaise | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Columbus Riverdragons | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Al-Wehdat | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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The 6'11", 240 pound forward-center went to college at Villanova University. He played with the Orlando Magic in the 1997–98 NBA season after being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 1997 NBA draft. In his only NBA season he played in 17 games, averaging 4.7 minutes per game, he had a field goal percentage of 60.0%. He had an 80.0% free throw accuracy. He had an average of 1.6 rebounds per game. He also averaged 0.3 assists per game, 0.2 steals per game, 0.2 blocks per game and 1.5 points per game.[1]
Lawson played for the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 2000.[2]
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Lawson continues to coach in the Philadelphia area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.[3]
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