Jason Lawson

Jason Love Lawson (born September 2, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

Jason Lawson

Personal information
Born	(1974-09-02) September 2, 1974 (age 50) 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
Drafted by	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
CBA All-Defensive Team (2000) Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1997) Big East All-Freshman team (1994) Second-team Parade All-American (1993) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1992)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 1995 Fukuoka

Playing career

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]

Coaching career

Lawson continues to coach in the Philadelphia area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.^[3]