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Dedric Lawson Named to American Conference Honor Roll
Feb 06, 2017 | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - University of Memphis sophomore forward Dedric Lawson has been named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll, announced by the league office on Monday (February 6) afternoon.
During the two-game week, he averaged 28.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.0 steals, and 1.0 blocked shots per game, while setting an American Athletic Conference single-game record for free throw percentage, making 14-of-14 attempts against UCF on Saturday, February 4.
In the week opener against USF, he played 35 minutes and scored 29 points while pulling down nine rebounds. He also dished out six assists, grabbed three steals, and blocked a shot. He made 11-of-18 shots (61.1%) against the Bulls, 1-of-4 from long range, and 6-of-8 from the free throw line.
Two days later against UCF he played the entire 40 minutes, and scored 28 points with 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Lawson also picked up three steals and a blocked shot. He converted on 6-of-20 shots from the field, 2-of-6 from long range, and an American Athletic Conference-record 14-of-14 effort from the free throw line. The free throw record tops the previous American Athletic Conference record of 13-for-13 by Kadeem Jack of Rutgers at USF on February 8, 2014, and is also the seventh-most makes in a game this season without a miss
Lawson is the only player in NCAA Division I to be inside of the top-10 of their conference in rebounds (first), scoring (second), blocked shots (fourth), steals (t-9th), and assists (10th).
For the season Lawson averages 19.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, totals that only one other person since 1992-93 has averaged (Ben Simmons of LSU, last season).
The Tigers return to action on Tuesday, February 7, when the team plays host to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in a 6 p.m. tip-off on ESPNU.
During the two-game week, he averaged 28.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.0 steals, and 1.0 blocked shots per game, while setting an American Athletic Conference single-game record for free throw percentage, making 14-of-14 attempts against UCF on Saturday, February 4.
In the week opener against USF, he played 35 minutes and scored 29 points while pulling down nine rebounds. He also dished out six assists, grabbed three steals, and blocked a shot. He made 11-of-18 shots (61.1%) against the Bulls, 1-of-4 from long range, and 6-of-8 from the free throw line.
Two days later against UCF he played the entire 40 minutes, and scored 28 points with 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Lawson also picked up three steals and a blocked shot. He converted on 6-of-20 shots from the field, 2-of-6 from long range, and an American Athletic Conference-record 14-of-14 effort from the free throw line. The free throw record tops the previous American Athletic Conference record of 13-for-13 by Kadeem Jack of Rutgers at USF on February 8, 2014, and is also the seventh-most makes in a game this season without a miss
Lawson is the only player in NCAA Division I to be inside of the top-10 of their conference in rebounds (first), scoring (second), blocked shots (fourth), steals (t-9th), and assists (10th).
For the season Lawson averages 19.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, totals that only one other person since 1992-93 has averaged (Ben Simmons of LSU, last season).
The Tigers return to action on Tuesday, February 7, when the team plays host to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in a 6 p.m. tip-off on ESPNU.
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