University of Memphis Athletics
Tigers Basketball Announces Three Signees Wednesday
Nov 19, 2014 | Men's Basketball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - On Wednesday, Randall Broddie and Dedric and K.J. Lawson all signed national letters of intent to attend the University of Memphis beginning in the fall of 2015.
The following are short biographical sketches on the three Tigers signees:
Randall Broddie
Guard
6-3/180
Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac High School
Reclassified to the 2015 class and will enroll at the University of Memphis for the 2015-16 academic year ... Playing his final season of prep basketball at Potomac High School in Maryland in 2014-15 ... His Potomac squad is reclassifying to Class 3A for 2014-15 ...
Scout.com rated him the No. 7 shooting guard in the nation ... Scout.com also ranked him the country's No. 45 overall player ...
Averaged 20.2 points, 4.3 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 2013-14 ... Helped lead Potomac to the Maryland Class 2A state championship ... Defeated Oakdale 64-51 to claim the school's first state title since 2005 ... Netted 18 points in the championship game ... In the 70-65 state semifinal win over Patterson, scored 30 points, including seven in the final four minutes ... Wolverines finished the season with a 23-5 record ... Named to the 2013-14 All-Gazette Boys Basketball first team ...
In 2012-13, helped lead Potomac to the Maryland Class 3A state title game ... Scored 22 points and grabbed five boards in the state semifinal win over Reservoir ... Earned 2012-13 All-Gazette Boys Basketball second team honors.
Dedric Lawson
Forward/Guard
6-8/195
Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton High School
Reclassified to the 2015 class and will enroll at the University of Memphis for the 2015-16 academic year ... Will join his brother, K.J., on the 2015-16 Tigers squad ...
A consensus top-30 recruit ... Rated among the nation's top players by ESPN.com (No. 28), 247sports.com (No. 7), Rivals.com (No. 26) and Scout.com (No. 20) ...
Helped lead Hamilton High School to a 27-7 record in 2013-14 ... The Wildcats won the Region 8AAA title and advanced to the Tennessee Class AAA state tournament quarterfinal round ... Averaged 18.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots ... Named to the 2014 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State Team ... One of five finalists for 2014 The Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps Player of the Year ... Received 2014 Commercial Appeal Class AAA All-Metro Team honors ...
Earned 2013 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State Team and Commercial Appeal Class AAA All-Metro Team as a freshman.
K.J. Lawson
Forward/Guard
6-7/200
Memphis, Tenn./Hamilton High School
A consensus top-50 recruit ... Rated among the nation's top players by ESPN.com (No. 40), 247sports.com (No. 45), Rivals.com (No. 55) and Scout.com (No. 42) ...
Helped lead Hamilton High School to a 27-7 record in 2013-14 ... The Wildcats won the Region 8AAA title and advanced to the Tennessee Class AAA state tournament quarterfinal round ... Averaged 19.4 points, 11.6 rebounds ... Named to the 2014 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State Team ... One of five finalists for 2014 The Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps Player of the Year ... Earned 2014 Commercial Appeal Class AAA All-Metro Team recognition ...
Named to the 2013 Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State Team and Commercial Appeal Class AAA All-Metro Team ...
Member of the 2011-12 East High School team that won the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class AAA state championship ... Played on the East High School team with current Tiger Nick King.
