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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Luke Lawson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Coeburn, Va.
- Prev School:
- Eastside HS
Bio
2020-21 (Junior):
- Averaged 7.8 minutes per game in 17 contests
- Snagged 14 rebounds and totaled 11 blocks to go with two steals
- Registered career-high nine points at Marshall
- Snagged four rebounds in win over High Point
2019-20 (Sophomore): Saw action in 13 games off the bench, playing 73 minutes … Averaged 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds per game … Had season-highs with seven points and five rebounds against Brevard (11/16) … Scored six points at Wake Forest (11/13) … Pulled down three offensive rebounds at Tennessee (11/5) … Played a season-high 11 minutes in the conference opener at Presbyterian (1/2).
2018-19 (Freshman): Played a prominent role off the bench appearing in all 31 games … Averaged 14.5 minutes, 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game as a true freshman … Scored a season-high 14 points with four three pointers, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a season-high 31 minutes versus Radford on Jan. 19 … Two weeks later tied his season-high 14 points while going a perfect 5-5 from the field with four three pointers at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 2 … Ended the season going a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line with 109 points and 29 made three pointers in 450 minutes.
High School: Named the Virginia High School League Class 1 Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Lawson joins the UNC Asheville men's basketball program out of Eastside High School in Coeburn, Va. ... A two-time Cumberland District Player of the Year, Lawson was a 1,000-point scorer for Eastside ... This past season, he averaged 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks per game for the Spartans ... Extremely athletic, Lawson won the slam dunk contest at the prestigious Arby's Classic in December of 2017 ... He shot over 40 percent from beyond the arc.
- Averaged 7.8 minutes per game in 17 contests
- Snagged 14 rebounds and totaled 11 blocks to go with two steals
- Registered career-high nine points at Marshall
- Snagged four rebounds in win over High Point
2019-20 (Sophomore): Saw action in 13 games off the bench, playing 73 minutes … Averaged 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds per game … Had season-highs with seven points and five rebounds against Brevard (11/16) … Scored six points at Wake Forest (11/13) … Pulled down three offensive rebounds at Tennessee (11/5) … Played a season-high 11 minutes in the conference opener at Presbyterian (1/2).
2018-19 (Freshman): Played a prominent role off the bench appearing in all 31 games … Averaged 14.5 minutes, 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game as a true freshman … Scored a season-high 14 points with four three pointers, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a season-high 31 minutes versus Radford on Jan. 19 … Two weeks later tied his season-high 14 points while going a perfect 5-5 from the field with four three pointers at Gardner-Webb on Feb. 2 … Ended the season going a perfect 6-6 from the free throw line with 109 points and 29 made three pointers in 450 minutes.
High School: Named the Virginia High School League Class 1 Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Lawson joins the UNC Asheville men's basketball program out of Eastside High School in Coeburn, Va. ... A two-time Cumberland District Player of the Year, Lawson was a 1,000-point scorer for Eastside ... This past season, he averaged 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks per game for the Spartans ... Extremely athletic, Lawson won the slam dunk contest at the prestigious Arby's Classic in December of 2017 ... He shot over 40 percent from beyond the arc.
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #5 Longwood (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #3 Gardner-Webb (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #7 Charleston Southern (Big South Tournament)
Thursday, March 14
Highlights || Men's Basketball || UNC Asheville at Radford
Monday, March 04
