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Ty Lawson
	Lawson with the Nuggets
No. 3 – Denver Nuggets
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	November 3, 1987 (age 36); Clinton, Maryland
Nationality	American
Listed height	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Oak Hill Academy; (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia); Bishop McNamara HS; (Forestville, Maryland)
College	North Carolina (2006–2009)
NBA draft	2009: 1st round, 18th overall pick
	Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–present	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA Champion (2009); ACC Basketball Player of the Year (2009); Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (2009); Bob Cousy Award (2009);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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Ty Lawson (born November 3, 1987 in Clinton, Maryland) is an American basketball player who is currently playing point guard for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. Lawson was drafted as the 18th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, and was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets for a future 1st round pick. Lawson played college basketball for the University of North Carolina from 2006 to 2009.

Lawson was named the ACC Player of the Year, the first time a point guard had won the ACC's highest honor since fellow Tar Heel Phil Ford won the award in 1978.

Middle School and High School

Lawson attended sixth and seventh grade at Gwynn Park Middle School in Prince George's County, Maryland.^[1] In the eighth grade, he was recruited to the Newport School in Kensington, MD.^[2]

Lawson attended Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland from 2003–2004. He later transferred to and graduated from Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, where he was a first team USA Today All-American. He participated in the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Classic and the Nike Hoop Summit. During Ty Lawson's senior year at Oak Hill Academy he averaged 23.8 points, 9.1 assists and five steals. His highest scoring game in high school was 55 points.

College

Lawson began playing for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2006–07 season. In 38 games, he led the Tar Heels with 5.6 assists per game and was fourth with 10.2 points per game, during which time he helped the Tar Heels win a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title, as well as the ACC Tournament. During his sophomore year he had 12.7 ppg and 5.3 assists per game, although he saw much less playing time due to an ankle sprain that kept him out much of the season. In spite of this nagging injury, he eventually returned to help Carolina repeat as both ACC regular season and tournament champions and ultimately earn a berth to the Final Four.^[3]

He was charged with driving after drinking on June 6, 2008 by a police officer who felt that Lawson's music was too loud. He was not charged with a DWI because he was below the legal limit of .08 BAC, but still received misdemeanors due to state law prohibiting anyone under the age of 21 from driving after drinking any amount of alcohol.^[4] He was also charged for driving with a suspended license.^[5]

On the day of the deadline to withdraw from the June 16 2008 NBA Draft, Lawson decided to return to North Carolina for his junior season, along with Wayne Ellington, Danny Green and All-American Tyler Hansbrough, who all spurned the NBA draft to return to UNC, leaving the starters for the 2007–2008 season intact for the 2008–2009 season.^[6]

Lawson was voted to the All-ACC First Team his junior year and was named the ACC Player of the Year, the first time a point guard had won the ACC's highest honor since fellow Tar Heel Phil Ford won the award in 1978.^[7] Lawson was also a consensus second team all American as a junior, which makes him eligible to have his jersey honored in the rafters of the Smith Center at the conclusion of his college career. In 2009, Lawson also won the Bob Cousy Award that honors the best collegiate point guard. During the 2009 NCAA championship game, he also set a record with 8 steals against Michigan State, giving him the most steals of any player in an NCAA championship game and helping lead the Tar Heels to a national title.

On April 23, 2009 Lawson announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2009 NBA Draft.

College statistics

Season Averages
Season	Team	G	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	MIN	TO
2006–07	North Carolina Tar Heels	38	10.2	2.9	5.6	1.5	0.1	.500	.356	.688	25.7	2.2
2007–08	North Carolina Tar Heels	32	12.7	2.7	5.2	1.6	0.0	.515	.361	.835	25.3	2.2
2008–09	North Carolina Tar Heels	35	16.6	3.0	6.6	2.1	0.1	.532	.472	.798	29.9	1.9
Totals:		105	13.1	2.9	5.8	1.8	0.1	.516	.402	.780	27.0	2.1

NBA career

Due to concerns of his height and his often-sprained ankle, Lawson was slipped to 18th in the 2009 NBA Draft, where he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, the Timberwolves already drafted two point guards, making Lawson expendable. This gave the Nuggets an opportunity to get a quality player as they traded their future draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for Lawson.^[8]^[9] Lawson would get a better opportunity in Denver, serving as a backup to then-Nugget Chauncey Billups. In a 105–79 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on November 14, 2009, Lawson made his Denver teammates and crowd jump up from their seats as he dunked over then-Laker center D.J. Mbenga (7'2") and Josh Powell (6'9").

After Billups was traded to the Knicks on February 22, 2011 as part of the Carmelo Anthony trade, Lawson became starting point guard for the Nuggets. On April 9, 2011, Lawson became the first player in NBA history to make each of his first 10 3-point attempts to start a game. He went 10–11 from 3-point range and finished the game with career-high 37 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.^[10]

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Denver	65	8	20.3	.515	.410	.757	1.9	3.1	.7	.0	8.3
2010–11	Denver	80	31	26.3	.503	.404	.764	2.6	4.7	1.0	.0	11.7
Career		145	39	23.6	.507	.406	.762	2.3	4.0	.9	.0	10.2

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Denver	6	6	19.7	.429	.400	.684	1.3	2.7	1.0	.0	7.8
Career		6	6	19.7	.429	.400	.684	1.3	2.7	1.0	.0	7.8

References

^ Nuggets rookie Lawson quick on the court, quicker with a practical joke. The Denver Post. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
^ DC Area Players Named PARADE All-American | DC Basketball Blog. Dcbasketball.wordpress.com (2008-12-01). Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
^ DALY Daly, Jack. – "Roy and Ty: Working for it – Recruiting – and Practice – brings North Carolina to Final Four". – The Herald-Sun. – April 3, 2008.
^ Ty Lawson charged with drinking, driving
^ Tar Heels' Lawson charged with driving after consuming alcohol
^ Tar Heel Trio Returning to School
^ Lawson Named ACC Player Of The Year – NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Tarheelblue.cstv.com (2009-03-10). Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
^ Stapleton, Arnie. Wolves trade Lawson to Denver, USA Today, June 25, 2009.
^ Taylor, Nate. Last first-round pick delivers guard only sweep, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 26, 2009.
^ "Ty Lawson scores career-high 37 to help short-handed Nuggets". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 9, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.

External links

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[1] Nuggets rookie Lawson quick on the court, quicker with a practical joke. The Denver Post. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.

[2] DC Area Players Named PARADE All-American | DC Basketball Blog. Dcbasketball.wordpress.com (2008-12-01). Retrieved on 2011-04-18.

[3] DALY Daly, Jack. – "Roy and Ty: Working for it – Recruiting – and Practice – brings North Carolina to Final Four". – The Herald-Sun. – April 3, 2008.

[4] Ty Lawson charged with drinking, driving

[5] Tar Heels' Lawson charged with driving after consuming alcohol

[6] Tar Heel Trio Returning to School

[7] Lawson Named ACC Player Of The Year – NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Tarheelblue.cstv.com (2009-03-10). Retrieved on 2011-04-18.

[8] Stapleton, Arnie. Wolves trade Lawson to Denver, USA Today, June 25, 2009.

[9] Taylor, Nate. Last first-round pick delivers guard only sweep, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 26, 2009.

[10] "Ty Lawson scores career-high 37 to help short-handed Nuggets". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 9, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.

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Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Blue blood status Dixie Classic/Big Four Jumpman Invitational Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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v t e 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	DeJuan Blair Stephen Curry Blake Griffin Tyler Hansbrough James Harden
Second Team	Sherron Collins Luke Harangody Ty Lawson Jodie Meeks Jeff Teague Hasheem Thabeet

v t e Denver Nuggets roster
0 Braun 1 Porter 3 Strawther 4 Tyson 5 Caldwell-Pope 6 Jordan 7 Jackson 8 Watson 9 Holiday 11 Key (TW) 15 Jokić 21 Gillespie (TW) 22 Nnaji 24 Pickett 27 Murray 30 Huff (TW) 31 Čančar 50 Gordon
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