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. Lawson played for the
Grand Rapids Hoops of the
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 2000. ==Coaching career==