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Lawson Lovering

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ACADEMIC AWARDS
2024-25 Winter Academic All-Big 12

2024-25 (SENIOR)

Started in all 28 games he played as a senior, closing out his career with 639 points and 486 rebounds to go with a career .517 shooting clip
Was third on the team in scoring with 8.4 points per game and 4.9 rebounds per game
Opened his season with 12 points and 7 rebounds against MVSU (11/26)
Followed up with 16 points and 8 boards with 3 blocks against Eastern Washington (11/30)
Career-high 25 points with 4 rebounds on 11-of-14 shooting against Iowa at the Sanford Pentagon
Dished out a career-high 6 assists to go with 8 points and 3 rebounds to give Utah its first Big 12 Conference win versus Oklahoma State (1/11)
Helped Utah defeat in-state rival BYU (1/25) in overtime with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks
Had 12 points and 6 rebounds with 2 steals in win over Colorado (2/5) at home
Posted 14 points with 4 assists on the road against Cincinnati (2/11)
Recorded his first double-double of the season to help Utah defeat Kansas State (2/17) with 15 points and 10 rebounds
Pulled down 10 rebounds to go with 6 points and 4 assists against Arizona State (3/1)
Scored 8 points with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks on senior night vs. West Virginia (3/4)
Chipped in with 11 points and 5 rebounds against UCF (3/11) in the opening round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament
Closed out his collegiate career with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists vs. Butler (3/31) in the inaugural game of the College Basketball Crown Tournament

2023-24 (JUNIOR)

Played in 33 games with 24 starts his first year with the Runnin’ Utes
Averaged 6.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists
Helped Utah reach the NIT Semifinals and finished the year with 22 wins – the most since 2017-18
Scored his first basket as a Ute against Eastern Washington (11/6) in the season-opener
Had 18 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists the following game against UC Riverside (11/10)
Posted 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in Charleston Classic opening round game vs. Wake Forest (11/16)
Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds to go with 8 points against Utah Valley (12/16) at home
Recorded a season-high 17 points against Bellarmine (12/20) on top of 7 boards and 3 assists
Scored 9 points with 5 rebounds in Utah’s historic lopsided win over UCLA (1/11) at home
Missed four games due to lower leg injury 4 minutes into the game at Stanford (1/14)
Had a near double-double vs. Colorado (2/3) with 9 points and 8 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting in his return to line-up
Returned to the starting line-up at Oregon (3/9) scoring 6 points with 5 rebounds and 4 assists
Tied his season-high against Stanford (2/29) at home with 17 points and 5 rebounds on a perfect 6-for-6 night from the field
Pulled down 10 rebounds vs. Arizona State in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament
Hauled in 10 boards with 6 points against Iowa (3/24) in the second round of the NIT
Posted 6 points with 9 rebounds against VCU (3/27) in the NIT quarterfinals at home

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE) COLORADO)

Started in all 34 games he played in as a sophomore
Averaged 4.9 points and 4.7 rebounds with a team-high 33 blocks while shooting a .554 clip
Opened the season with 4 points, 3rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals against UC Riverside
Helped Colorado upset #11 Tennessee with 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals
Recorded a career-high 4 assists to go with 4 points and 5 rebounds in win over #24 Texas A&M
Kicked off full slate of Pac-12 play with 10 points and 5 rebounds at Stanford
Picked up his first career double-double at USC with 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds
Nearly had a double-double vs. USC at home, posting 9 points and 7 rebounds
Had back-to-back games with 9 points vs. Washington and #2 UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament
Scored a career-high 21 points in loss to Utah Valley at home in the second round of the NIT

2021-22 (FRESHMAN) COLORADO

HIGH SCHOOL

Three-time Wyoming Class 4A All-State and East Conference First-Team selection
Averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and a pair of blocks as a senior
Led the Indians to the Wyoming Class 4A state championship as a senior
Averaged 13.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks as a junior
Shot a state-best 69-percent from the field
Named the 2020 East Conference Co-Player of the Year as Central HS finished the season 20-3 overall
Averaged 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and shot 61 percent from the field as a sophomore
A consensus four-star prospect coming in at 59th in Rivals’ national rankings and as the ninth best center in the country
Named Wyoming’s top player by 247Sports and the 63rd best overall player in the nation
Ranked No. 72 on the ESPN100 for 2021
Played three seasons of club basketball for the Utah Prospects out of Salt Lake City