Lawson Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina junior guard AJ Lawson was named to the CoSIDA Men’s Basketball Academic All-District 4 First Team, it was announced on Thursday by the organization (College Sports Information Directors of America).  The All-District Teams recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.  The All-District honor is the first of Lawson’s career.
 
Lawson, who had multiple selections to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll, and the Dean’s List during his time at Carolina, declared for the NBA Draft last month following a standout career in the Garnet and Black.  In 81 career games at Carolina, Lawson scored 1,153 points for a 14.2 points per game average, while he dished out 167 assists and collected 101 steals.  He led or shared the team lead in scoring 33 times as a Gamecock, while posting 59 double-figure scoring performances, including 22 games scoring 20 or more points.  He also earned SEC All-Freshman Team and Second Team All-SEC accolades during his career, in addition to preseason honors.
 
First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced in late May. 
 
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