Gani Lawal
Lawal playing for Georgia Tech
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| No. 31 – Dinamo Sassari | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League |
Italian Serie A Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 7, 1988 College Park, Georgia |
| Nationality | Nigerian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Norcross (Norcross, Georgia) |
| College | Georgia Tech (2007–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2010 | →Iowa Energy |
| 2011 | Zastal Zielona Góra |
| 2011–2012 | Xinjiang Flying Tigers |
| 2012 | Zastal Zielona Góra |
| 2012 | Chorale Roanne |
| 2012–2013 | Virtus Roma |
| 2013 | Guangzhou Liu Sui |
| 2013–2014 | Emporio Armani Milano |
| 2014–2015 | Trabzonspor |
| 2015 | Panathinaikos |
| 2015 | Emporio Armani Milano |
| 2015 | Delaware 87ers |
| 2015–2016 | Westchester Knicks |
| 2016 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2016 | Al-Ahli Dubai |
| 2016 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
| 2016–present | Dinamo Sassari |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Gani Oladimeji Lawal Jr. (born November 7, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Serie A. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech.
During his time at Norcross High School, Lawal was named to the McDonald's All-American Team, following his senior season, and was Mr. Basketball 2007 in Georgia.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Lawal was listed as the No. 7 power forward and the No. 29 player in the nation in 2007.
As a freshman in 2007–08, Lawal scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shots, with four rebounds at Duke, snapping a streak of six games in single digits. He also had a game-high nine rebounds in a 77–64 win over Presbyterian on January 6, 2008.
As a sophomore in 2008–09, Lawal scored a career-best 34 points in an 85–83 Georgia Tech loss to Penn State, on December 3, 2008. He had a career-high 16 rebounds in a 63–58 win over Tennessee State, on December 30, 2008. He bested that mark by one rebound, when he pulled down 17 in a 70–56 home loss to Duke, on January 14, 2009.
After originally entering the NBA draft following his sophomore year, Lawal pulled out of the draft on June 14, 2009, to return to Georgia Tech for his junior year. As a junior, Lawal led the team in field-goal percentage and blocked shots.
Lawal was drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 46th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. On August 1, 2010, he signed a three-year deal with the Suns. On November 16, 2010, he was assigned to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. He was recalled by the Suns on December 19 and made his NBA debut on December 31, recording one foul in two minutes of action against the Detroit Pistons. His season was later ended on January 6 after he suffered a torn ACL.
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