Ricky Lawson 
#44 C | 6-8, 246lbs | Bighorns | Experience: Rookie
Born: 5/28/1953 (22) | College: Whitney College | Chicago, IL

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: B+ C- B+ F- F F C A- C+ D- C- D C- A+ D A-  
 Potential: A D B F F F B A C F C D          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981 
 Value: $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 CBL DEN 57 0 16.3 9.2 1.2 3.9 0.6 1.8 0.37 0.6 0.2 2.9 .537 .726 .000  
 Career     57 0 16.3 9.2 1.2 3.9 0.6 1.8 0.37 0.6 0.2 2.9 .537 .726 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 CBL DEN 3.6 6.7 .537 2.0 2.8 .726 2.8 4.4 .632 0.8 2.3 .349 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     3.6 6.7 .537 2.0 2.8 .726 2.8 4.4 .632 0.8 2.3 .349 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 57 0 928 205 382 114 157 0 0 524 66 287 37 35 100 35 10 163 -51 
 Career 57 0 928 205 382 114 157 0 0 524 66 287 37 35 100 35 10 163 -51 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 CBL DEN .581 1.37 6.3 17.0 24.2 7.1 23.4 15.3 17.6 96.6 3.2 -0.9 93.8 97.9  
 Career     .581 1.37 6.3 17.0 24.2 7.1 23.4 15.3 17.6 96.6 3.2 -0.9 93.8 97.9  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 CBL DEN 11 0 23.8 12.2 1.5 6.1 1.1 3.2 0.34 0.9 0.0 4.3 .490 .750 .000  
 Career     11 0 23.8 12.2 1.5 6.1 1.1 3.2 0.34 0.9 0.0 4.3 .490 .750 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 CBL DEN 4.5 9.1 .490 3.3 4.4 .750 3.5 6.4 .557 0.9 2.7 .333 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     4.5 9.1 .490 3.3 4.4 .750 3.5 6.4 .557 0.9 2.7 .333 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 11 0 262 49 100 36 48 0 0 134 17 84 12 10 35 10 0 47 10 
 Career 11 0 262 49 100 36 48 0 0 134 17 84 12 10 35 10 0 47 10 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 CBL DEN .554 1.34 7.1 20.8 24.2 6.5 24.5 15.7 10.8 0.9 0.0 0.9 91.4 90.6  
 Career     .554 1.34 7.1 20.8 0.0 6.5 24.5 15.7 10.8 0.9 0.0 0.9 91.4 90.6  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1971 WHIT 30 0 9.8 2.5 0.6 1.7 0.4 0.4 1.00 0.2 0.1 0.8 .417 .667 .000  
 1972 WHIT 30 0 12.3 2.9 0.9 2.3 0.6 0.4 1.58 0.2 0.1 1.2 .559 .500 .000  
 1973 WHIT 31 31 30.2 7.4 1.6 6.2 1.1 1.1 1.00 0.5 0.3 2.3 .413 .667 .000  
 1974 WHIT 31 31 32.5 13.5 2.5 6.9 1.6 1.6 1.00 0.7 0.3 2.5 .469 .682 .000  
 Total   122 62 21.4 6.6 1.4 4.3 1.0 0.9 1.06 0.4 0.2 1.7 .458 .662 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1971 30 0 295 25 60 26 39 0 0 76 18 68 11 5 11 5 3 24 64 
 1972 30 0 368 38 68 12 24 0 0 88 26 94 19 5 12 5 4 35 59 
 1973 31 31 935 76 184 76 114 0 0 228 50 241 35 17 35 17 10 70 174 
 1974 31 31 1008 158 337 103 151 0 0 419 76 290 51 23 51 23 10 77 167 
 Career 122 62 2606 297 649 217 328 0 0 811 170 693 116 50 109 50 27 206 464 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 22 5 14 4 3 2 5 10 14 10 12 0 0  
 Playoff 21 3 11 3 3 0 8 7 12 9 10 0 0  
 Career 22 5 14 4 3 2 8 10 14 10 12 0 0  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/16 LOU W 16 6 9 0 0 0 0 12 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 1
 10/17 POR W 7 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5
 10/19 BAL W 31 6 15 0 0 0 0 12 2 13 0 4 1 0 2 -7
 10/20 NJ W 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6
 10/23 PHM W 14 4 8 6 7 0 0 14 3 7 1 1 2 0 1 9
 10/26 DAL W 21 5 11 0 0 0 0 10 2 6 0 2 0 0 4 -4
 10/29 SD L 18 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 0 1 0 0 5 8
 10/30 POR W 13 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 5 -8
 11/1 DAL W 16 5 7 1 1 0 0 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 7
 11/4 DAL W 19 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 2 5 1 4 2 0 4 15
 11/5 NJ L 17 4 10 3 4 0 0 11 5 9 1 4 1 0 3 -5
 11/9 PHM W 5 2 3 2 4 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
 11/10 SD W 25 5 7 0 0 0 0 10 1 6 1 4 3 0 1 10
 11/14 SA W 10 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 4 0 2 0 0 2 -8
 11/16 NJ W 27 6 9 3 4 0 0 15 1 7 4 5 2 0 3 3
 11/18 SA L 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -5
 11/22 SD L 10 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 -11
 11/26 DAL W 22 10 14 1 4 0 0 21 1 11 1 1 0 0 1 14
 11/28 SA L 9 2 3 3 4 0 0 7 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 2
 11/29 POR L 24 4 10 7 10 0 0 15 2 14 0 4 2 0 6 -9
 12/2 SD L 28 5 12 1 2 0 0 11 2 6 0 3 0 0 3 -10
 12/4 KCM W 11 4 5 2 2 0 0 10 2 5 0 1 0 1 1 -4
 12/6 POR W 8 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 -4
 12/7 SA L 23 3 6 3 4 0 0 9 4 8 0 3 1 0 5 -18
 12/10 DAL W 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11
 12/11 PIT W 8 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 -5
 12/15 DAL W 23 6 8 1 2 0 0 13 1 9 0 4 2 1 4 3
 12/16 SA L 29 4 10 5 6 0 0 13 3 6 1 1 0 0 4 -8
 12/19 SD L 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5
 12/21 KCM W 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -4
 12/22 SD W 19 6 9 3 4 0 0 15 0 8 0 3 1 0 1 14
 12/24 SA W 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6
 12/26 KCM W 29 5 13 3 4 0 0 13 2 9 0 2 1 0 4 -1
 12/28 PHM L 25 5 11 7 8 0 0 17 1 7 0 3 1 0 2 -20
 12/30 SA L 16 2 6 5 6 0 0 9 0 4 0 3 1 0 5 0
 12/31 SA L 14 5 7 1 4 0 0 11 2 5 1 2 0 0 5 -4
 1/3 BAL L 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 -16
 1/5 POR W 15 4 11 0 0 0 0 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 -12
 1/7 LOU W 17 4 9 1 2 0 0 9 3 6 0 0 0 1 5 -18
 1/8 LOU L 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 1/20 SD W 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -7
 1/21 DAL W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
 3/4 SD W 17 4 8 1 2 0 0 9 1 6 2 3 1 1 4 10
 3/7 KCM W 25 7 11 4 4 0 0 18 3 10 1 4 1 1 4 16
 3/8 POR W 14 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 1 1 0 4 10
 3/11 KCM L 20 3 6 1 4 0 0 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 -11
 3/12 KCM W 26 7 12 7 10 0 0 21 1 7 1 4 1 0 6 13
 3/16 KCM W 17 4 6 1 2 0 0 9 0 5 2 1 0 0 3 4
 3/17 KCM L 18 5 9 2 2 0 0 12 0 2 0 2 1 1 5 7
 3/21 SA L 20 3 7 1 2 0 0 7 1 4 1 3 1 0 6 -14
 3/22 SD W 23 7 10 3 3 0 0 17 1 6 3 0 1 0 1 8
 3/26 SA W 31 5 9 6 9 0 0 16 0 5 2 4 1 0 4 20
 3/27 DAL W 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
 3/30 BAL W 23 7 12 2 3 0 0 16 2 11 2 4 2 2 5 18
 4/1 DAL L 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -13
 4/3 SA L 25 3 7 0 0 0 0 6 1 7 3 0 1 0 6 -8
 4/6 KCM L 24 7 12 0 0 0 0 14 2 10 2 3 0 0 6 -9
 4/7 POR L 27 6 13 10 12 0 0 22 1 9 0 0 0 0 5 -10
 4/9 POR W 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
 4/11 POR L 19 7 14 2 2 0 0 16 2 9 0 1 1 0 4 -13
 4/14 POR L 24 7 14 4 5 0 0 18 3 9 1 3 0 1 3 -5
 4/15 SA L 8 5 6 1 2 0 0 11 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 2
 4/17 DAL W 19 5 5 2 2 0 0 12 1 3 0 2 3 0 4 5
 4/19 SD W 15 5 12 1 2 0 0 11 1 4 1 1 0 0 4 -10
 4/20 SD L 15 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 1 2 0 0 2 -1
 4/22 SD W 26 6 11 6 10 0 0 18 3 9 0 8 1 0 4 7
 4/23 SD W 19 3 4 3 4 0 0 9 0 7 0 0 1 0 5 7
 4/27 SA W 22 5 10 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 3 2 1 0 5 4
 4/28 SA L 27 4 10 6 6 0 0 14 3 11 3 3 1 0 5 -1
 4/30 SA L 27 1 8 4 4 0 0 6 3 9 0 2 1 0 3 -11
 5/1 SA L 27 6 10 9 10 0 0 21 1 5 1 4 1 0 4 -19
 5/3 SA W 24 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 1 9 2 1 1 0 4 8
 5/5 SA W 33 7 12 4 8 0 0 18 2 10 1 6 0 0 5 10
 5/7 SA L 27 6 10 3 4 0 0 15 1 10 0 6 3 0 6 16

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 2
 1970 High School: Rated **** and #8 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 1970 High School: All-State (Illinois)
 1974 2nd Team All-American
 1974 1st Team All-Conference (Great Lakes Alliance)
 1974 CBL All-Rookie First Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/26/1974 Drafted by the Bighorns with pick #6 of round 1.

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