KISSIMMEE, FL - November 23, 2023 - Guard Eli Lawrence #5 of the Texas A&M Aggies and Forward Solomon Washington #13 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Texas A&M Aggies at State Farm Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, FL. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Eli Lawrence

Height:
6-5
Weight:
190
Position:
Guard
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga
High School:
Tri-Cities

Season & Career Highs

SEASON

Points: 11 vs. TAMU-C (11/6/23)
Rebounds: 3, 2x, last at Virginia (11/29/23)
Assists: 1, 3x, last at Auburn (1/9/23)
Steals: 2 vs. HCU (12/22/23)
Blocks: 1, 2x, last at Auburn (1/9/23)
3-PM: 2 vs. TAMU-C (11/6/23)
Minutes: 13 at Virginia (11/29/23)

CAREER

Points: 27 at UTSA (2/1/20)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Western Kentucky (12/31/22)
Assists: 5 vs. UAB (1/16/23)
Steals: 4 at Western Kentucky (2/9/23)
Blocks: 2 vs. UAB (1/16/23)
3-PM: 5 at Western Kentucky (2/9/23)
Minutes: 44 vs. UAB (3/11/22)

2023-24 (Graduate)
Averaged 2.1 points while seeing action in 24 games (154 minutes of action) … Tallied his lone double-digit scoring output with 11 points in 11 minutes of action in the season-opener vs. Texas A&M-
Commerce (11/6) … Saw double-digit minutes in six games, including a season-high 13 vs. Virginia (11/29) … Posted a season-high three rebounds twice vs. Virginia and Iowa State (11/26) … Logged his lone 3-pointer in conference play in his home state against Georgia (3/2) … Was lauded by head coach Buzz Williams for his leadership skills down the stretch as he began to sit in the coach’s seat during timeouts.

2019-23 (At Middle Tennessee)
Lawrence earned second-team All-Conference USA honors at Middle Tennessee in 2022-23 while leading the Blue Raiders in scoring with 12.2 points per game and producing career-highs in assists (44), field goal percentage (.421), 3-point percentage (.340) and free throw percentage (.816) … Produced 10 or more points in 22 games and hit the 20-point level four times in 2022-23 with a season-high of 21 points in games at Western Kentucky, at Rice and Chattanooga … Logged a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a home victory over WKU … In the Blue Raiders’ win over NCAA Tournament semifinalist Florida Atlantic on Feb. 16, Lawrence scored 13 points and grabbed three rebounds and chipped in MT’s final three points via free throws in the four-point win (74-70) … In four seasons at MTSU, Lawrence posted 1,075 points, 439 rebounds, 121 assists and 112 steals in 120 career games. He started 71 games, including 68 of the last 69 games he appeared … He earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and has one season of collegiate eligibility remaining.

High School
Lawrence was a standout high school player at Tri-Cities High School in Atlanta where he was coached by Omari Forts … He averaged over 22 points and 10 rebounds for his prep career, and he earned first-team all-region honors and second-team all-state recognition as a senior.