2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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23 Leon Lawson

  • Class Junior
  • Position Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 209
  • Hometown Rahway, N.J.
  • High School Rahway
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

2024:25: Saw action in 14 games ... averaged 2.8 minutes per game, shooting .250 from the field (3-12) and .500 from the charity stripe (2-4) ... recorded 39 minutes played, 10 rebounds, eight points, two blocks, and two steals ... registered a season-high six points (3-6) and 11 minutes played with two rebounds in 89-71 win at Saint Elizabeth (11/13) ... collected a season-high three rebounds and a steal at Rowan (1/25).

2023-24: Did not appear in any games as a junior due to injury.

2022-23: Appeared in nine games as a sophomore forward ... saw action in seven NJAC contests and scored two points over four minutes against Rutgers-Newark (2/4) and Montclair State (2/18).

2021-22: Appeared in 25 of 27 games as a freshman forward, making one start ... came off the bench for 16 minutes and finished with six points, seven boards and a steal against Maine-Augusta (11/7) ... saw a career-high 17 minutes on the floor and chipped in a career-best nine points on 4-of-5 from the floor, adding a career-best eight rebounds, a block, a steal and an assist in the win over Rutgers-Camden (12/4) ... registered eight points on 3-of-4 shooting plus 2-of-2 at the line to go with six boards over 14 minutes played against then-#1 Yeshiva (12/15) ... made his first-career start, playing 10 minutes and grabbing five boards against TCNJ (1/31).

High School: A 2021 graduate of Rahway High School … four-year varsity basketball team member … second team all-conference as a senior … also a two-year member of the track & field team … as a senior, earned gold in long jump and bronze in high jump and triple jump … was also a member of the eSports club.

Personal: Son of Leadia and Leon Lawson … has three siblings, Micah, Lee-Shae and Sauniq .. father played basketball and mother ran track in college ... brother, Micah runs track at Rutgers-New Brunswick ... enjoys mini golf ... chose NJCU for the basketball program. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2021-22Freshman

    Forward
    6'4" 190 lbs
    21
  • 30

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    6'4" 200 lbs
    30
  • 23

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    6'4" 200 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2024-25Junior

    Forward
    6'4" 209 lbs
    23