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Dedric Lawson Named College Sports Madness National Player of the Week

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - University of Memphis sophomore forward was recently named the College Sports Madness National Player of the Week.

Sophomore forward was named to the Honor Roll during the same time span after averaging 19.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.0 blocked shots, and 2.0 steals per game.

Lawson's two double-doubles gives him 13 on the season, which is tied for second-highest total in the country, and 30 for his career, which is one away from tying Lorenzen Wright for eighth on the career list. In the opener against UConn, he scored 15 points with 11 rebounds, and six assists and three steals.