Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Keon Lawrence

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. Seton Hall head coach Bobby Gonzalez announced Tuesday that Keon Lawrence (Newark, N.J.) has transferred to the University.  Lawrence played basketball the last two seasons at the University of Missouri and will sit out the 2008-09 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.

The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Lawrence will be eligible to practice with the Pirates this season, but won’t see game action until 2009-10.  The guard will have junior playing eligibility at that time.

“Keon is an incredible recruit for us,” Gonzalez said.  “He has a huge name in the state of New Jersey and he’s coming back home to Newark.  He can play the one and the two.  He’s a natural scorer and really an electrifying, exciting player that the fans are just going to love.  When he decided to transfer, everyone in the country wanted him, but he chose us.  I think that really says something about where we’re headed as a program.”

Last season at Missouri, Lawrence played in all 32 games and averaged a team-high 29.2 minutes per game.  He led the team in field goal attempts and averaged 11.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game while making 20 starts.  A native of nearby Newark, N.J., Lawrence topped the 20-point plateau twice last season including a 25-point performance at Kansas, the 2008 national champions.

At Weequahic High School Lawrence was nicknamed the “Human Pogo Stick” for his acrobatic dunks and athleticism.  A First Team All-State selection as a senior, he led the state of New Jersey with 31.2 points per game and became just the third player in Essex County history to record over 2,000 career points.

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