Alexis Gray-Lawson

Alexis Amber Gray-Lawson (born April 21, 1987) is a basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was the 2010 recipient of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith award, which is presented by the WBCA annually to 'the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I female basketball player who stands 5'8" tall or under".[1]

Alexis Gray-Lawson
Personal information
Born (1987-04-21) April 21, 1987
Oakland, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolOakland Tech (Oakland, California)
CollegeCalifornia (2005–2010)
WNBA draft2010: 3rd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career2011–2012
PositionGuard
Number21
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
2011–2012Phoenix Mercury
As coach:
2015–presentComo Park Girls Basketball
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Belgrade Team competition

Childhood

Gray-Lawson was born April 21, 1987, in Oakland, California. Her parents are Orlando Gray and Roslyn Lawson. She has eight siblings, Kameron, Kenya, Layce, Violet, Vanessa, Kevin, William, and Kenny. Jason Kidd is a close family friend, she is related to Willie McGee who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

High school career

Gray-Lawson went to Oakland Tech for her entire high school career, and earned the 2005 second team Parade All-American and All-State Honors as she and California teammate Devanei Hampton led Oakland Tech to their second state title. She was ranked 17th nationally by the Blue Star Index and 25th by Mike White's All-Star Girls Report. She was listed as 5th by the NorCal Scouting Report. She was MVP of the 2004 California state Championships, named to the 2005 McDonald's All-American game, and the Senior Slam All-Star game in 2005. Oakland Tech retired her jersey, as they lost only one home game while she was there. She also played softball, earning three all-city honors and league MVP as a senior with the softball team. She competed on the volleyball team as a freshman as well.

College career

Gray-Lawson spent a total of five years at the University of California, Berkeley. During her sophomore year she would play only nine games before suffering a season-ending injury. She would be red-shirted for the remainder of her sophomore season. Gray-Lawson was on the All-Pac-10 First Team in 2009 and 2010, the Pac-10 All-Defensive team in 2010, All-Pac-10 Second Team in 2008, Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team in 2006, All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention in 2006, and was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2006. She was named to the Women's Basketball News Service All-Freshman Team in 2006, Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention in 2009, and was a WNIT Champion in 2010. She was first on the California Golden Bears career list for three-pointers made with a total of 148, and named one of the top five 2-guards in the nation by ESPN.com in a 2008-2009 women's basketball preseason ranking.

California statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06 California 30 438 41.9 38.9 62.0 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.1 14.6
2006-07 California 9 95 44.7 26.1 75.0 2.9 3.1 1.7 - 10.6
2007-08 California 34 392 40.9 40.0 67.8 3.8 2.4 1.4 0.1 11.5
2008-09 California 34 415 42.8 38.0 75.8 3.8 3.0 1.3 0.1 12.2
2009-10 California 36 640 39.9 31.8 72.5 5.1 1.8 1.2 0.1 17.8
Career California 143 1980 41.3 36.1 70.1 4.1 2.5 1.3 0.1 13.8

USA Basketball

Gray-Lawson was named a member of the team representing the U.S. at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Gray-Lawson averaged 7.9 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game.[3]

WNBA career

Gray-Lawson was selected the third round of the 2010 WNBA draft (30th overall) by the Washington Mystics.[4] She was cut prior to the season. The Phoenix Mercury signed Gray-Lawson to a training camp contract and she would make the team. She played in 27 games with the Mercury, scoring her first WNBA career points on June 24, 2011, in Atlanta.

International career

Gray-Lawson went to play for Samsun Basketbol in the Turkish Women's League during the 2010-2011 off-season after she was waived by the Washington Mystics. For her second year overseas, following her rookie season with the WNBA she is playing in Israel with H. R. Le-Zion for 2011–2012.

Coaching career

In 2015 named the Como Park Girls basketball head coach. In 2020 names the Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School girls head varsity coach

References
  1. "Frances Pomeroy Naismith". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  2. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. "TWENTY-FIFTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 2009". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  4. http://www.wnba.com draft2010/draft_board.html 2010 WNBA Draft board
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