University of Indianapolis junior forward Joe Lawson has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, it was announced by the league office Monday.
Lawson averaged 22.5 points on 51.6 (16-of-31) shooting and 7.5 rebounds per game last week as the No. 10 Greyhounds defended their home court against a pair of top-25 teams in No. 17 Lewis and No. 18 UW-Parkside. UIndy broke a second-place tie in the GLVC East standings with an 80-66 win versus the Flyers on Thursday, and two days later handed the division-leading Rangers a 82-60 defeat – their first loss in conference play this year.
On Thursday against Lewis, Lawson netted 13 points and tacked on three rebounds, while setting the tone early with a pair of 3-pointers in the opening three minutes of the contest. He had scored only one triple entering the game against the Flyers.
In Saturday’s win over one of the nation’s hottest teams, Lawson amassed a career-high 32 points, 12 rebounds and two steals to deny UW-Parkside its 11th-straight win and fourth consecutive victory over a ranked team. He scored 11 of the team’s first 13 points, including two dunks, an offensive put-back and a 3-pointer. Lawson’s performance was his second double-double of the season. It was also the first 30-point output by a Greyhound in a conference game since January 2012.
On the season, Lawson is averaging 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
This is the first career weekly honor for the Indianapolis native and the first for a Greyhound since Adrian Moss was recognized by the league on Jan. 23, 2012.