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24 Yanija Lawson
Yanija Lawson
  • Height:
    5'11
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Port Orange, FL
  • High School:
    Spruce Creek High School
  • Position:
    Forward
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    10.5
  • fg %
    40.9
  • 3pt %
    14.8
  • ft %
    45.2
  • reb/g
    12.2
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

High School Achievements:

  • 1,000 points.
  • 700 rebounds.
  • 3x District Champion.
  • 2x 5 Star Champion.
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 8 Daytona State College L, 65-63
Feb 12 Eastern Florida State College L, 51-43
Feb 15 at Hillsborough Community College W, 80-75
Feb 22 Florida Southwestern State College L, 75-56
Feb 26 at St. Petersburg College W, 50-43
Mar 1 Miami Dade College L, 80-56
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 23 18
Games started 22 18
Minutes 596 484
Minutes per game 25.9 26.9
FG 95-232 78-188
FG Pct 40.9 41.5
3PT 4-27 1-18
3PT Pct 14.8 5.6
FT 47-104 42-88
FT Pct 45.2 47.7
Off rebounds 127 101
Def rebounds 154 125
Total rebounds 281 226
Rebounds per game 12.2 12.6
Personal fouls 48 36
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 23 19
Turnovers 53 39
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.5
Steals 48 39
Blocks 9 8
Points 241 199
Points per game 10.5 11.1
Points per 40 min 16.2 16.4
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 12 at Southeastern JUCO Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Pensacola State College L, 68-59 1 25 5-10 50.0 2-3 66.7 2-6 33.3 14
Nov 2 Central Pointe Christian Academy W, 74-73 1 1 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 6 Florida State College at Jacksonville L, 60-57 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Northwest Florida State College L, 62-30 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. Pensacola State College L, 73-52 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Tallahassee State College W, 69-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Gulf Coast State College L, 68-61 - 31 3-11 27.3 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 7
Nov 19 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 66-60 1 18 2-7 28.6 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 25 Tallahassee State College W, 67-57 1 37 7-12 58.3 0-1 0.0 2-7 28.6 16
Dec 4 at St. Petersburg College W, 65-63 1 28 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 13
Dec 7 Miami Dade College L, 83-77 1 28 7-8 87.5 0-1 0.0 3-5 60.0 17
Dec 9 at Daytona State College W, 74-57 1 36 5-14 35.7 0-2 0.0 8-12 66.7 18
Dec 14 at Florida Southwestern State College L, 85-58 1 35 5-10 50.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 13
Dec 16 at Hillsborough Community College W, 67-64 1 22 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 1-5 20.0 9
Dec 18 Eastern Florida State College L, 85-56 1 16 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 5
Jan 4 at Gulf Coast State College L, 89-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Daytona State College L, 72-71 1 31 4-10 40.0 1-2 50.0 0-5 0.0 9
Jan 11 at Eastern Florida State College L, 81-58 1 31 1-8 12.5 0-1 0.0 6-8 75.0 8
Jan 15 Hillsborough Community College L, 69-45 1 33 4-13 30.8 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 11
Jan 18 at Miami Dade College L, 72-55 1 24 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 22 at Florida Southwestern State College   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 St. Petersburg College L, 56-50 1 34 7-16 43.8 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 14
Jan 29 at Florida Southwestern State College L, 75-56 1 32 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 8 Daytona State College L, 65-63 1 17 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 12 Eastern Florida State College L, 51-43 1 21 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 6
Feb 15 at Hillsborough Community College W, 80-75 1 39 7-14 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-3 66.7 16
Feb 22 Florida Southwestern State College L, 75-56 1 32 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 10-17 58.8 16
Feb 26 at St. Petersburg College W, 50-43 1 1 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 13
Mar 1 Miami Dade College L, 80-56 1 24 3-11 27.3 0-1 0.0 1-6 16.7 7
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 12 at Southeastern JUCO Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Pensacola State College L, 68-59 1 25 5 11 16 0 6 3 0
Nov 2 Central Pointe Christian Academy W, 74-73 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 0 0
Nov 6 Florida State College at Jacksonville L, 60-57 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Northwest Florida State College L, 62-30 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. Pensacola State College L, 73-52 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Tallahassee State College W, 69-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Gulf Coast State College L, 68-61 - 31 9 3 12 2 6 1 0
Nov 19 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 66-60 1 18 3 5 8 0 0 2 0
Nov 25 Tallahassee State College W, 67-57 1 37 7 8 15 1 1 3 1
Dec 4 at St. Petersburg College W, 65-63 1 28 7 6 13 0 0 1 2
Dec 7 Miami Dade College L, 83-77 1 28 4 7 11 0 0 0 1
Dec 9 at Daytona State College W, 74-57 1 36 6 7 13 0 2 4 0
Dec 14 at Florida Southwestern State College L, 85-58 1 35 4 5 9 0 2 3 1
Dec 16 at Hillsborough Community College W, 67-64 1 22 1 11 12 0 1 4 0
Dec 18 Eastern Florida State College L, 85-56 1 16 1 2 3 0 4 2 1
Jan 4 at Gulf Coast State College L, 89-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Daytona State College L, 72-71 1 31 4 3 7 2 2 3 0
Jan 11 at Eastern Florida State College L, 81-58 1 31 11 4 15 0 6 1 0
Jan 15 Hillsborough Community College L, 69-45 1 33 8 6 14 3 3 3 0
Jan 18 at Miami Dade College L, 72-55 1 24 1 7 8 0 3 2 0
Jan 22 at Florida Southwestern State College   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 St. Petersburg College L, 56-50 1 34 4 8 12 2 2 2 0
Jan 29 at Florida Southwestern State College L, 75-56 1 32 7 10 17 2 3 3 0
Feb 8 Daytona State College L, 65-63 1 17 3 6 9 1 1 0 0
Feb 12 Eastern Florida State College L, 51-43 1 21 6 4 10 0 4 1 0
Feb 15 at Hillsborough Community College W, 80-75 1 39 8 11 19 2 2 2 0
Feb 22 Florida Southwestern State College L, 75-56 1 32 7 9 16 3 3 5 0
Feb 26 at St. Petersburg College W, 50-43 1 1 11 10 21 1 0 2 2
Mar 1 Miami Dade College L, 80-56 1 24 8 9 17 3 1 1 1
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 12 at Southeastern JUCO Jamboree   - - - -
Nov 1 Pensacola State College L, 68-59 1 4 - 0.0
Nov 2 Central Pointe Christian Academy W, 74-73 1 0 - 1.0
Nov 6 Florida State College at Jacksonville L, 60-57 - - - -
Nov 8 at Northwest Florida State College L, 62-30 - - - -
Nov 9 vs. Pensacola State College L, 73-52 - - - -
Nov 11 at Tallahassee State College W, 69-66 - - - -
Nov 16 Gulf Coast State College L, 68-61 - 1 - 0.3
Nov 19 at Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 66-60 1 3 - -
Nov 25 Tallahassee State College W, 67-57 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 4 at St. Petersburg College W, 65-63 1 3 - -
Dec 7 Miami Dade College L, 83-77 1 3 - -
Dec 9 at Daytona State College W, 74-57 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 14 at Florida Southwestern State College L, 85-58 1 2 0 0.0
Dec 16 at Hillsborough Community College W, 67-64 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 18 Eastern Florida State College L, 85-56 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 4 at Gulf Coast State College L, 89-65 - - - -
Jan 8 at Daytona State College L, 72-71 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 11 at Eastern Florida State College L, 81-58 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 15 Hillsborough Community College L, 69-45 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 18 at Miami Dade College L, 72-55 1 2 0 0.0
Jan 22 at Florida Southwestern State College   - - - -
Jan 25 St. Petersburg College L, 56-50 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 29 at Florida Southwestern State College L, 75-56 1 2 0 0.7
Feb 8 Daytona State College L, 65-63 1 4 - 1.0
Feb 12 Eastern Florida State College L, 51-43 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 15 at Hillsborough Community College W, 80-75 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 22 Florida Southwestern State College L, 75-56 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 26 at St. Petersburg College W, 50-43 1 0 - -
Mar 1 Miami Dade College L, 80-56 1 3 - 3.0
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 23 25.9 4.1-10.1 0.2-1.2 2.0-4.5 10.5
Total 23 25.9 4.1-10.1 0.2-1.2 2.0-4.5 10.5

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 23 22 596 95-232 40.9 4-27 14.8 47-104 45.2 241
Total 23 22 596 95-232 40.9 4-27 14.8 47-104 45.2 241

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 23 596 25.9 6.4-15.6 0.3-1.8 14.8 3.2-7.0 16.2
Total 23 596 25.9 6.4-15.6 0.3-1.8 14.8 3.2-7.0 16.2

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 23 5.5 6.7 12.2 1.0 2.3 2.1 0.4
Total 23 5.5 6.7 12.2 1.0 2.3 2.1 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 23 22 127 154 281 23 53 48 9
Total 23 22 127 154 281 23 53 48 9

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 23 8.5 10.3 18.9 1.5 3.6 3.2 0.6
Total 23 8.5 10.3 18.9 1.5 3.6 3.2 0.6

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 23 25.9 4.1-10.1 0.2-1.2 2.0-4.5 10.5
Conference 18 26.9 4.3-10.4 0.1-1.0 2.3-4.9 11.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 12 24.9 3.9-10.2 0.2-1.2 2.0-4.9 10.0
Away 11 27.0 4.4-10.0 0.2-1.2 2.1-4.1 11.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 8 22.8 4.6-9.8 0.1-1.0 1.9-4.1 11.3
Losses 15 27.6 3.9-10.3 0.2-1.3 2.1-4.7 10.1
Month            
November 5 22.4 3.4-8.8 0.6-1.8 1.0-3.2 8.4
December 6 27.5 4.8-9.8 0.0-1.3 2.8-5.2 12.5
January 6 30.8 4.0-11.2 0.2-0.8 1.7-3.8 9.8
February 5 22.0 4.4-10.2 0.0-0.8 2.8-5.6 11.6
March 1 24.0 3.0-11.0 0.0-1.0 1.0-6.0 7.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 23 22 596 95-232 40.9 4-27 14.8 47-104 45.2 241
Conference 18 18 484 78-188 41.5 1-18 5.6 42-88 47.7 199
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 12 11 299 47-122 38.5 2-14 14.3 24-59 40.7 120
Away 11 11 297 48-110 43.6 2-13 15.4 23-45 51.1 121
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 8 8 182 37-78 47.4 1-8 12.5 15-33 45.5 90
Losses 15 14 414 58-154 37.7 3-19 15.8 32-71 45.1 151
Month                    
November 5 4 112 17-44 38.6 3-9 33.3 5-16 31.3 42
December 6 6 165 29-59 49.2 0-8 0.0 17-31 54.8 75
January 6 6 185 24-67 35.8 1-5 20.0 10-23 43.5 59
February 5 5 110 22-51 43.1 0-4 0.0 14-28 50.0 58
March 1 1 24 3-11 27.3 0-1 0.0 1-6 16.7 7

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 23 596 25.9 6.4-15.6 0.3-1.8 14.8 3.2-7.0 16.2
Conference 18 484 26.9 6.4-15.5 0.1-1.5 5.6 3.5-7.3 16.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 12 299 24.9 6.3-16.3 0.3-1.9 14.3 3.2-7.9 16.1
Away 11 297 27.0 6.5-14.8 0.3-1.8 15.4 3.1-6.1 16.3
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 8 182 22.8 8.1-17.1 0.2-1.8 12.5 3.3-7.3 19.8
Losses 15 414 27.6 5.6-14.9 0.3-1.8 15.8 3.1-6.9 14.6
Month                
November 5 112 22.4 6.1-15.7 1.1-3.2 33.3 1.8-5.7 15.0
December 6 165 27.5 7.0-14.3 0.0-1.9 0.0 4.1-7.5 18.2
January 6 185 30.8 5.2-14.5 0.2-1.1 20.0 2.2-5.0 12.8
February 5 110 22.0 8.0-18.5 0.0-1.5 0.0 5.1-10.2 21.1
March 1 24 24.0 5.0-18.3 0.0-1.7 0.0 1.7-10.0 11.7

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 23 5.5 6.7 12.2 1.0 2.3 2.1 0.4
Conference 18 5.6 6.9 12.6 1.1 2.2 2.2 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 5.3 6.3 11.6 1.3 2.7 1.8 0.3
Away 11 5.7 7.2 12.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.5
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 8 5.6 7.5 13.1 0.6 0.9 2.3 0.6
Losses 15 5.5 6.3 11.7 1.2 3.1 2.0 0.3
Month                
November 5 5.2 5.8 11.0 0.8 2.8 1.8 0.2
December 6 3.8 6.3 10.2 0.0 1.5 2.3 0.8
January 6 5.8 6.3 12.2 1.5 3.2 2.3 0.0
February 5 7.0 8.0 15.0 1.4 2.0 2.0 0.4
March 1 8.0 9.0 17.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 23 22 127 154 281 23 53 48 9
Conference 18 18 101 125 226 19 39 39 8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 12 11 64 75 139 16 32 21 4
Away 11 11 63 79 142 7 21 27 5
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 8 8 45 60 105 5 7 18 5
Losses 15 14 82 94 176 18 46 30 4
Month                  
November 5 4 26 29 55 4 14 9 1
December 6 6 23 38 61 0 9 14 5
January 6 6 35 38 73 9 19 14 0
February 5 5 35 40 75 7 10 10 2
March 1 1 8 9 17 3 1 1 1

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 23 8.5 10.3 18.9 1.5 3.6 3.2 0.6
Conference 18 8.3 10.3 18.7 1.6 3.2 3.2 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 8.6 10.0 18.6 2.1 4.3 2.8 0.5
Away 11 8.5 10.6 19.1 0.9 2.8 3.6 0.7
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 8 9.9 13.2 23.1 1.1 1.5 4.0 1.1
Losses 15 7.9 9.1 17.0 1.7 4.4 2.9 0.4
Month                
November 5 9.3 10.4 19.6 1.4 5.0 3.2 0.4
December 6 5.6 9.2 14.8 0.0 2.2 3.4 1.2
January 6 7.6 8.2 15.8 1.9 4.1 3.0 0.0
February 5 12.7 14.5 27.3 2.5 3.6 3.6 0.7
March 1 13.3 15.0 28.3 5.0 1.7 1.7 1.7

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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