2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Lawrence, Tyrin
Jersey Number 7
Tyrin Lawrence
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Monticello, Ga.
- High School:
- Sunrise Christian
- Prev Team:
- Vanderbilt
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Bio
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• Recipient of the Joel & Wealthy Eaves Scholarship for 2024-25.
2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Played in 30 of 33 games, starting the first 20 contests before coming off the bench the rest of the year.
• Averaged 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 25.5 minutes of PT per game.
• Registered 11 double-figure scoring outputs.
• Scored 17 points on a 7-of-10 shooting night in UGA’s 114-76 exhibition win over UCF.
• Against Alabama A&M, recorded career highs of five assists and six steals – one takeaway shy of Georgia’s single game record for takeaways.
• Equaled his career high with five assists against No. 22 St. John’s while also collecting a game-high nine rebounds.
• Upped his career high to seven assists – with no turnovers – against Notre Dame.
• Scored 14 points against S.C. State to lead Georgia offensively for the first time this season.
• Notched his first double-digit scoring output in SEC play with 12 points against No. 1 Auburn in Athens.
• Left the game against No. 22 Mississippi State with a leg injury in the first half after playing just six minutes and then missed the next three contests.
• Returned to action and played a key roles in Georgia’s upset of No. 3 Florida with 14 points in 25 minutes of action.
• Put up 13 points against Vanderbilt on “Senior Day” in the regular-season finale.
Vanderbilt Career Highlights:
• Played in 105 games, with 80 starts, over four seasons with the Commodores.
• Compiled 1,006 points (9.6 ppg), 391 rebounds (3.7 rpg) and 137 assists (1.3 assists) during his Vanderbilt career.
• Helped the Commodores advance to the quarterfinals of back-to-back NITs in 2022 and 2023.
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll during each of his four seasons at Vanderbilt.
• Compiled 47 double-figure scoring performances, with 14 20-point outputs led by a career-most 25 points against Yale in the opening round of the 2023 NIT.
• Snagged a career-high 10 rebounds against Ole Miss on Feb. 4, 2023, which coupled with his 18 points, led to the lone double-double of his Vandy career.
2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Started all 28 games played and contributed team-high averages of 13.8 points and 1.4 steals per game, as well as 5.1 rebounds.
• Upped his point production in SEC play to a team-most 14.6 points per game.
• Among SEC leaders, finished the season ranked No. 20 in scoring, No. 12 in steals and No. 15 in minutes.
• Reached double figures in the scoring column in 21 contests, headlined by a season-high 23-point showing at No. 15 Kentucky on March 6.
• Scored his 1,000th career point in memorable fashion, connecting on the game-winning bucket to top Florida, 79-78, in the regular-season finale on March 9.
• After missing the first four games of the season with a foot injury, opened his senior year with a 21-point effort against N.C. State on Nov. 23.
• Posted back-to-back-to-back 20-point outings late in the season, putting up 21 at Arkansas, 21 against LSU and then 23 versus Kentucky.
• Fell just shy of a double-double at Kentucky, grabbing a season-high nine rebounds in addition to his season-most 23 points – on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor – at Rupp Arena.
2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Started 34 of 36 games played, averaging 13.1 points, 4.4 boards and 1.7 steals in 29.0 minutes of PT per contest.
• Helped the Commodores compile a 22-15 record en route to advancing to the quarterfinals of the NIT.
• Notched 24 double-digit scoring nights, including six 20-point showings.
• Connected on a pair of free throws with 1.1 seconds left to ensure a 75-74 win over Pitt on Dec. 7.
• Poured in 22 points to lead Vandy in a 97-84 victory over Arkansas in the SEC home opener on Jan. 14.
• Produced his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 boards against Ole Miss on Feb. 4.
• Knocked down the game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift the Commodores to a 66-65 upset of No. 6/5 Tennessee on Feb. 8.
• In six postseason games of the SEC Tournament and NIT, averaged 19.2 points while connecting on 58.8 percent (41-of-70) of his field goal attempts and 82.1 percent (23-of-28) trips to the line.
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Started 13 of 34 games played and contributed 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 15.1 minutes of action.
• Helped lead Vanderbilt to the quarterfinals of the NIT and a 19-17 final record.
• Opened the season as a starter for the initial nine games before coming off the bench for 15 games. Returned for four more starts between Feb. 22-March 5 before being a sub in the next six contests.
• Recorded the first 20-point outing of his career with 20 points against Winthrop on Nov. 20.
2020-21 Season Highlights:
• Started five of the first seven games before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
• Averaged 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game.
• Christened his collegiate career with a 14-point performance against Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 13.
• Also recorded season-high tallies of four boards and four assists versus MVSU Delta Devils.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Luke Barnwell during a postgraduate season at Sunrise Christian Academy in 2019-20.
• Played on a Sunrise roster that sent seven players to Division I programs.
• Coached by Jamond Sims at Morgan County High School.
• Tabbed all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his junior and senior seasons, earning first team honors in 2019 after being a second-team selection in 2018.
• Helped lead Morgan County to a combined record of 84-10 over his final three seasons with the Bulldogs.
• Capped his career with a 30-2 season that culminated with the Georgia Class 3A state championship.
• Helped Morgan County to a 29-2 campaign and the semifinals of the Class 3A state tourney in 2018.
• Key contributor in Morgan County’s runner-up finish in the 2017 state tournament and 25-6 final record.
Personal:
• Born November 1, 2000, Tyrin is the son of Valencia Clark and the late Ivan Lawrence and received bachelor’s degrees in Human and Organizational Development; and Sociology from Vanderbilt in 2024.
• Recipient of the Joel & Wealthy Eaves Scholarship for 2024-25.
2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Played in 30 of 33 games, starting the first 20 contests before coming off the bench the rest of the year.
• Averaged 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 25.5 minutes of PT per game.
• Registered 11 double-figure scoring outputs.
• Scored 17 points on a 7-of-10 shooting night in UGA’s 114-76 exhibition win over UCF.
• Against Alabama A&M, recorded career highs of five assists and six steals – one takeaway shy of Georgia’s single game record for takeaways.
• Equaled his career high with five assists against No. 22 St. John’s while also collecting a game-high nine rebounds.
• Upped his career high to seven assists – with no turnovers – against Notre Dame.
• Scored 14 points against S.C. State to lead Georgia offensively for the first time this season.
• Notched his first double-digit scoring output in SEC play with 12 points against No. 1 Auburn in Athens.
• Left the game against No. 22 Mississippi State with a leg injury in the first half after playing just six minutes and then missed the next three contests.
• Returned to action and played a key roles in Georgia’s upset of No. 3 Florida with 14 points in 25 minutes of action.
• Put up 13 points against Vanderbilt on “Senior Day” in the regular-season finale.
Vanderbilt Career Highlights:
• Played in 105 games, with 80 starts, over four seasons with the Commodores.
• Compiled 1,006 points (9.6 ppg), 391 rebounds (3.7 rpg) and 137 assists (1.3 assists) during his Vanderbilt career.
• Helped the Commodores advance to the quarterfinals of back-to-back NITs in 2022 and 2023.
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll during each of his four seasons at Vanderbilt.
• Compiled 47 double-figure scoring performances, with 14 20-point outputs led by a career-most 25 points against Yale in the opening round of the 2023 NIT.
• Snagged a career-high 10 rebounds against Ole Miss on Feb. 4, 2023, which coupled with his 18 points, led to the lone double-double of his Vandy career.
2023-24 Season Highlights:
• Started all 28 games played and contributed team-high averages of 13.8 points and 1.4 steals per game, as well as 5.1 rebounds.
• Upped his point production in SEC play to a team-most 14.6 points per game.
• Among SEC leaders, finished the season ranked No. 20 in scoring, No. 12 in steals and No. 15 in minutes.
• Reached double figures in the scoring column in 21 contests, headlined by a season-high 23-point showing at No. 15 Kentucky on March 6.
• Scored his 1,000th career point in memorable fashion, connecting on the game-winning bucket to top Florida, 79-78, in the regular-season finale on March 9.
• After missing the first four games of the season with a foot injury, opened his senior year with a 21-point effort against N.C. State on Nov. 23.
• Posted back-to-back-to-back 20-point outings late in the season, putting up 21 at Arkansas, 21 against LSU and then 23 versus Kentucky.
• Fell just shy of a double-double at Kentucky, grabbing a season-high nine rebounds in addition to his season-most 23 points – on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor – at Rupp Arena.
2022-23 Season Highlights:
• Started 34 of 36 games played, averaging 13.1 points, 4.4 boards and 1.7 steals in 29.0 minutes of PT per contest.
• Helped the Commodores compile a 22-15 record en route to advancing to the quarterfinals of the NIT.
• Notched 24 double-digit scoring nights, including six 20-point showings.
• Connected on a pair of free throws with 1.1 seconds left to ensure a 75-74 win over Pitt on Dec. 7.
• Poured in 22 points to lead Vandy in a 97-84 victory over Arkansas in the SEC home opener on Jan. 14.
• Produced his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 boards against Ole Miss on Feb. 4.
• Knocked down the game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift the Commodores to a 66-65 upset of No. 6/5 Tennessee on Feb. 8.
• In six postseason games of the SEC Tournament and NIT, averaged 19.2 points while connecting on 58.8 percent (41-of-70) of his field goal attempts and 82.1 percent (23-of-28) trips to the line.
2021-22 Season Highlights:
• Started 13 of 34 games played and contributed 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 15.1 minutes of action.
• Helped lead Vanderbilt to the quarterfinals of the NIT and a 19-17 final record.
• Opened the season as a starter for the initial nine games before coming off the bench for 15 games. Returned for four more starts between Feb. 22-March 5 before being a sub in the next six contests.
• Recorded the first 20-point outing of his career with 20 points against Winthrop on Nov. 20.
2020-21 Season Highlights:
• Started five of the first seven games before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
• Averaged 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game.
• Christened his collegiate career with a 14-point performance against Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 13.
• Also recorded season-high tallies of four boards and four assists versus MVSU Delta Devils.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by Luke Barnwell during a postgraduate season at Sunrise Christian Academy in 2019-20.
• Played on a Sunrise roster that sent seven players to Division I programs.
• Coached by Jamond Sims at Morgan County High School.
• Tabbed all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following his junior and senior seasons, earning first team honors in 2019 after being a second-team selection in 2018.
• Helped lead Morgan County to a combined record of 84-10 over his final three seasons with the Bulldogs.
• Capped his career with a 30-2 season that culminated with the Georgia Class 3A state championship.
• Helped Morgan County to a 29-2 campaign and the semifinals of the Class 3A state tourney in 2018.
• Key contributor in Morgan County’s runner-up finish in the 2017 state tournament and 25-6 final record.
Personal:
• Born November 1, 2000, Tyrin is the son of Valencia Clark and the late Ivan Lawrence and received bachelor’s degrees in Human and Organizational Development; and Sociology from Vanderbilt in 2024.
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