Prospect Spotlight: Jordan Lawrence (2021)
As a freshman, Camanche guard Jordan Lawrence made a big splash. And though a football injury sidelined him for his sophomore season, it won’t be too long before he’s back to prove that he’s one of 2021’s best prospects.
The 5-foot-10 guard predicates his skill-set on athleticism. It’s speed and leaping ability that makes him such a threat on the floor.
“I try to use my athleticism to my advantage, I’m fairly fast, I can jump pretty well, so I like to attack and get buckets at the rim. And I like to run the fast-breaks and keep the tempo of the game up,” said Lawrence.
Last season as a freshman he was very good while averaging 7.1 points per game on a 16-win Camanche squad.
“I had a lot of fun as a freshman, I played quite and bit and we had a really good season,” said Lawrence. “I thought I played pretty decent the whole season.”
It was an ACL injury during the second-to-last football game, and subsequent surgery, that sidelined him all of this season. He’s hoping to be back on the floor by June for summer ball with Camanche.
“My recovery has been going really good, I’m almost four months out. I’m running and jumping and cutting really well now,” said Lawrence. “The other day in practice I grabbed rim for the first time again, so I was pretty happy about that.”
Both a football and basketball standout, he’s not sure which sport he prefers, or will pursue at the next level. Of course, he’s got time to figure that out.
“I get that question asked a lot and I can never choose. And I do track, too,” said Lawrence.
Right now, his focus is on getting back into the swing of things, in all sports. Basketball-wise, he says getting to the state tournament is his number one mission. And after a year of sitting out and observing, he might be able to bring a little something different to the table for the Indians next season.
“Being out this year, I’ve been able to see the game from a different perspective, and things we need to work on. So I think I can help with those things next year,” said Lawrence.
“And the ultimate goal is to just get to state, and make some noise when we get there.”