May 20 - Rocky Face; May 22 - Macon
May 27 - Peachtree City; May 29 - Duluth
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At Tech
> High-energy player with great athletic ability, runs the floor very well ... Skilled in all areas of the game, scoring, rebounding, passing.
> Had some big games, but also some lean streaks, as a freshman.
2007-08
> Averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in a six-game stretch before UConn (1-for-6 FG) on Feb. 9, including a 15-point, six-rebound effort at Virginia (J27), his high for an ACC game ... Also had a solid 13-point effort (6-7 FG) at NC State in which he blocked five shots, and 13 points (6-9 FG) with six boards against North Carolina.
> Scored 10 points (5-of-6 FG) with four rebounds at Duke, snapping a streak of six games in single digits, and scored 13 vs. Clemson in Tech's final home game ... Averaged 5.0 points and was 5-for-11 from the floor in two ACC Tournament games.
> Led Tech in field goal percentage (57.0) for the season, and hit 56.0 percent in ACC regular-season games.
> More than half (31 of 58) of his rebounds in ACC games came on the offensive glass, nearly half (58 of 132) in all games.
> Scored most of his points near the basket and developed some excellent post moves ... Shot more free throws than anyone on the team except Jeremis Smith, but converted only 49.5 percent.
> Had nine double-figure scoring games, including 12 in his debut against UNC Greensboro and 13 vs. Tennessee Tech.
> Led team with 32 blocked shots.
High School
> Named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia both by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Atlanta Tip-Off Club following his senior year ... Also named to the McDonald's All-America team and was a second-team Parade magazine All-American ... Two-time all-state choice in Georgia for head coach Eddie Martin at Norcross High School after transferring from Riverdale High School.
> Averaged 18.4 points (shot 73 percent from the floor), 8.1 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots a game to lead Norcross to the AAAAA state championship in 2007 ... Scored 31 points with 13 rebounds and six blocked shots in the title game to lead Norcross to a 58-57 win over Centennial ... As a junior in 2005-06, averaged 17.1 points (64 pct. FG), 10.2 rebounds, 4.7 blocked shots, helping Norcross to a 29-4 record and the AAAAA state crown.
> Ranked as high as No. 27 among senior prep players by Rivals.com, No. 35 by Scout.com ... No. 7 among power forwards.
> Scored 12 points (5-12 FG, 2-5 FT) with a game-high 12 rebounds in the 2007 McDonald's All-American Game, and was given the Naismith Award for Sportsmanship at halftime ... Also played in the 2007 Chicago Roundball Classic ... Finalist for USA Basketball's Under-18 National team in 2006.
> Second-team all-state selection at Riverdale in 2005, averaged 18.1 points, 14.2 rebounds and 4.7 blocks in 25 games ... Third-team all-state as a freshman in 2004, averaging 10.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 5.1 blocks as Riverdale went 20-10 and made the state round of 16.
> Carried a 3.8 grade-point average at Norcross while taking Advanced Placement and honors courses, and made his school's academic honor roll four years ... Also a member of the Beta Club and the Student Council.
Personal
> Full name is Gani Oladimeji Lawal, Jr. ... Born November 7, 1988 in College Park, Ga. ... Son of Michelle and Gani Lawal, Sr., a real estate and mortgage broker ... Has two sisters, Khalilah and Chasitie and one brother, Khalil.
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2007-08 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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UNC GREENSBORO 11/9/07 21 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 1 5 6 6.0 3 0 0 3 0 1 12 12.0
at Tennessee State 11/11/07 13 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2 2 4 5.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 8.0
vs Charlotte 11/16/07 12 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 2 3 4.3 4 0 1 2 1 0 5 7.0
vs Winthrop 11/18/07 19 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 6.3
vs Notre Dame 11/19/07 17 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 3.4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 5.2
at Indiana 11/27/07 16 8-12 .667 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 1 2 3 3.3 4 0 0 0 3 1 17 7.2
at Vanderbilt 12/1/07 15 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2 0 2 3.1 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 6.7
at Georgia State 12/05/07 * 14 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 6.9
KANSAS 12/18/07 * 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 0 2 2 2.9 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 6.7
CENTENARY 12/22/07 * 16 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 2 2 4 3.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 6 6.6
TENNESSEE TECH 12/27/07 * 15 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 2 6 8 3.5 4 0 0 0 2 2 13 7.2
FLORIDA STATE 12/30/07 * 20 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 3.3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6 7.1
PRESBYTERIAN 1/6/08 * 19 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 3-9 .333 5 4 9 3.7 2 0 0 0 0 1 13 7.5
at Georgia 1/9/08 * 9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-4 .000 1 2 3 3.6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.0
at Miami (Fla.) 1/12/08 * 12 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 3.7 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 6.5
NORTH CAROLINA 1/16/08 * 16 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 6 0 6 3.9 5 1 0 0 0 0 13 6.9
VIRGINIA TECH 1/19/08 * 20 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 3 1 4 3.9 4 0 0 1 1 2 8 7.0
at NC State 1/23/08 * 21 6-7 .857 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 4 1 5 3.9 2 0 0 1 5 0 13 7.3
at Virginia 1/27/08 * 22 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 5-12 .417 3 3 6 4.1 1 0 2 1 2 0 15 7.7
MARYLAND 2/2/08 * 16 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 2 2 4 4.1 5 1 0 5 2 0 9 7.8
at Wake Forest 2/6/08 * 24 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 3 1 4 4.0 2 0 0 2 1 1 7 7.8
at Connecticut 2/9/08 * 18 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 1 1 3.9 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 7.5
at Clemson 2/14/08 * 13 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 4 0 4 3.9 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 7.4
MIAMI (FLA.) 2/17/08 * 16 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 3.8 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 7.2
at Virginia Tech 2/23/08 * 21 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1 2 3 3.8 3 0 1 3 0 0 4 7.1
at Duke 2/27/08 * 24 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 3.8 3 0 0 1 2 0 10 7.2
WAKE FOREST 3/1/08 * 27 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 0 5 5 3.9 4 0 1 3 2 0 8 7.2
VIRGINIA 3/3/08 * 17 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 2 3 3.8 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 7.1
CLEMSON 3/6/08 * 23 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 0 0 0 3.7 1 0 0 1 2 1 13 7.3
at Boston College 3/8/08 * 14 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3.6 2 0 1 3 0 0 6 7.3
vs Virginia 3/13/08 * 12 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.5 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 7.1
vs Duke 3/14/08 * 18 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 3.5 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 7.2
Totals......................... 25 554 90-158 .570 0-1 .000 49-99 .495 52 61 113 3.5 84 2 9 54 32 12 229 7.2
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