Alexis Gray-Lawson

Alexis Amber Gray-Lawson (born April 21, 1987) is a basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was the 2010 recipient of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith award, which is presented by the WBCA annually to 'the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I female basketball player who stands 5'8" tall or under".

Alexis Gray-Lawson

Personal information
Born	(1987-04-21) April 21, 1987 Oakland, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school	Oakland Tech (Oakland, California)
College	California (2005–2010)
WNBA draft	2010: 3rd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career	2011–2012
Position	Guard
Number	21
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As player:
2011–2012	Phoenix Mercury
As coach:
2015–present	Como Park Girls Basketball
Career highlights and awards
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2010) Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2010) 3x All Pac-12 (2008-2010) Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2006) Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2006) McDonald's All-American (2005)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing the United States World University Games 2009 Belgrade Team competition

Childhood

Gray-Lawson was born April 21, 1987, in Oakland, California. Her parents are Orlando Gray and Roslyn Lawson. She has eight siblings, Kameron, Kenya, Layce, Violet, Vanessa, Kevin, William, and Kenny. Jason Kidd is a close family friend, she is related to Willie McGee who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

High school career

Gray-Lawson went to Oakland Tech for her entire high school career, and earned the 2005 second team Parade All-American and All-State Honors as she and California teammate Devanei Hampton led Oakland Tech to their second state title. She was ranked 17th nationally by the Blue Star Index and 25th by Mike White's All-Star Girls Report. She was listed as 5th by the NorCal Scouting Report. She was MVP of the 2004 California state Championships, named to the 2005 McDonald's All-American game, and the Senior Slam All-Star game in 2005. Oakland Tech retired her jersey, as they lost only one home game while she was there. She also played softball, earning three all-city honors and league MVP as a senior with the softball team. She competed on the volleyball team as a freshman as well.

College career

Gray-Lawson spent a total of five years at the University of California, Berkeley. During her sophomore year she would play only nine games before suffering a season-ending injury. She would be red-shirted for the remainder of her sophomore season. Gray-Lawson was on the All-Pac-10 First Team in 2009 and 2010, the Pac-10 All-Defensive team in 2010, All-Pac-10 Second Team in 2008, Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team in 2006, All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention in 2006, and was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2006. She was named to the Women's Basketball News Service All-Freshman Team in 2006, Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention in 2009, and was a WNIT Champion in 2010. She was first on the California Golden Bears career list for three-pointers made with a total of 148, and named one of the top five 2-guards in the nation by ESPN.com in a 2008-2009 women's basketball preseason ranking.

California statistics

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005-06	California	30	438	41.9	38.9	62.0	3.9	2.7	1.4	0.1	14.6
2006-07	California	9	95	44.7	26.1	75.0	2.9	3.1	1.7	-	10.6
2007-08	California	34	392	40.9	40.0	67.8	3.8	2.4	1.4	0.1	11.5
2008-09	California	34	415	42.8	38.0	75.8	3.8	3.0	1.3	0.1	12.2
2009-10	California	36	640	39.9	31.8	72.5	5.1	1.8	1.2	0.1	17.8
Career	California	143	1980	41.3	36.1	70.1	4.1	2.5	1.3	0.1	13.8

USA Basketball

Gray-Lawson was named a member of the team representing the U.S. at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. Gray-Lawson averaged 7.9 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game.

WNBA career

Gray-Lawson was selected the third round of the 2010 WNBA draft (30th overall) by the Washington Mystics. She was cut prior to the season. The Phoenix Mercury signed Gray-Lawson to a training camp contract and she would make the team. She played in 27 games with the Mercury, scoring her first WNBA career points on June 24, 2011, in Atlanta.

WNBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	Phoenix	27	0	11.4	39.8	34.9	82.1	0.7	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.8	3.9
2012	Phoenix	19	0	16.7	29.4	15.8	73.1	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.9	4.5
Career	2 years, 1 team	46	0	13.6	34.1	25.9	77.8	1.3	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.8	4.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	Phoenix	2	0	7.0	16.7	100.0	50.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	0	7.0	16.7	100.0	50.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0

International career

Gray-Lawson went to play for Samsun Basketbol in the Turkish Women's League during the 2010-2011 off-season after she was waived by the Washington Mystics. For her second year overseas, following her rookie season with the WNBA she is playing in Israel with H. R. Le-Zion for 2011–2012.

Coaching career

In 2015 named the Como Park Girls basketball head coach. In 2020 Gray-Lawson was named the Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School girls head varsity coach

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
• Cal Golden Bears bio