Callum Lawson
Callum Reese Lawson (born 27 February 1996) is a British professional basketball player who currently plays for Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur. He played college basketball for Western Wyoming Community College and Arizona Christian University before going on to play professionally. In 2021, he won the Icelandic championship as a member of Þór Þorlákshöfn. Early career. Lawson played basketball for the Birmingham Aces junior teams. In February 2014, he was named the Under-18 National Cup MVP after posting 31 points and 18 rebounds in the Aces' cup finals win against NASSA. College career. Lawson played two season for Western  Wyoming Community College where he was named All-Conference and team MVP after averaging 13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists as a sophomore. In 2017, he joined Arizona Christian University where he averaged 21.6 points and 9.2 rebounds as a senior. Club career. Following his graduation in 2019, Lawson started his professional career with Umeå BSKT of the Swedish Basketligan. In 15 games, he averaged 7.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. In January 2020, he signed with Keflavík. Lawson appeared in 10 league games for Keflavík before the last game of the season and the playoffs where canceled  due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland. In the 10 games, he averaged 12.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. In April 2020, he signed with Þór Þorlákshöfn. He was a key player for Þór during the season which unexpectedly finished with the second best record in the league. In June 2021, he helped Þór Þorlákshöfn to the national championship after beating favorites and top-seeded Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals. In September 2021, Lawson signed with Úrvalsdeild club Valur. National team career. Lawson has played for the Great Britain national Under-20 team.