Lawson Schaffer

CAREER ACCOLADES

A preferred walk-on
Has played 56 career games
Played a career-high 14 minutes off the bench collecting three assists and a steal vs. Florida (2/27/18)
Hit a three-pointer to go along with a career-high four assists in nine minutes off the bench against Alabama A&M (11/17/17)

Grabbed one rebound in first SEC game of the season with three minutes of action against then-No. 20 Ole Miss (1/22)
Tied career-high one steal at Arkansas (3/9)
Checked into the Georgia game (2/6) for the last two minutes
Registered one minute of action vs. Ball State (11/16)
Played four minutes vs. Southern (11/6)

Saw action in 17 contests on the season
Played a career-high 14 minutes off the bench collecting three assists and a steal vs. Florida (2/27)
Tied his career high with five points in 11 minutes off the bench in the season opener against Memphis (11/10)
Recorded a steal in the final two minutes of the home opener against Lipscomb (11/14)
Hit a three-pointer to go along with a career-high four assists in nine minutes off the bench against Alabama A&M (11/17)
Saw five minutes of action in the NCAA Tournament second round game vs. No. 1 seed Villanova and dished out three assists (3/17)

Played in 17 games on the season including each of the last seven contests of the year
Went 4-of-8 (.500) from beyond the arc and hit all four of his free throw attempts during the year
Saw extended minutes in the win over Ole Miss (3/1), playing a season-high five minutes and finished with three points and one rebound
Played three minutes against Mississippi State (3/9) and knocked down a three-pointer and two free throws for a career-high five points
Matched a season-high in assists (2) in Alabama’s win over LSU (2/18)
Tallied a season-high in assists (2) against Arkansas (2/1)
Registered his first rebound of the season in Alabama’s win over Georgia (1/25)
Hit a three-pointer and collected his first steal of the season in the Tide’s win over Stetson (12/29)
Scored three points in Alabama’s victory over Charleston Southern (11/29)
Tallied first assist of the season in Alabama’s victory over Arkansas State (12/21)
Earned the team’s Commitment to Service Award

Played in 16 games
Saw his first collegiate action with one minute vs. Kennesaw State (11/13) in Tide’s season opener
Played three minutes against Xavier (11/26)
Saw two minutes of action in the win over Winthrop (12/16)
Played the final two minutes against Norfolk State (1/2) and recorded a steal
Scored his first career points on a three-pointer against Kentucky (1/9)
Recorded his first assist in one minute of play at Vanderbilt (1/16)
Scored three points on his only shot of the night against South Carolina (1/13)
Played three minutes at Mississippi State (2/2)
Scored two points in a season-high six minutes against Missouri (2/6)
Recorded two rebounds and one assist in one minute of action at Georgia (3/5)

Joined Alabama as a preferred walk-on after a standout career at Cullman High School under head coach Bobby Meyer
Tabbed the 6A Player of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA)
Also named to the 2015 boys “Super 5” team by the ASWA
A two-time first team all-state honoree
Was one of 12 players selected to represent the state of Alabama to compete at the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game
Scored 707 points during his senior season and set the Cullman High School career scoring record with 1,997 points
As a senior, averaged 21.4 points, 7.7 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game while collecting 114 steals to lead the Area
Shot 40 percent from beyond the arc and 84 percent from the free throw line
In his two playoff games he averaged 31.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals a game
Led the Bearcats to a 23-9 record and a No. 3 ranking in the state of Alabama
As a junior, he averaged 21 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 4.1 steals while shooting 51 percent from the field, 84 percent from the free-throw line and 44 percent from three-point range
Named MVP of the Mitch Smith Chevrolet Yule Tide Classic