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South Carolina guard A.J. Lawson withdraws from NBA draft

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina freshman guard A.J. Lawson has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft.

Lawson announced his choice on Tuesday, a day before the deadline for those who want to return to college to pull out of the draft pool.

Lawson is a 6-foot-6, 172-pound guard from Toronto, Canada, who was the Gamecocks' second-leading scorer at 13.4 points a game. He was selected to the all-Southeastern Conference freshman team.

Leaders
Points:	C. Silva	15.2
Rebounds:	C. Silva	7.6
Assists:	A. Lawson	2.9
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	C. Silva	74.4%
3P%:	H. Gravett	39.9%
Steals:	A. Lawson	1.1
Blocks:	C. Silva	1.9

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Southeastern Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
12 LSU	16-2	28-7
6 Tennessee	15-3	31-6
7 Kentucky	15-3	30-7
14 Auburn	11-7	30-10
South Carolina	11-7	16-16
Mississippi State	10-8	23-11
Ole Miss	10-8	20-13
Florida	9-9	20-16
Arkansas	8-10	18-16
Alabama	8-10	18-16
Texas A&M	6-12	14-18
Missouri	5-13	15-17
Georgia	2-16	11-21
Vanderbilt	0-18	9-23
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.7 (167)
Rebounds:	12.0 (49)
Assists:	12.9 (217)
FG%:	42.3% (285)
FT%:	68.2% (266)
3P%:	36.6% (69)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	72.4 (209)
Rebounds:	24.3 (265)
Assists:	12.2 (112)
FG%:	42.3% (100)
FT%:	74.0% (339)
3P%:	34.0% (173)