Lawrence Boston

Lawrence Boston
Boston with the Maryland Terrapins c. 1976
Personal information
Born (1956-05-18) May 18, 1956
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn F. Kennedy (Cleveland, Ohio)
College
NBA draft1978: 4th round, 81st overall pick
Drafted byWashington Bullets
Playing career1978–1987
PositionPower forward
Number4
Career history
1978–1979Hurlingham Trieste
1979–1980Rochester Zeniths
1980Lehigh Valley Jets
1980Maine Lumberjacks
1980Washington Bullets
1980–1981Maine Lumberjacks
1981Rochester Zeniths
1981–1982Liberti Treviso
1982–1983ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
1983–1984Pully
1984–1985Unicaja Málaga
1985–1986Mariembourg Royale
1986–1987ABC Nantes
1987Allibert Livorno
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference

Lawrence D. Boston (born May 18, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.

Boston was selected by the Washington Bullets as the 81st overall pick of the 1978 NBA draft. He played for the Bullets in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 games during the 1979–80 season.[1] He was also under contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers in September 1979, but did not play in the NBA for them.

Boston played professionally in several countries in Europe for over a decade.

Career statistics

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

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1979–80 Washington 13 9.6 .462 .615 3.0 .2 .3 .2 4.3

References

  1. ^ a b "Lawrence Boston NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2025.