UGA basketball lands Vanderbilt transfer Tyrin Lawrence

Tyrin Lawrence announced on Friday he will transfer from the Vanderbilt Commodores to play for Mike White and the Georgia Bulldogs.

Lawrence (6-4, 200) is a native of Monticello, Ga., and played high school basketball at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

 

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Another Georgia native is coming home! #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/5bZP0pW8CC

— Mike White (@CoachWhiteUGA) May 3, 2024

Last season as a senior at Vanderbilt, Lawrence played in 28 games, starting each time, and averaged 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.

Tyrin Lawrence is the sixth player to commit to Mike White and the Bulldogs this spring. The Bulldogs have signed former Kentucky commitment Somto Cyril, as well as RJ Godfrey from Clemson, transfer teammates De’Shayne Montgomery and Dakota Leffew from Mount St. Mary’s, and Justin Abson from Appalachian State.

Georgia also inked consensus five-star power forward Asa Newell last fall.

The Bulldogs still have four spots to fill for the 2024-25 season following the departures of Justin Hill, RJ Melendez, Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe, Mari Jordan, Jabri Abdur-Rahim, and Jalen DeLoach.

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