2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Lawson, Jess
Jersey Number 8
Jess Lawson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Legacy
Bio
2024-25: Started 30 of 31 games … fifth player in program history to record a triple-double (10p-11r-10a) (2/5/25 vs. Ohio) … posted 18-rebound outing at Northern Illinois (1/29/25), shortest player in NCAA I with at least 18 rebounds in a game … named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District … tallied eight double-doubles (t-3rd in the MAC) … fourth in the MAC in rebounding (9.0 per game (60th in NCAA I, 279 total) … tied for sixth in the MAC in offensive rebounding (2.32) … led CMU in scoring in seven games … led CMU in rebounding in 17 games … fourth-most rebounds in a game in the MAC (18; 1/29/25 at NIU) … led CMU with 48 steals (1.50 per game)
2023-24 (Illinois Springfield): Transferred to Central Michigan from NCAA II University of Illinois Springfield of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) … played in 28 games with 27 starts … set new single-season program records in points (478), steals (78) and field goals made (172) … named All-GLVC First Team, just the second in program history … led the GLVC in steals both per-game (2.8) and total (76) in the regular season … named CSC Academic All-District … named UIS’s Female Athlete of the Year … was the Prairie Stars’ leader in points (17.1ppg), rebounds (8.0rpg), assists (3.36apg) and steals (2.79) … scored season-high 28 points against Drury (MO) (Jan. 3), led to first career double-double 14 rebounds … logged eight 20-point games … posted season-high 15 rebounds with 24 points for second career double-double at Southwest Baptist (MO) (Jan. 25) … logged seven double-doubles including four straight to end the regular season.
2022-23 (Cochise College): Transferred to Illinois Springfield from 2023 NJCAA I tournament qualifier Cochise College of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) … played in 33 games with four starts … averaged eight points and 3.9 rebounds per game … scored season-high 24 points in NJCAA regional final at Eastern Arizona College (March 10) with an 11-for-22 night from the field … scored in double-digits 11 times.
2021-22 (Cochise College): Played in 23 games with 16 starts … averaged 10.7 points, 5.7 rebounds per game … scored in double-digits 15 times, including each of the final six games … scored 17 or more points in six games, season high of 20 points at Phoenix College (Feb. 5).
High School: Graduated from Legacy High School, attended Centennial High School in Las Vegas freshman-junior years … only played high school basketball as a freshman and sophomore for Centennial’s nationally ranked program, winning two of the school’s eight straight state titles from 2014-23 … was a four-year honor roll recipient.
Club: Played for Vegas Bulldogs AAU under Nevada high school coaching legend Karen Weitz, also the head coach at Centennial High School.
Personal: Daughter of Andrea Bogan and Jason Smith … has five siblings: sister Jessica, and brothers Adrian, Alanis, Kris and Justin … majoring in communications, intends to pursue career in sports broadcasting … enjoys hanging out with friends, shopping and spending time with her family and girlfriend … her pregame ritual includes prayer and listening to Untouchable by NBA YoungBoy.
2023-24 (Illinois Springfield): Transferred to Central Michigan from NCAA II University of Illinois Springfield of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) … played in 28 games with 27 starts … set new single-season program records in points (478), steals (78) and field goals made (172) … named All-GLVC First Team, just the second in program history … led the GLVC in steals both per-game (2.8) and total (76) in the regular season … named CSC Academic All-District … named UIS’s Female Athlete of the Year … was the Prairie Stars’ leader in points (17.1ppg), rebounds (8.0rpg), assists (3.36apg) and steals (2.79) … scored season-high 28 points against Drury (MO) (Jan. 3), led to first career double-double 14 rebounds … logged eight 20-point games … posted season-high 15 rebounds with 24 points for second career double-double at Southwest Baptist (MO) (Jan. 25) … logged seven double-doubles including four straight to end the regular season.
2022-23 (Cochise College): Transferred to Illinois Springfield from 2023 NJCAA I tournament qualifier Cochise College of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) … played in 33 games with four starts … averaged eight points and 3.9 rebounds per game … scored season-high 24 points in NJCAA regional final at Eastern Arizona College (March 10) with an 11-for-22 night from the field … scored in double-digits 11 times.
2021-22 (Cochise College): Played in 23 games with 16 starts … averaged 10.7 points, 5.7 rebounds per game … scored in double-digits 15 times, including each of the final six games … scored 17 or more points in six games, season high of 20 points at Phoenix College (Feb. 5).
High School: Graduated from Legacy High School, attended Centennial High School in Las Vegas freshman-junior years … only played high school basketball as a freshman and sophomore for Centennial’s nationally ranked program, winning two of the school’s eight straight state titles from 2014-23 … was a four-year honor roll recipient.
Club: Played for Vegas Bulldogs AAU under Nevada high school coaching legend Karen Weitz, also the head coach at Centennial High School.
Personal: Daughter of Andrea Bogan and Jason Smith … has five siblings: sister Jessica, and brothers Adrian, Alanis, Kris and Justin … majoring in communications, intends to pursue career in sports broadcasting … enjoys hanging out with friends, shopping and spending time with her family and girlfriend … her pregame ritual includes prayer and listening to Untouchable by NBA YoungBoy.
WBB Practice
Friday, July 04
MAC WBB Tournament Press Conference
Wednesday, March 12
Video Podcast: Amy Folan Connection-Women's Basketball March Madness and the Growth of the Game
Wednesday, March 12
WBB Cinematic Recap - Akron
Monday, March 10
