Jaylen Lawal

CAREER NOTES: Completed his first season at Tulsa

2025-26 (Freshman) Appeared in 38 games

Scored 279 points, ninth most by a freshman in program history
43 made three-pointers are third most by a TU freshman
3-time American Conference Freshman of the Week
Finished the season averaging 7.3 points per game
Scored in double figures nine times
Recorded first collegiate 20-point game against Arkansas Pine Bluff
Exploded for 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting while going 5-for-6 from three against Rice
Recorded 17 points at Rice
Scored 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting and went 7-for-9 from the free throw line in 21 minutes against SFA

HIGH SCHOOL

Played final two seasons of prep ball at iSchool of Lewisville, freshman and sophomore seasons at Plano West High School.
A 3-Star recruit (247Sports and On3)
Ranked Top-50 in combo guards and recruits out of Texas (247Sports)
On3 ranked him the 139^th best point recruit in the nation, 17^th at point guard and the No. 11 recruit from Texas
Lettered and started all four years
Recorded more than 1,500 points, 400 rebounds and 350 assists
Averaged 16.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a senior
As a junior, averaged 18.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists
Played summer basketball with Team Trae Young
Was invited to Donovan Mitchell’s 2024 SPIDA Elite Camp, averaging 12.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals

PERSONAL

From Plano, Texas
The son of Abdullah and Candace Lawal, an IT recruiter and hospital accountant.
He has a younger sibling, Kyleah
Not the first in his family to play collegiate ball ... His father, Abdullah, played basketball at Wyoming and Southwestern Oklahoma State