The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program has added a veteran 5-8 guard to its new class, head coach Kenny Brooks said Sunday.
Dazia Lawrence (pronounced Day-Zha), a graduate transfer from Charlotte, will join the program in 2024-25.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dazia to BBN,” Brooks stated. “She brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the program and will provide a scoring punch.”
Dazia Lawrence, a native of Greenville, North Carolina, played four seasons at Charlotte (2021-24), with 1,170 points, 287 rebounds, 162 assists, and 133 steals, with the majority of her production coming in her junior and senior years.
She is coming off her best season yet, averaging 18.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.7 steals per game as a senior in 2023-24. She scored in double digits in 26 of her 31 games last season, including 13 20-plus point games and three 30-plus point games. She reached 1,000 career points in a win over Temple on February 4, scoring 20 of her 29 points in the second half and 14 in the fourth quarter.
Lawrence contributed 32 of Charlotte’s 52 points against Southern Illinois on November 23.
In another significant game, she produced a double-double with 15 points and a career-high 11 assists against Tulane on January 17, adding four steals and two rebounds.
Lawrence went to the line 170 times last season, shooting 136 for 80.0 percent. In fact, she made 11 of 12 free throws in a win over Rice on January 11, including 8-of-8 in the fourth quarter.
Lawrence was named to the American Athletic Conference First Team for her outstanding efforts in 2023-24, and she was named to the Conference USA First Team as a junior in 2022-23.
She represented the United States at the 2023 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup in Poland, alongside Zia Alexandria Cooke, Aquira DeCosta, and Dyaisha Cheryce Fair. Team USA finished eleventh out of twenty teams in the final standings.
She also represented Charlotte and the American Athletic Conference at the 2024 NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum.
Lawrence redshirted in 2019-20 before withdrawing from team activities during the semester break in 2020-21 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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