A full recap of what should be considered the wildest and biggest recruitment of Jerry Stackhouse's Vanderbilt tenure.
March 22nd:
Vanderbilt loses to UAB which ends its season.
March 27th:
Lawrence puts his name in the NBA draft but retains his college eligibility.
April 24th:
Disaster strikes. Lawrence becomes the seventh Vanderbilt player to enter the transfer portal. A source told Vandysports.com that NIL was a factor in Lawrence's decision.
Story from that day
April 24th-May 4th:
Rumors swirl that Lawrence will likely head back home to Georgia or to nearby Auburn.
Morning of May 4th:
Sources told Vandysports.com that Vanderbilt was making a late push to land Lawrence and that it had made a sizeable NIL offer.
Afternoon of May 6th:
Source tells Vandysports.com that Lawrence's interest in Georgia and Auburn may be slightly overstated. Start to get a sense here that Vanderbilt has a real chance to get Lawrence back.
May 9th:
Niagara transfer Noah Thomasson commits to Georgia, filling its last scholarship. A scholarship opens a few days later with the departure of Jasuan Holt but it is quickly filled by RJ Sunahara.
Looks like Georgia is out of the picture.
*News also broke on the ninth that Lawrence didn't initially receive an NBA Combine invitation.
May 10th
Auburn still considered public favorite.
Trilly Donovan reports a potential Memphis visit being in the works.
May 11th
Lawrence goes to Chicago for the G-League Elite Camp. Jerry Stackhouse, Andy Fox, Adell Harris, Brandon Wells, Anthony Wilkins and James Strong flew to Chicago to meet Lawrence. A source told Vandysports.com that Stackhouse and staff also flew Lawrence's mom to Chicago to surprise him.
May 13th
Lawrence plays in the first G League elite camp scrimmage and posts 11 points while shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. Was also featured as the primary ballhandler at the camp, Lawrence posted two assists and two turnovers.
May 14th
A scoreless second scrimmage at G League camp all but seals Lawrence's chances at an NBA combine invites.
May 15th
NBA Combine invites are released and Lawrence doesn't receive one.
May 16th
Smoke begins to surround Texas Tech, its involvement in the Lawrence sweepstakes and its NIL capabilities. From here it looks as if Vanderbilt's biggest competition may be the Red Raiders because of available playing time and potential NIL competition.
May 17th
A source tells Vandysports.com that there is a "cautious optimism" surrounding Vanderbilt's chances at retaining Lawrence.
Rumblings indicate that Auburn set a timetable for Lawrence to commit by. Lawrence held off on making a decision, effectively taking Auburn out of the running.
May 19th
Auburn takes a commitment from Chad Baker-Mazara. Effectively taking it out of the running.
May 20th
Rumors of a potential return being imminent start to surface.
May 21st-24th
More and more talk of Lawrence's decision starts to come in, believe Lawrence was spotted in Nashville during/after this period. Feels all but imminent at this point. A matter of when not if.
May 25th
A source told Vandysports.com that Kentucky was making a late push in Lawrence's recruitment but failed to get him on campus. There was some rumored interest early in the process that ultimately never amounted to much.
May 27th
Rumors of a Saturday announcement stalled out after a day of radio silence.
May 30th
Lawrence tells Jon Rothstien that he will pull his name from the NBA draft and will return to school, no announcement on which school yet, though.
May 31st
Sources confirmed to Vandysports.com that the recruitment was still heading towards an end and that Vanderbilt would receive a commitment in the next day or two.
June 1st
Lawrence announces his commitment to return to Vanderbilt.
The anchor impact fund officially announces the signing of Lawrence.
March 22nd:
Vanderbilt loses to UAB which ends its season.
March 27th:
Lawrence puts his name in the NBA draft but retains his college eligibility.
April 24th:
Disaster strikes. Lawrence becomes the seventh Vanderbilt player to enter the transfer portal. A source told Vandysports.com that NIL was a factor in Lawrence's decision.
Story from that day
April 24th-May 4th:
Rumors swirl that Lawrence will likely head back home to Georgia or to nearby Auburn.
Morning of May 4th:
Sources told Vandysports.com that Vanderbilt was making a late push to land Lawrence and that it had made a sizeable NIL offer.
Afternoon of May 6th:
Source tells Vandysports.com that Lawrence's interest in Georgia and Auburn may be slightly overstated. Start to get a sense here that Vanderbilt has a real chance to get Lawrence back.
May 9th:
Niagara transfer Noah Thomasson commits to Georgia, filling its last scholarship. A scholarship opens a few days later with the departure of Jasuan Holt but it is quickly filled by RJ Sunahara.
Looks like Georgia is out of the picture.
*News also broke on the ninth that Lawrence didn't initially receive an NBA Combine invitation.
May 10th
Auburn still considered public favorite.
Trilly Donovan reports a potential Memphis visit being in the works.
May 11th
Lawrence goes to Chicago for the G-League Elite Camp. Jerry Stackhouse, Andy Fox, Adell Harris, Brandon Wells, Anthony Wilkins and James Strong flew to Chicago to meet Lawrence. A source told Vandysports.com that Stackhouse and staff also flew Lawrence's mom to Chicago to surprise him.
May 13th
Lawrence plays in the first G League elite camp scrimmage and posts 11 points while shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. Was also featured as the primary ballhandler at the camp, Lawrence posted two assists and two turnovers.
May 14th
A scoreless second scrimmage at G League camp all but seals Lawrence's chances at an NBA combine invites.
May 15th
NBA Combine invites are released and Lawrence doesn't receive one.
May 16th
Smoke begins to surround Texas Tech, its involvement in the Lawrence sweepstakes and its NIL capabilities. From here it looks as if Vanderbilt's biggest competition may be the Red Raiders because of available playing time and potential NIL competition.
May 17th
A source tells Vandysports.com that there is a "cautious optimism" surrounding Vanderbilt's chances at retaining Lawrence.
Rumblings indicate that Auburn set a timetable for Lawrence to commit by. Lawrence held off on making a decision, effectively taking Auburn out of the running.
May 19th
Auburn takes a commitment from Chad Baker-Mazara. Effectively taking it out of the running.
May 20th
Rumors of a potential return being imminent start to surface.
May 21st-24th
More and more talk of Lawrence's decision starts to come in, believe Lawrence was spotted in Nashville during/after this period. Feels all but imminent at this point. A matter of when not if.
May 25th
A source told Vandysports.com that Kentucky was making a late push in Lawrence's recruitment but failed to get him on campus. There was some rumored interest early in the process that ultimately never amounted to much.
May 27th
Rumors of a Saturday announcement stalled out after a day of radio silence.
May 30th
Lawrence tells Jon Rothstien that he will pull his name from the NBA draft and will return to school, no announcement on which school yet, though.
May 31st
Sources confirmed to Vandysports.com that the recruitment was still heading towards an end and that Vanderbilt would receive a commitment in the next day or two.
June 1st
Lawrence announces his commitment to return to Vanderbilt.
The anchor impact fund officially announces the signing of Lawrence.
