Edwige Lawson-Wade

Edwige Lawson-Wade

Personal information
Born	(1979-05-14) 14 May 1979 Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
Listed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight	130 lb (59 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2005–present
Position	Point guard
Career history
2005	New York Liberty
2005	Houston Comets
2006	Seattle Storm
2007–2010	San Antonio Silver Stars
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing France Olympic Games 2012 London Team EuroBasket 2001 France Team 1999 Poland Team 2013 France Team 2011 Poland Team

Edwige Lawson (born 14 May 1979), also Edwige Lawson-Wade, is a French former professional women's basketball player.

Professional career

A point guard, Lawson-Wade started her professional career at the age of 17.

She played in Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, and Valenciennes in France.

Lawson-Wade also played in the WNBA for the San Antonio Silver Stars, New York Liberty, the Houston Comets and the Seattle Storm, and also for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Superleague.

Her resume includes three French championships, two Russian championships and three Euroleague titles (two with Valenciennes and one with CSKA Samara).

European career

• 1994–1995: CJM Bourges Basket
• 1995–1997: Waïti Bordeaux
• 1997–2001: ASPTT Aix-en-Provence
• 2001–2004: US Valenciennes Olympic
• 2004–2007: VBM-SGAU Samara
• 2007–2009: CSKA Moscow
• 2009–2010: WBC Spartak Moscow Region
• 2010–2011: Ros Casares
• 2011–2013: Basket Lattes MA

International career

Lawson-Wade was also the starting point guard for the France national women's basketball team, with whom she won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

She also won a European Championship with France.

Lawson-Wade was the three-point competition champion at the 2008 FIBA Europe All-Star game.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2005	New York	2	0	6.0	.000	.000	1.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
	Houston	17	0	6.7	.333	.385	1.000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.7	1.5
2006	Seattle	26	0	8.1	.378	.263	.667	0.8	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.7	1.7
2007	Did not appear in league
2008	San Antonio	30	1	9.3	.450	.468	.667	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.8	3.3
2009	San Antonio	33	12	17.7	.384	.363	.833	2.0	2.2	0.9	0.0	0.9	5.2
2010	San Antonio	33	19	21.9	.370	.339	.907	1.9	2.8	1.1	0.1	1.4	6.5
Career	5 years, 4 teams	141	32	13.6	.384	.361	.854	1.4	1.6	0.7	0.0	0.9	4.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2005	Houston	1	0	1.0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	Seattle	3	0	3.7	.250	.250	.500	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3
2008	San Antonio	5	0	16.8	.318	.467	1.000	2.4	1.8	0.6	0.0	1.0	5.0
2009	San Antonio	3	3	25.0	.667	.615	—	3.0	2.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	10.7
2010	San Antonio	2	2	28.5	.538	.625	1.000	1.5	4.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	12.5
Career	5 years, 3 teams	14	5	16.3	.474	.525	.917	1.7	1.7	0.6	0.1	0.6	6.1

Personal life

Lawson-Wade is of Beninese descent through her father.

Lawson is married to professional basketball coach, James Wade. They have a son, James "Jet" Wade III.

She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

External links

• Edwige Lawson's Official Website