Perry Lawson is a British

United Kingdom

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, and currently plays for Mersey Tigers in the British Basketball League

British Basketball League

The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....

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The 6 ft 2 in tall guard, able to play both Shooting guard

Shooting guard

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 and Point guard

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

, was educated at South Georgia Tech in the United States

United States

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. Perry is an upcoming talent in the BBL, and joined London United from the Newcastle Eagles

Newcastle Eagles

Newcastle Eagles is a British Basketball League team from Newcastle upon Tyne. Since 2010 they have played all home games at the 3,000 capacity Sport Central arena at Northumbria University in the city...

 at the beginning of the 2006-07

British Basketball League 2006-07

The 2006-07 season, the 20th since its establishment of the British Basketball League, started on September 29, 2006 when reigning champions Newcastle Eagles began with a 85-83 loss away to Sheffield Sharks....

 season. He was a key part of the Newcastle Eagles 2006 team that won the clean sweep of BBL Championship, BBL Play-offs, BBL Cup and BBL Trophy. Perry has also played for the England National Team

England national basketball team

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 and is a current member of GB National Team

Great Britain national basketball team

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Perry is an adept guard either as a starter or off the bench, who is solid and reliable bringing the ball up court, and making assists and chances for others. He started his playing career with local team Hackney White Heat

Hackney White Heat

Hackney White Heat is an English basketball team from the district of Hackney in London competing in the English Basketball League, Division 3. Established in 1999. Pops Mensah-Bonsu played for the team....

 (2002) before eventually turning pro with the Eagles in 2004. He is a graduate of the Hackney Community College Basketball Academy

Hackney Community College Basketball Academy

The Hackney Community College's Basketball Academy is a basketball programme, located in the London Borough of Hackney in the UK originally designed to engage young people vulnerable to exclusion from education to gain qualifications through engagement with a sport in which they demonstrated talent...

Programme.