David Lawrence (Rayne, May 5, 1959 – Cremona, March 20, 2017) was an American basketball player. He was a star college player at McNeese State University, a second round draft pick in the 1980 NBA draft, and played professionally in Europe for nine seasons. Following his college career, Lawrence was drafted in the second round (32nd pick overall) of the 1980 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Though he never played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he played for nine years in the top leagues of Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. Lawrence died on March 20, 2017.