David Lawrence (May 5, 1959 – 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.

Lawrence, a 6'9" power forward from W. O. Boston High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, played for McNeese State from 1976 to 1980, following his brother Edmund to the school.

Over four years, he scored 1,938 points and grabbed 1,026 rebounds.

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.