ATLANTA - North Alabama's Jacari Lane (Player) and Jacksonville's Robert McCray (Newcomer) earned this week's Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball honors, announced Monday by the league office.
Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Jacari Lane, North Alabama
Sophomore | Guard | Huntsville, Ala.
- Second Career ASUN Player of the Week award; fifth for the North Alabama program
- Averaged 19.5 points per game and totaled 15 assists over two games for UNA
- Led the team with 20 points and four assists in the win against Tennessee Tech
- Recorded his first career double-double with 19 points and a career-high 11 assists at Kansas State
- Shot 10-of-20 from the field and 18-of-22 from the free-throw line with a total of four steals
Other Nominees: Tucker Anderson, Central Arkansas; Devontae Blanton, EKU; Robert McCray, Jacksonville; Simeon Cottle, Kennesaw State; Derrin Boyd, Lipscomb; Chris Ashby, Queens; Jalen Blackmon, Stetson.
Men's Basketball Newcomer of the Week
Robert McCray, Jacksonville
Sophomore | Guard | Columbia, S.C.
- Second Career ASUN Newcomer of the Week honor; 33rd all-time for the Dolphins
- Helped Jacksonville to another 2-0 week with two double-digit scoring performances
- Recorded 12 points, four assists and three rebounds at home against Campbell
- Posted a career-high 32 points in the victory at Georgia Southern including his team's final 10
- Became the first Dolphin to eclipse the 30-point scoring mark since February 2021
Other Nominees: Tucker Anderson, Central Arkansas; Owen McCormack, Lipscomb; Tim Smith Jr., North Alabama; Jacobi Sebock, Queens.
2023-24 Season Award Winners
Dec. 4 | Player: Jacari Lane, North Alabama; Newcomer: Robert McCray, Jacksonville
Nov. 27 | Player: Robert McCray, Jacksonville; Newcomer: Robert McCray, Jacksonville
Nov. 20 | Player: Chaz Lanier, North Florida; Newcomer: Frankquon Sherman, Kennesaw State
Nov. 13 | Player: Isaiah Cozart, EKU; Newcomer: DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay