ATLANTA - Stetson's Josh Smith (Player) and Austin Peay's Dezi Jones (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
Josh Smith, Stetson
Senior | Forward | Monrovia, Ind.
- First Career ASUN Player of the Week award; 43rd for the Stetson program
- Averaged a double-double at 21.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in two victories
- Tallied his second and third double-double of the season against Bellarmine and EKU
- Scored 19 points while adding 11 rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Knights
- Followed up with 24 points and 11 boards in the Hatters defeat of the Colonels in DeLand
Other Nominees: Dezi Jones, Austin Peay; Isaiah Cozart, EKU; Bryce Workman, Jacksonville; Derrin Boyd, Lipscomb; KJ Johnson, North Alabama; Chaz Lanier, North Florida.
Men's Basketball Newcomer of the Week
Dezi Jones, Austin Peay
Graduate | Guard | Hannibal, Mo.
- First Career ASUN Newcomer of the Week honor; seventh award for the Governors
- Totaled 45 points in a pair of Austin Peay home wins against Kennesaw State and Queens
- Made 17 of his 32 attempts from the floor, including 5-of-7 from three-point range
- Scored 18 points against KSU and a season-high 27 in the Govs' victory against Queens
- Dished out 10 assists across the wins with six in the matchup with the Owls and four against the Royals
Other Nominees: Tucker Anderson, Central Arkansas; Robert McCray, Jacksonville; Owen McCormack, Lipscomb.
2023-24 Season Award Winners
Feb. 12 | Player: Josh Smith, Steston; Newcomer: Dezi Jones, Austin Peay
Feb. 5 | Player: AJ McKee, Queens; Newcomer: Deyton Albury, Queens
Jan. 29 | Player: KJ Johnson, North Alabama; Newcomer: Deyton Albury, Queens
Jan. 22 | Player: Chaz Lanier, North Florida; Newcomer: DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay
Jan. 16 | Player: Terrell Burden, Kennesaw State; Newcomer: Dylan Faulkner, Lipscomb
Jan. 8 | Player: Isaiah Cozart, EKU; Newcomer: Tucker Anderson, Central Arkansas
Jan. 3 | Player: Zach Anderson, FGCU; Newcomer: Dallion Johnson, FGCU
Dec. 27 | Player: Jalen Blackmon, Stetson; Newcomer: DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay
Dec. 18 | Player: Demond Robinson, Kennesaw State; Newcomer: Owen McCormack, Lipscomb
Dec. 11 | Player: Terrell Burden, Kennesaw State; Newcomer: DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay
Dec. 4 | Player: Jacari Lane, North Alabama; Newcomer: Robert McCray V, Jacksonville
Nov. 27 | Player: Robert McCray V, Jacksonville; Newcomer: Robert McCray V, Jacksonville
Nov. 20 | Player: Chaz Lanier, North Florida; Newcomer: Frankquon Sherman, Kennesaw State
Nov. 13 | Player: Isaiah Cozart, EKU; Newcomer: DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay