ATLANTA - North Florida's Chaz Lanier (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
Chaz Lanier, North Florida
Junior | Guard | Nashville, Tenn.
-Third Career ASUN Player of the Week award; 35th honor in program history for North Florida
- Combined for 55 points while leading the Ospreys to back-to-back road wins on the week
- Scored 29 points against Queens while also grabbing nine rebounds
- Followed with a 26-point, six-rebound performance against Kennesaw State
- Hit the go-ahead and-one bucket to secure the one-point victory against the Owls
Other Nominees: Dezi Jones, Austin Peay, Cato Elias, Central Arkansas; Isaiah Cozart, EKU; A.J. McGinnis, Lipscomb; Jacari Lane, North Alabama; Aubin Gateretse, Stetson; AJ McKee, Queens.
Men's Basketball Newcomer of the Week
Dezi Jones, Austin Peay
Graduate | Guard | Hannibal, Mo.
- Second Career ASUN Newcomer of the Week honor; eighth award for the Governors
- Averaged 24.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.5 steals per game in two wins for APSU
- Led all players with 25 points in APSU's road victory over Central Arkansas on Thursday
- Turned in a 24-point performance against North Alabama while shooting 50% from the field
- Helped the Govs secure their first ASUN Championship berth after defeating the Lions
Other Nominees: Joe Anderson, Lipscomb; Tim Smith Jr., North Alabama; Nate Lliteras, North Florida.
2023-24 Season Award Winners
Feb. 19 | Player: Chaz Lanier, North Florida; Newcomer: Dezi Jones, Austin Peay
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