Basketball Announces Signing of Chaz Lanier for 2020 Class
4/17/2020 12:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE -- North Florida men's basketball head coach Matthew Driscoll and his staff announced the signing of Chaz Lanier to a National Letter-of-Intent to play for the Ospreys starting in the 2020-21 season.
Lanier becomes the first signee for UNF during the NCAA's spring signing period and joins the group of five early additions for the Ospreys from the fall including: Jonathan Aybar, Josh Berenbaum, Jacob Crews, Garrett Hursey and Jadyn Parker.
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-Averaged 22.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG and 3.7 APG and finished senior season with 77 3PM in 30 games... Runner-up for "Mr. Basketball" in Tennessee Div II-AA... Led prep squad to State quarterfinal appearance... Both his parents played college basketball - Dad at Lipscomb (scored over 1,200 pts) | Mom at Alcorn State
DRISCOLL SAYS...
"Chaz Lanier is an amazingly balanced player that has the ability to do everything from a variety of spots on the floor. This versatility makes him a tremendous fit for our system. Chaz has a skill set that provides our positionless schemes the opportunity to plug-and-play and reload once again along with our early signees from the Fall. With his parents having both played college basketball, they instilled in Chaz a high-level of poise and purpose which resonates even louder in conjunction with his servant's mentality that shines in his everyday off the court actions."Â
SCOUTING REPORTS:Â
Ranked Top 30 in the state of Tennessee by Prep Hoops
"Incredible senior season. Chaz Lanier vaulted to the forefront with impressive athleticism. Lanier can catch it and shoot it with the best of them. His shooting motion is quick and fluid. Devoted to the game and has justifiably high confidence in his game. Lanier's slippery steps are really a joy to watch. He is not a bull with the ball but rather a ballerina. The grace of each step in traffic enables him to keep would be shot blockers off balance."
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Lanier becomes the first signee for UNF during the NCAA's spring signing period and joins the group of five early additions for the Ospreys from the fall including: Jonathan Aybar, Josh Berenbaum, Jacob Crews, Garrett Hursey and Jadyn Parker.
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CHAZ LANIER
6-4 | 175 | G | Nashville, Tenn. | The Ensworth School-Averaged 22.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG and 3.7 APG and finished senior season with 77 3PM in 30 games... Runner-up for "Mr. Basketball" in Tennessee Div II-AA... Led prep squad to State quarterfinal appearance... Both his parents played college basketball - Dad at Lipscomb (scored over 1,200 pts) | Mom at Alcorn State
DRISCOLL SAYS...
"Chaz Lanier is an amazingly balanced player that has the ability to do everything from a variety of spots on the floor. This versatility makes him a tremendous fit for our system. Chaz has a skill set that provides our positionless schemes the opportunity to plug-and-play and reload once again along with our early signees from the Fall. With his parents having both played college basketball, they instilled in Chaz a high-level of poise and purpose which resonates even louder in conjunction with his servant's mentality that shines in his everyday off the court actions."Â
SCOUTING REPORTS:Â
Ranked Top 30 in the state of Tennessee by Prep Hoops
"Incredible senior season. Chaz Lanier vaulted to the forefront with impressive athleticism. Lanier can catch it and shoot it with the best of them. His shooting motion is quick and fluid. Devoted to the game and has justifiably high confidence in his game. Lanier's slippery steps are really a joy to watch. He is not a bull with the ball but rather a ballerina. The grace of each step in traffic enables him to keep would be shot blockers off balance."
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