Lanier Named First Team All-ASUN Selection

ATLANTA - Chaz Lanier represents North Florida men's basketball as a First Team All-ASUN and Academic All-ASUN selection, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. Jaylen Smith was also selected to the ASUN All-Freshman Team, followed with Dorian James earning a spot on the ASUN All-Academic Team.

Lanier becomes the seventh player in program history to garner First Team All-Conference honors, as well as the first since Carter Hendricksen in 2020-21. He adds on a selection to the All-Academic Team to be the lone ASUN player this season to be recognized with both distinctions.

UNF continues its stretch of having an All-Conference selection in all but one season since 2012. It's also the second instance that a UNF player has been a First Team selection and an All-Academic selection in the same season, the first since Hendrickson in 2021.

Smith is the eighth Osprey to be honored as an ASUN All-Freshman selection and the first since Jonathan Aybar in 2020-21. He was thrusted into a starting role the second game of conference play and turned in a memorable season at the point position.

James joins Lanier to have UNF be one of two teams with multiple ASUN All-Academic selections in the same year. It's the second time in three years and the sixth time since 2015 that the Ospreys have produced two or more All-Academic selections.

CHAZ LANIER - FIRST TEAM ALL-ASUN & ACADEMIC ALL-ASUN

Junior | Nashville, Tenn. | Guard

One of two players this season to win ASUN Player of the Week on three different occasions.
Started 30 of 31 games this season with 610 total points, averaging 19.7 per game.
Leads the conference in points per game in ASUN games with 24.5 PPG (371 points).
His mark is almost three PPG (42 total points) more than the second-most in the conference.
Became the second Osprey in D-I program history, first since Dallas Moore, to reach 600 points in a season.
Ranked fifth in total 3PT made (105), eighth in the nation in 3PT per game (3.39) and ninth in 3PT% (44.1%).
Also top 20 in the nation for made field goals (208) and total points (610).
Has surpassed 20+ points 15 different times, including 11 times in ASUN games.
Also hit over 30+ points in four games, including a career-high 35 points against UNA.
Shoot 50.6% from the field (208-for-411) and 44.1% from three-point range (105-for-238).
Plays 33.0 minutes per game, with 4.7 rebounds per game, 30 total steals and a 88.1% free throw percentage.
Has made the most field goals in ASUN games with 124 total.
Also has the highest FT% in conference games at 90.5% and most minutes played with 36.9 MPG.
He adds on the most made threes in ASUN games with 56 total and the highest 3PT% at 45.2% as well.
Holds a 3.5 GPA while majoring in sport management.

"Chaz Lanier has done something that no other player in ASUN history has ever accomplished, while receiving incredible pressure from opponents' defensive assignments and schemes. Chaz has handled all of these accolades and limelight with an incrediblely humble attitude validated as the only First Team and Academic All-ASUN selection, which will continue to prosper him into his future endeavors. Chaz's story will hopefully inspire many other student-athletes in any sport to work efficiently, consistently and passionately embracing where your feet are planted with genuine purpose treating others the way you want to be treat. This approach allowed him to have optimum preparation meeting his new opportunity, resulting in success. He has had a historical year on the court, however since day one, his attention to growing his academics has always been at the forefront. It shows his true balance of being a member of the North Florida men's basketball program."
-- head coach Matthew Driscoll

JAYLEN SMITH - ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN

Freshman | Ocoee, Fla. | Guard

Has played in 15 of 31 games played with 196 total points, averaging 6.3 points per game.
Also averaged 19.7 minutes, totaling 73 assists and 27 steals.
Was the Ospreys' assist leader in a team-high 10 different games this season.
Shot 36.0% (67-for-186) from the field, while also making 39 three-pointers.
Started all but one ASUN game after season-ending injury to Ametri Moss in conference opener to Stetson.
Recorded six games scoring in double figures, highlighted with a career-high mark of 19 points at top-ranked Eastern Kentucky on the road.

"Jaylen Smith has had one of the most ebbing and flowing seasons that any of our many All-Freshmen selections have faced day in and day out. Jaylen has persevered a non-conference that was filled with a lot of highs and lows, which is typical. However, beginning with our second ASUN regular season game through the end of the season, he became a starter with an amazing amount of personal confidence that has continued to move him forward no matter what the results or statistics. Jaylen has an amazing spirit and appreciation of life, constantly spreading positive energy with his infectious smile, along with academic excellence as well. He takes advantage and earns everything that's been thrown at him since the first time he stepped foot on campus."
-- head coach Matthew Driscoll

DORIAN JAMES - ACADEMIC ALL-ASUN

Redshirt Senior | Winter Haven, Fla. | Forward

Holds at 3.97 GPA while earning his masters in health administration.
Has started all 31 games played with 309 total points, averaging 10.0 points per game.
Also averaged 28.2 minutes, while bringing down 5.4 rebounds per game.
Was the Ospreys' rebound leader in a team-high 11 different games this season.
Shot 53.1% (112-for-211) from the field, along with 46.0% (62-for-86) from three-point range.
Scored a career-high 25 points with four rebounds and three assists in River City Rumble against JU.
Also put up 20 points and seven rebounds to clinch a spot in ASUN quarterfinals on senior night against Stetson.
Put up double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds against Northwestern State.
Recorded 19 double figure games, as well as two games with 20 points or more.
Eight total games with at least seven rebounds with four of them also being double-digit scoring games.
Broke the record for most games played all-time by an Osprey with 141 total through five seasons.
Also surpassed 100 career blocks with 37 total during the 2023-24 season.

"Academic All-ASUN is one of the greatest honors that you can receive, signifying the connection between student and athlete that demonstrates the passion for excellence on and off the court. Dorian James is not only balling at his highest level in his six-year career, but he is taking full advantage of his education, especially his research development with his colleagues that's potentially saving lives."
-- head coach Matthew Driscoll

2023-24 ASUN Postseason Honors | Men's Basketball

Player of the Year: Isaiah Cozart, Eastern Kentucky
Unanimous Defensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Cozart, Eastern Kentucky
Newcomer of the Year: Deyton Albury, Queens
Sixth Man of the Year: Sai Witt, Austin Peay
Freshman of the Year: Tucker Anderson, Central Arkansas
Scholar Athlete of the Year: Derrin Boyd, Lipscomb
Coach of the Year: A.W. Hamilton, Eastern Kentucky

First Team All-ASUN
^Isaiah Cozart, Eastern Kentucky
Leland Walker, Eastern Kentucky
Jacari Lane, North Alabama
Chaz Lanier, North Florida
Jalen Blackmon, Stetson

Second Team All-ASUN
Terrell Burden**, Kennesaw State
Derrin Boyd, Lipscomb
Will Pruitt, Lipscomb
AJ McKee**, Queens
Stephan Swenson**, Stetson

Third Team All-ASUN
DeMarcus Sharp, Austin Peay
Devontae Blanton**, Eastern Kentucky
Zach Anderson, Florida Gulf Coast
Robert McCray V, Jacksonville
Deyton Albury, Queens

* denotes number of career All-ASUN honors
^ denotes a unanimous selection to the First Team

All-Freshman Team
^Tucker Anderson, Central Arkansas
^Bryce Cash, Queens
Dez White, Austin Peay
Rahmir Barno, Florida Gulf Coast
RJ Johnson, Kennesaw State
Cody Head, Lipscomb
Jaylen Smith, North Florida

^ denotes a unanimous selection to the All-Freshman Team
Note: a tie in voting resulted in a seven-person All-Freshman Team

Academic All-ASUN Team
Derrin Boyd, Lipscomb
^Damian Forrest, North Alabama
Langdon Hatton, Bellarmine
Michael Moreno, Eastern Kentucky
Will Pruitt, Lipscomb
Dorian James, North Florida
Chaz Lanier, North Florida
BJ McLaurin, Queens

CHAZ LANIER - FIRST TEAM ALL-ASUN & ACADEMIC ALL-ASUN

JAYLEN SMITH - ASUN ALL-FRESHMAN

DORIAN JAMES - ACADEMIC ALL-ASUN

2023-24 ASUN Postseason Honors | Men's Basketball

Players Mentioned

Jonathan Aybar

Carter Hendricksen

Dorian James

Chaz Lanier

Ametri Moss

Jaylen Smith

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