2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
ASUN First Team All-Conference (2023-24)
NABC First Team All-District (2023-24)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2023-24)
ASUN All-Academic Team (2023-24)
ASUN Player of the Week, 3x (Last: Feb. 19, 2024)
NABC Honors Court (2022-23, 2023-24)
ASUN Honor Roll (2020-21, 2022-23)
2023-24
- Had a breakout season, earning ASUN First Team All-Conference, NABC First Team All-District, CSC Academic All-Distrcit and ASUN All-Academic Team honors
- Was named ASUN Player of the Week honors on three occasions
- Scored 629 points and upped his scoring averaged 15.0 points from his junior to senior season
- Started 31 of 32 games, playing in over 1,000 minutes while averaging 33.3 points per game
- Scored in double figures in all but one game
- Posted his first 30-point game in a road win at Charleston Southern Nov. 9
- Went for a career-best 35 points against North Alabama Feb. 8
- Shot 61.1 percent and 6-for-12 from beyond the arc against Bellarmine Jan. 25, scoring 33 points
- Went for a 17-point and 10-rebound double-double against Northwestern State Nov. 17
- Made at least one three-pointer in every single game
- Just missed a double-double with 29 points and nine rebounds at Queens
- Scored 33 points and went 11-for-12 from the free throw line at Austin Peay Feb. 3
- Finished second in the league in scoring at 19.7 points per game
2022-23
- Appeared in all 31 games, making nine starts
- Made starts throughout the majority of the non-conference slate
- Was UNF’s first sub 20 different times
- Was one of UNF’s first substitutions off the bench
- Logged 610 minutes, averaging 19.7 per game
- Shot a high percentage, hitting 45.4 percent of his shots and 39.1 percent of his three-pointers
- Hit some key three-pointers, proving to be a threat from the corner pocket
- Scored in 24 of the 31 games
- Saved his best game for a homecoming to his hometown of Nashville as he went 6-for-6 from the floor for a season-high 15 points in a wild double-overtime win against Lipscomb February 16. He was a plus-22 on the floor during the win and tied a career high for points
- Also hit a season-high three three-pointers in the win at Lipscomb
- Followed that up with a stretch of four-straight games with two three-pointers
- Put up 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting in a win against Eastern Kentucky
- Providing a solid night in the ASUN Championship First Round matchup with Bellarmine, scoring 10 while bringing in five boards
2021-22
- Played in all 31 games as just one of three Ospreys to lace up for every contest.
- Averaged 21 minutes per game, posting 4.5 points per contest while grabbing 2.7 rebounds and tallying 1.1 assists per game.
- Earned eight starts, including six-straight starts to conclude the season.
- Logged a season-high 41 minutes played while scoring 14 points in an overtime win at Stetson Feb. 26.
- Went for a career-best 15 points thanks to perfect shooting during a win against Webber Nov. 20.
- Was great at getting into the passing lanes, tallying three steals in three different contests.
- Finished sixth in the league in assist to turnover ratio at 2.3.
- Contributed five assists against Trinity Baptist Dec. 18.
2020-21
- Played in 10 games including start against North Carolina State | Averaged 9.1 minutes per game
- Scored a career best 11 points with 3 treys versus Stetson
- Averaged 1.7 PPG and 0.7 RPG for the season
- Handed out six assists
High School
- Three-year varsity letterwinner at Ensworth High School for coach Ricky Bowers
- Finalist for Tennessee Mr. Basketball award
- First-team All-Conference and Conference Player of the Year as a senior
- Named to DII-AA All-State team by Tennessee Sports Writers Association
- All-Tennessean, 1st team
- Averaged 23 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 4.0 APG during final season with the Tigers
Personal
- Born December 19
- Son of Thomas and Stacey Lanier
- Has one brother, Trey
- Both parents played collegiate basketball, Dad at Lipscomb and Mom at Alcorn State
- Majoring in business management
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Guard
6'4"
175 lbs
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2021-22Freshman
Guard
6'4"
175 lbs
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2022-23Sophomore
Guard
6'4"
195 lbs
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2023-24Junior
Guard
6'4"
199 lbs
