NASHVILLE – Lipscomb Men's Basketball's Jacob Ognacevic was named the ASUN Player of the Year while head coach Lennie Acuff was tabbed ASUN Coach of the Year. In addition, Ognacevic was named First Team All-ASUN, Scholar Athlete of the Year and ASUN All-Academic. He is the first Lipscomb Men's Basketball player to be named ASUN Player of the Year since Garrison Mathews in 2019 and just the third all-time. Will Pruitt and Joe Anderson also earned postseason honors with both being named ASUN All-Academic while Pruitt was named Second Team All-ASUN and Anderson was named Third Team All-ASUN. 
 
JACOB OGNACEVIC – ASUN PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, FIRST TEAM ALL-ASUN, ACADEMIC ALL-ASUN
 

• Leads the ASUN with 20.3 points per game, playing and starting in all 31 games
• Averaging 20.9 points per game in ASUN play 
• Ranks 10^th in the nation in points per game 
• Has scored 628 points, ranking 2^nd in the nation in the category
• Has nine double doubles on the season, with seven coming in ASUN play 
• Averaging 8.0 points per game, ranking third in the ASUN and averaging 8.3 RPG in ASUN play
• Has 248 rebounds on the season, ranking 41^st in the country in the category
• Leads the ASUN with 6.07 defensive rebounds per game
• Shot 58.2-percent on the season, 2^nd in the ASUN and 28^th in the nation
• Shot 60.8-percent in ASUN play
• Ranks 2^nd in the nation in total field goals with 217
• Shot 41.3-percent from beyond the arc and 49.1-percent from three in ASUN play
• Ranks 24^th in the nation in effective field goal percentage and 15^th in the country in true shooting percentage
• Fifth in the ASUN in Free Throw Percentage
• 22^nd in the nation in total free throws and 29^th in free throw attempts
• Added 46 assists, 10 steals and 11 blocks
• Preseason All-ASUN
• Three-time ASUN Player of the Week and five-time Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week 
• 4.0 GPA while studying for a Certificate in Business Leadership

 
LENNIE ACUFF – ASUN COACH OF THE YEAR

• Led Lipscomb to the programs' fourth ASUN Regular Season Championship, even when losing more than 50% of scoring from last season's team 
• Led Lipscomb to 20+ wins for three-consecutive years for the second time in program history 
• Has kept Lipscomb in the top-100 in the NET all season 
• Lipscomb ranks second in the country in true road games
• Led Lipscomb to being top-50 in 10 statistical categories (Assist/turnover ratio, effective FGP, field goal percentage, fouls per game, free throw percentage, defensive rebounds per game, scoring margin, three-point attempts per game, three pointers per game, turnovers per game)
• Lipscomb is second in the ASUN with 79.3 points per game and is the ASUN's leading defense, allowing just 67.2 points per game
• Has led Lipscomb to ASUN's leading field goal percentage (47.3) while holding opponents to an ASUN-low 42.7%
• Led Lipscomb to 9.8 triples per game, second in the ASUN, while holding opponents to an ASUN-leading 31.1% three-point percentage

 
WILL PRUITT – SECOND TEAM ALL-ASUN, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC

• Averaging 13.0 points per game, second on the Lipscomb squad and averaging 14.0 PPG in ASUN play while starting in all 31 games
• One of two ASUN athletes with a triple-double this season
• 10^th in the ASUN with 390 total points on the season
• Pulling down 5.8 rebounds per game, 13^th in the ASUN and 6.4 RPG in ASUN play
• 10^th in the ASUN with 169 total rebounds
• 7^th in the ASUN with 4.63 defensive rebounds per game
• Shooting 46.5-percent from the field overall and 48.9-percent in ASUN play
• Preseason All-ASUN
• Ranks 8^th in the ASUN with a 77.5-percent free throw percentage
• Has 81 assists on the season, averaging 2.6 per game
• Added 29 steals and seven blocks on the season 
• 4.0 GPA while studying for a Certificate in Business Leadership

 
JOE ANDERSON – THIRD TEAM ALL-ASUN, ASUN ALL-ACADEMIC

• Averaging 11.2 points per game and 13.6 PPG in ASUN play
• Shot over 40-percent from behind the arc in ASUN play
• Second in the ASUN with a 2.54 assist/turnover ratio and 40^th in the nation in the category
• Second in the ASUN and 17^th in the nation with 64 steals
• Second in the ASUN and 27^th in the nation with 2.13 steals/game
• 7^th in the ASUN with 117 total assists and 3.9 assists per game
• 12^th in the ASUN with 1.93 three-pointers per game
• Had just 48 turnovers as a point guard
• Averaged 3.5 rebounds per game and added two blocks on the season
• 3.92 GPA while studying for a Masters of Business Administration

 
*Stats as of the conclusion of the regular season
 
Lipscomb Men's Basketball will play in its ASUN Semifinal matchup on Thursday, March 6 against No. 6 Queens at 7 p.m. CT in Allen Arena.