ATLANTA, Ga. -- University of North Alabama freshman guard Jacari Lane has received three ASUN Conference men's basketball awards, while teammate Daniel Ortiz was named to the ASUN All-Conference team.

A Huntsville, Ala., native, Lane was voted to the ASUN All-Freshman team, while also being named ASUN Freshman of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.

Lane becomes the second Lion to claim ASUN Freshman of the Year honors, joining Jamari Blackmon in 2019.

Lane, a Huntsville, Ala., native, has played in all 31 games with six starts as a true freshman at UNA. He is UNA's second leading scorer with 13.3 points per game and he has earned three ASUN Conference Newcomer of the Week honors and one ASUN Player of the Week award. He leads the Lions with 105 assists and has added 85 rebounds and 22 steals. In his six starts this season, he is averaging 21.3 points per game. 
 
Sophomore guard Daniel Ortiz of Shreveport, Louisiana was named to the second-team All-ASUN Conference squad . Ortiz is the Lions' leading scorer, averaging 14.7 points per game. He has added 3.7 rebounds per game with 32 steals and 31 assists. He was named to the ASUN All-Freshman team in 2022. He has scored in double-figures 21 times this season, toping 20 points nine times. His season-high is 32 against North Florida.

Ortiz and Lane have been key performers as UNA has posted an 18-13 record this season, the best in the school's five seasons on the Division I level. 

The Lions open play in the ASUN Conference Tournament on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky.

2022-23 ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Postseason Honors & Awards

Player of the Year: Darius McGhee, Liberty
Defensive Player of the Year: Brandon Stroud, KennesawState
Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Blackmon, Stetson
Sixth Man of the Year: Jacari Lane, North Alabama
Freshman of the Year: Jacari Lane, North Alabama
Coach of the Year: Amir Abdur-Rahim, Kennesaw State

ASUN First Team All-Conference
Name            School            Cl.    Hometown
Darius McGhee        Liberty            Sr.    Roxboro, N.C.
Devontae Blanton    Eastern Kentucky    Jr.    Macedonia, Ohio
Chris Youngblood    Kennesaw State    Jr.    Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jacob Ognacevic    Lipscomb        So.    Sheboygan, Wisc.
Jalen Blackmon        Stetson            So.    Marion, Ind.

ASUN Second Team All-Conference
Name            School            Cl.    Hometown
Terrell Burden        Kennesaw State    Sr.    Smyrna, Ga.
Kyle Rode        Liberty            Sr.    Lexington, Ky.
Daniel Ortiz        North Alabama        So.    Shreveport, La.
Carter Hendricksen    North Florida        Sr.    Mt. Sterling, Ky.
Kenny Dye        Queens            Sr.    Jacksonville, N.C.

ASUN Third Team All-Conference
Name            School            Cl.    Hometown
Garrett Tipton        Bellarmine        Sr.    Columbus, Ohio
Camren Hunter        Central Arkansas    So.    Bryant, Ark.
Isaiah Thompson    FGCU            Sr.    Zionsville, Ind.
Jose Place        North Florida        Jr.    Orlando, Fla.
AJ McKee        Queens            So.    Charlotte, N.C.
Stephan Swenson    Stetson            Jr.    Brussels, Belgium

ASUN All-Freshman Team           
Name            School            Hometown
Jacari Lane        North Alabama        Huntsville, Ala.
Ben Johnson        Bellarmine        Lexington, Ky.
Peter Suder        Bellarmine        Carmel, Ind.
Tayshawn Comer    Eastern Kentucky    Indianapolis, Ind.
Colin Porter        Liberty            Ashland, Ky.