Chaz Lanier
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chaz Lanier
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| team = Detroit Pistons
| number = 20
| position = Shooting guard
| league = NBA
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 206
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|12|19}}
| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| high_school = The Ensworth School
(Nashville, Tennessee)
| college =
- North Florida (2020–2024)
- Tennessee (2024–2025)
| draft_year = 2025
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 37
| draft_team = Detroit Pistons
| career_start = 2025
| years1 = {{nbay|2025|start}}–present
| team1 = Detroit Pistons
| highlights = * Third-team All-American – NABC, SN (2025)
- Jerry West Award (2025)
- SEC Newcomer of the Year (2025)
- First-team All-SEC (2025)
- First-team All-ASUN (2024)
}}
Chaz Harrison Lanier (born December 19, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Florida Ospreys and Tennessee Volunteers.
Career
Lanier attended The Ensworth School in Nashville, Tennessee. At the conclusion of his high school career, he committed to the University of North Florida to play for North Florida Ospreys.{{Cite web |title=Ensworth basketball: Chaz Lanier commits to North Florida |url=https://subscribe.tennessean.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fhigh-school%2F2020%2F03%2F25%2Fhigh-school-basketball-recruiting-coronaviirus-chaz-lanier-north-florida%2F2896464001%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&itm_source=roadblock&itm_medium=onsite&itm_campaign=premiumroadblock&gca-cat=p&slug=restricted&redirect=true&offer=W-M7&gnt-eid=control |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=The Tennessean}} In his first three seasons, he played primarily in a backup role.{{Cite web |last=Gillaspie |first=Stephen |title=Chaz Lanier: Staying Down For It |url=https://www.noceilingsnba.com/p/chaz-lanier-staying-down-for-it |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=No Cellings |language=en}} As a senior during the 2023-24 season, he averaged 19.7 points per game and was named to the first team All-ASUN.{{Cite web |title=UNF's Chaz Lanier voted first-team All-ASUN, joins teammate Dorian James on all-academic team |url=https://subscribe.jacksonville.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonville.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Fbasketball%2F2024%2F03%2F04%2Fchaz-lanier-dorian-james-of-unf-basketball-team-cited-in-asun-awards%2F72828373007%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&itm_source=roadblock&itm_medium=onsite&itm_campaign=premiumroadblock&gca-cat=p&slug=restricted&redirect=true&offer=W-M7&gnt-eid=control |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Jacksonville}} At the conclusion of the season, Lanier entered the transfer portal.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-18 |title=Report: One of the top guards remaining in the portal is visiting BYU |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/05/17/chaz-lanier-byu-basketball-visit-report-transfer-portal/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Deseret News |language=en}} On May 24, 2024, he transferred to the University of Tennessee to play for the Tennessee Volunteers.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-24 |title=Vols land sharpshooting guard Lanier from UNF |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40212293/former-north-florida-guard-chaz-lanier-commits-tennessee |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |title=Chaz Lanier commits to Tennessee basketball over Kentucky after big year at North Florida |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/mens-basketball/2024/05/24/chaz-lanier-tennessee-basketball-transfer-portal-roster-rick-barnes/73267139007/ |website=Knox News}} With Tennessee, he emerged as the team's leading scorer.{{Cite web |last=Sartori |first=John |date=2024-12-24 |title=One-on-one with Tennessee basketball’s Chaz Lanier |url=https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/12/24/one-on-one-with-tennessee-basketballs-chaz-lanier/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=WVLT |language=en}} In his first game with Tennessee, Lanier scored a team high 18 points, leading the Volunteers to an 80–64 win over Gardner–Webb.{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Trevor |date=2024-11-04 |title=‘I never lost confidence’: Chaz Lanier leads team in scoring in debut game for Tennessee basketball |url=https://www.utdailybeacon.com/sports/mens_basketball/i-never-lost-confidence-chaz-lanier-leads-team-in-scoring-in-debut-game-for-tennessee/article_58bc8b42-9b27-11ef-a477-33cecf8e21ab.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=The Daily Beacon |language=en}} Against Miami in the Jimmy V Classic, he led the Volunteers in scoring with 22 points, in a 75–62 victory.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |title=Chaz Lanier is an A-plus for Tennessee basketball. Rick Barnes says there is more to come |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/mens-basketball/2024/12/10/chaz-lanier-tennessee-basketball-miami-rick-barnes/76667989007/ |website=Knox News}}{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Mike |title=Inside Tennessee basketball's win, Chaz Lanier's game vs Miami in Jimmy V Classic |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/mens-basketball/2024/12/10/tennessee-score-miami-basketball-zakai-zeigler/76667992007/ |website=Knox News}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| North Florida
|| 10 || 1 || 9.2 || .375 || .300 || .667 || .7 || .6 || .3 || .0 || 1.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| North Florida
|| 31 || 8 || 21.0 || .415 || .304 || .805 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .7 || .2 || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| North Florida
|| 31 || 9 || 19.6 || .454 || .391 || 1.000 || 2.5 || .9 || .4 || .2 || 4.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| style="text-align:left;"| North Florida
|| 32 || 31 || 33.3 || .510 || .440 || .880 || 4.8 || 1.8 || .9 || .3 || 19.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25
| style="text-align:left;"| Tennessee
|| 38 || 38 || 31.4 || .431 || .395 || .758 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .9 || .1 || 18.0
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References
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External links
- [https://utsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/chaz-lanier/20404 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
- [https://unfospreys.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/chaz-lanier/12832 North Florida Ospreys bio]
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Category:All-American college men's basketball players
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:Detroit Pistons draft picks