A 6-foot-8 senior guard from Cleveland, Ohio, Lacy helped lead Belmont Abbey to its fourth consecutive win with 15 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and an assist in a 60-56 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne on Dec. 30. The double-double was his third of the season. Lacy secured 10 of his 11 boards on the defensive end and the biggest of his three steals came in helping close out the four-point win with just 13 seconds remaining. Lacy is second only to Pierce in field goal percentage (63.7 percent) in Conference Carolinas. He is third in rebounding in the league with 8.6 per game.
2022-23 Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Nov. 14, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Bosko Bojovic, Converse
Week 2 (Nov. 21, 2022)
Player of the Week: Marcus Boykin, Barton
Defensive Player of the Week: Mason Taylor, Belmont Abbey
Week 3 (Nov. 28, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week: Kenny Turner, King
Week 4 (Dec. 5, 2022)
Player of the Week: Alex Cox, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Jonah Pierce, Francis Marion
Week 5 (Dec. 12, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week:
Mason Taylor, Belmont Abbey
Week 6 (Dec. 20, 2022)
Player of the Week: KJ Jones II, Emmanuel
Defensive Player of the Week:
Tavarus Webb, Emmanuel
Week 7 (Jan. 3, 2023)
Player of the Week: Jonah Pierce, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Mario Lacy, Jr., Belmont Abbey