Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards and Honors
2024-25 CSC Academic All-District
2023-24 NAIA National Champion
2023-24 NAIA First Team All-American

Career Recap: Austin Peay
2024-25 (Redshirt Junior)
Only Governor to appear in all 33 games, while also leading the team with 32 starts… Scored in double figures five times… Scored six points in the season opener against Union (Nov. 4)… Scored nine points with three rebounds and one assist at Butler (Nov. 8)… Scored 10 points and had a season-high seven rebounds in addition to five assists against UT Arlington (Nov. 27)… Had his second-straight five-assist performance one game later at ETSU (Nov. 30)… Scored in double figures in back-to-back games with a season-high 12 points against Brescia (Dec. 29) and 11 at North Florida (Jan. 2) in the ASUN opener… Dished out a season-high six assists with no turnovers and scored six points against Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 16)… Scored 10 points while shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 2-for-3 from three-point range in 21 minutes against Stetson (Feb. 15)… Scored eight points in the regular-season finale at West Georgia (Feb. 26).

Career Recap: Freed-Hardeman 2021-24 (Freshman-Redshirt Sophomore)
Helped lead Freed-Hardeman to the 2023-24 NAIA National Championship, while also earning First Team All-American honors… Was a three-time Mid-South Conference Champion… Paced the champion Lions with 13.4 points per game during his redshirt sophomore season, while also leading the MSC with 123 assists across his 33 starts and appearances… Sported a 2.08 assist-turnover ratio with at least six assists seven times… Shot 50.2% from the field (146-of-291), 37.4% from range (37-of-99), and 75.7% from the line (112-of-148) in 2023-24 while also tallying a career-best 49 steals on the defensive end… Had 10-plus points 27 times, with 20 points four times during his last season at FHU… Scored a career-high 26 points against Campbellsville… Averaged 10.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game during his first playing season after redshirting as a true freshman, starting 21-of-31 games… Led FHU to an MSC Tournament Championship after scoring 20 points against Georgetown in the title match.

Career Recap: Bolivar High School
A 1,000-point scorer at Bolivar Central High School, helping lead BCHS to a Division I Class AA State Championship his senior season.

Personal
Ja’Quan Lashane Lax is the son of Jeneal McNeal and Joey Lax… Has five siblingsL Dee, Nisha, Janiyah, Jemya, and Odog… Born Feb. 4... Majoring in general studies.