AJ Dancler Named SBC Men's Basketball Player Of The Week
12/30/2025 3:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS (sunbeltsports.org) – Coastal Carolina junior guard A.J. Dancler has been named Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week after posting a double-double in a non-conference road victory over Saint Joseph's.
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Dancler becomes the first Coastal Carolina men's basketball player to earn the Sun Belt's top weekly honor since Josh Uduje on Jan. 24, 2023.
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Dancler led Coastal Carolina to a 68-62 road win over the Hawks in Philadelphia on Dec. 22 in its lone game of the week. The Indianapolis, Ind., native recorded his second double-double of the season with 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to go with four assists and just one turnover, as he shot 7-of-14 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers while sinking 5-of-7 free throw attempts.
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Late in the contest, Dancler scored eight of the Chants' final nine points during the final 3:32, making five free throws and his only field goal attempt which was a 3-pointer that gave Coastal a 62-55 lead. The performance marked Dancler's second 20-point game and second double-digit rebounding effort of the season.
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Dancler becomes the first Coastal Carolina men's basketball player to earn the Sun Belt's top weekly honor since Josh Uduje on Jan. 24, 2023.
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Dancler led Coastal Carolina to a 68-62 road win over the Hawks in Philadelphia on Dec. 22 in its lone game of the week. The Indianapolis, Ind., native recorded his second double-double of the season with 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to go with four assists and just one turnover, as he shot 7-of-14 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers while sinking 5-of-7 free throw attempts.
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Late in the contest, Dancler scored eight of the Chants' final nine points during the final 3:32, making five free throws and his only field goal attempt which was a 3-pointer that gave Coastal a 62-55 lead. The performance marked Dancler's second 20-point game and second double-digit rebounding effort of the season.
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