Chaz Lanier averaged 18 points and shot 39.5% on 3-pointers in his lone season at Tennessee. He set the UT record for 3-pointers in a season with 123.

Lanier, who is the No. 37 pick overall, played one season with Tennessee as a fifth-year student after four seasons at North Florida.

Former University of North Florida Ospreys men’s basketball player Chaz Lanier’s dream of playing in the NBA came true Thursday night during the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft. Lanier was drafted 37th overall by the Detroit Pistons—a moment he will remember forever.