ATLANTA, GA. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's basketball team landed their first set of ASUN All-Conference postseason honors, as officially announced by the league on Monday night. Kenny Dye landed second-team honors while AJ McKee received third-team nods.
 
Dye, a senior from Jacksonville, N.C. received his third straight all-conference recognition as a Royal. This season has been a historic and record-shattering year for the veteran leader as he became the Queens all-time leader in scoring, assists, games played, games started, and minutes played. Dye has been a consistent scorer this season reaching double figures in 27 of the 31 regular season games. Against Jacksonville State, Dye dropped a career-high 34 points on a record 15-for-16 shooting clip from the field. The guard made a historic last second bucket in the season opener against Marshall to get the inaugural Division 1 season underway.
 
Joining Dye on the all-conference list is sophomore AJ McKee. This year, McKee has been one of the league's most dominant and consistent scorers as he rattled off a league-best 27 straight games reaching double figures. On the season, McKee averaged 15.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. The Charlotte native became the first player in program history to receive ASUN Player of the Week honors after leading the Royals to a perfect 2-0 week over Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson. Against league opponents, McKee holds the fifth-highest scoring output as he is pouring in 17.5 points per game on a 43 percent mark.
 
The veteran duo guided Queens to a 17-14 overall record, and a 7-11 mark in their first season in the ASUN. The Royals reached the 15 win mark for the ninth straight season. Queens clinched the No. 9 seed in the 2023 ASUN Tournament which is set to begin Monday, February 27^th. The Royals will face Florida Gulf Coast University at the KSU Convention Center hosted by Kennesaw State University. The winner will face the Owls on Tuesday night in the ASUN Tournament Quarterfinals. Fans looking for more information on the 2023 ASUN Tournament are encouraged to visit the official tournament page.
 
Fans can access the entire ASUN All-Conference list by visiting the official release.
 
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Player of the Year: Darius McGhee, Liberty
Defensive Player of the Year: Brandon Stroud, Kennesaw State
Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Blackmon, Stetson
Sixth Man of the Year: Jacari Lane, North Alabama
Freshman of the Year: Jacari Lane, North Alabama
Coach of the Year: Amir Abdur-Rahim, Kennesaw State
 
ASUN First Team All-Conference
Pos.       Name                                 School                                Cl.          Hometown
G            *Darius McGhee^           Liberty                               Sr.          Roxboro, N.C.
F            Devontae Blanton           Eastern Kentucky              Jr.          Macedonia, Ohio
G            Chris Youngblood           Kennesaw State                Jr.          Tuscaloosa, Ala.
F            Jacob Ognacevic             Lipscomb                         So.         Sheboygan, Wisc.
G            Jalen Blackmon              Stetson                             So.         Marion, Ind.
 
ASUN Second Team All-Conference
Pos.       Name                                 School                                Cl.          Hometown
G            Terrell Burden                 Kennesaw State               Sr.          Smyrna, Ga.
F            Kyle Rode                         Liberty                               Sr.          Lexington, Ky.
G            Daniel Ortiz                      North Alabama                So.         Shreveport, Ky.
F            Carter Hendricksen#      North Florida                   Sr.          Mt. Sterling, Ky.
G            Kenny Dye                        Queens                             Sr.          Jacksonville, N.C.
 
ASUN Third Team All-Conference
Pos.       Name                                 School                                Cl.          Hometown
F            Garrett Tipton                 Bellarmine                        Sr.          Columbus, Ohio
G            Camren Hunter               Central Arkansas             So.         Bryant, Ark.
G            Isaiah Thompson            FGCU                                 Sr.          Zionsville, Ind.
G            Jose Placer#                     North Florida                   Jr.          Orlando, Fla.
G            AJ McKee                          Queens                             So.         Charlotte, N.C.
G            Stephan Swenson           Stetson                              Jr.          Brussels, Belgium
 
ASUN All-Freshman Team
Pos.       Name                                 School                               Hometown
G            *Jacari Lane                     North Alabama                Huntsville, Ala.
G            Ben Johnson                    Bellarmine                        Lexington, Ky.
G            Peter Suder                      Bellarmine                        Carmel, Ind.
G            Tayshawn Comer            Eastern Kentucky            Indianapolis, Ind.
G            Colin Porter                      Liberty                               Ashland, Ky.
 
*-Denotes unanimous selection
#-Denotes a two-time selection to the All-Conference Team
^-Denotes a three-time selection to the All-Conference Team
**-a tie in voting resulted in a six-person third team