- 2023-24 NABC Honors Court
- 2023-24 All-RMAC honorable mention
- 2023-24 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, March 4
- 2023-24 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, Feb. 12
- 2023-24Â MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, Jan. 8
Career: Finished his career ranked third among active Division II players in career rebounds (1,010), fifth with 29 double-doubles, eighth in career field goal percentage (65.3), 14th with 138 games played, 40th in rebounds per game (7.3) and 58th in points (1,483). ... He was 19th among all active players, regardless of division, in field goal percentage and 25th in rebounds.
2023-24: All-RMAC honorable mention. ...  Third in the the RMAC and 63rd in Division II with 8.0 rebounds per game, third and 87th in offensive rebounds per game (2.5), fourth and 85th in defensive rebounds per game (5.5), and fourth and 100th in rebounds (215). ... Led the RMAC field goal percentage (63.0), though he was nine made field goals short of qualifying for the national rankings (he would have ranked seventh at 63.0). ... Field goal percentage was eighth-best in a season in program history (minimum 50 made). ... Played in 27 of the team's 29 games, starting all of them, and was third on the team with 10.9 points per game. ... Was 126 of 200 from the field. ... Made 43 of 77 free throws for 55.8 percent. ... Second on the team with 14 blocked shots. ... Named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time on March 4. ... Grabbed 1,000th career rebound at the 19:39 mark of the second half on March 2 against Adams State, part of a Senior Night effort in which he posted his 29th career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 97-90 victory. ... Threw down six dunks and matched a season best with three assists March 1 in a 94-91 setback against Nos. 2 and 6 Fort Lewis. ... Strong effort in 81-72 win at Colorado Christian on Feb. 24 included 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the field and eight rebounds. ... Named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 12 after averaging 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots while adding 13.5 points per game in big wins over South Dakota Mines (Feb. 9) and Black Hills State (Feb. 10). Had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in the 83-80 win over South Dakota Mines and 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the 75-58 win over Black Hills State. ... Made it back-to-back double-doubles with 13 points and 10 rebounds while making 5 of 6 from the field Feb. 2 in 93-81 win at Adams State. ... Sixth double-double of the season, the 27th of his career, included 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 67-38 win Jan. 27 over Western Colorado. ... Had his 26th career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds Jan. 19 in 72-68 loss to UCCS. ... Recorded 25th career double-double with season-high 17 points to go with 11 rebounds, and added two blocked shots while making 7 of 10 from the field in an 84-63 win over Chadron State on Jan. 6. ... Limited to 22 mintues by foul trouble, he came up huge down the stretch in the 95-87 win at South Dakota Mines on Dec. 9, scoring the first six points in a game-ending 8-0 run by making two free throws with 1:48 left, a steal and dunk with 32.5 seconds to go and a dunk with 32 seconds left. ... Recorded third double-double of the season, the 24th of his career, with 10 points and 10 boards Dec. 1 in the 85-54 win over Westminster. ... Had 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds Nov. 25 in the 88-59 victory over Simon Fraser (B.C.). • Turned in his 23rd career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in the 77-75 win over Seattle Pacific on Nov. 24. ... Somehow wasn’t the RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, despite averaging 10.5 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.5 steals in wins at Nos. 7/4 West Texas A&M and at home against No. --/16 Fort Hays State (Kan.) on Nov. 19. ... Had his 22nd career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, along with matching a career high of three steals while adding two blocks, in the 75-71 overtime victory against Fort Hays State (Kan.). He scored the first six points of overtime to put MSU Denver in front for the rest of the way. ... Had eight points and pulled down 13 rebounds Nov. 11 in the 74-64 win over Oklahoma Christian. ... Made his official MSU Denver debut as a starter in the Nov. 10 season-opening win of 101-84 against Arkansas-Fort Smith with 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting. ... Turned in a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds, despite being limited to 19 minutes by foul trouble, in a 79-67 exhibition loss to Wyoming on Oct. 27.
Before MSU Denver: Played three seasons at Belmont Abbey (N.C.), where he was originally recruited by MSU Denver coach Dan Ficke. ... Led Division II in field goal percentage at 78.0 as a sophomore in 2021-22, making 163 of 209 attempts. ... Earned All-Carolinas Conference second team in 2022-23 after being a third-team selection in 2021-22. ... In three seasons, averaged 11.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game while shooting 69.4 percent from the field. ... Scored 900 points for the Crusaders after scoring 288 points in one season at Urbana (Ohio). ... Helped Belmont Abbey to an overall record of 59-27, including 53-17 in Conference Carolinas play, and to two NCAA Division II Tournaments. ... In 2022-23, averaged 12.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while shooting 64.5 percent from the field (171 of 265). ... Had nine double-doubles while scoring in double figures 21 times and topping 10 rebounds in 11 games. ... Top efforts included 26 points and 10 rebounds against North Greenville (S.C.) on Jan. 21, 25 points against Wingate (N.C.) on Nov. 11, 24 points against Mount Olive (N.C.) on Jan. 7, and 17 points and 14 rebounds against Erskine (S.C.) on Feb. 15. ... In 2021-22, averaged 11.7 points and 7.4 rebounds while leading the nation in field goal percentage. ... Made 23 consecutive field goals over four games from Nov. 16 through Nov. 26. ... Made 17 consecutive field goals in a four-game stretch from Feb. 18 through March 4. ... Had six double-doubles and scored in double figures 22 times. ... Had 24 points while making all 11 of his field goal against against Converse (S.C.) on Jan. 12, and 20 points while making 10 of 11 from the field against King (Tenn.) on Jan. 22. ... Snared a season-high 14 rebounds against Wingate (N.C.) on Nov. 12. .... Had two points and seven rebounds in a first-round NCAA Division II Tournament game against Augusta (Ga.). ... Averaged 7.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in 2020-21 while shooting 63.8 percent from the field (60 of 94). ... Recorded a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds against Barton (N.C.) on Jan. 15. ... Had a season-high 18 points against Chowan (N.C.) on Feb. 16. Scored in double figures four times. ... Had six points and six rebounds in a first-round NCAA Division II Tournament game against Emmanuel (Ga.). ... Played the 2019-20 season at Urbana (Ohio) and averaged 9.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. ... Had five double-doubles. ... Produced 20 points and eight rebounds against Glenville State (W.V.) on Dec. 7. ... Had 18 points and 13 rebounds against Davis & Elkins (W.V.) on Dec. 14. ... Recorded 17 points and 14 boards against West Virginia State on Feb. 19.
High School: All-Greater Cleveland Conference first team selection. ... Helped Euclid to its first district title in over 20 years. ... Most valuable player of the Herald Classic all-star game after scoring 40 points. ... Coached by TJ Kwaeniak.
Personal: Full name is Mario Jermaine Lacy Jr. ... Birthday is July 11. ... Son of Monique Smith and Mario Lacy, Sr. ... Has a brother (Willie Flowers, Jr.) and a sister (Machala Lacy). ... Pursuing digital marketing certificate.
