JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two Jacksonville men's basketball players were named to the Preseason All-ASUN Team the league announced Tuesday.

Sophomore guard Hayden Wood and junior transfer guard Jamie Phillips Jr. were both voted on by league coaches as being two of the top 10 players across the league. The pair of guards joined student-athletes honored from Bellarmine, Lipscomb, Queens and Stetson. 

Last season at Jacksonville, Wood led the Dolphins in almost every statistical category en route to being named to the All-ASUN Freshman Team. The Arkansas native was the only double-digit scorer for the 'Phins last season, leading the team with 11.8 points per game and a 37.7% shooting clip from range across the entire season.
 
In conference play, Wood turned things up a notch where he averaged 13.7 points per game and was second on the team in total blocks with 13. He had seven games with 20 or more points, six of which came against ASUN opponents. 

As for the Stetson transfer Phillips, he was named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team after a solid campaign in DeLand during the 2024-25 season, which in turn earned him the distinction of the 2025-26 ASUN Preseason Player of the Year last cycle.

The guard from Winter Haven, Fla. played in 17 games last year for the Hatters before being sidelined with an injury but still led the squad in points per game at 16.0. Before his season ended, Phillips dropped a career-high 30 points against Lipscomb on 10-14 shooting and 5-9 clip from range. Phillips had six games over 20 points last season and had 13 of his 17 games in double-digit scoring.

The full Preseason All-ASUN Team:

Preseason Player of the Year: Collin Kuhl, Stetson 

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Avantae Parker, Queens 

Preseason All-ASUN: 

Kenyon Goodin, Bellarmine 

Jamie Phillips Jr., Jacksonville 

Hayden Wood, Jacksonville 

Mateo Esmeraldo, Lipscomb 

Titas Sargiunas, Lipscomb 

Takai Simpkins, Lipscomb 

Nasir Mann, Queens 

Avantae Parker, Queens 

Jordan Watford, Queens 

Collin Kuhl, Stetson 
 

Aside from Jacksonville's two preseason honorees, the team itself was also recognized as potentially the best in the league.

ASUN coaches voted JU as the No. 2 team in the Preseason Coaches Poll, garnering two first-place votes and trailing only defending league champion Queens (five first-place votes) in the standings. 

The full Preseason Coaches Poll:

1. Queens (5) 

2. Jacksonville (2) 

3. Lipscomb 

4. Bellarmine 

5. FGCU 

6. Stetson 

7. North Florida (1) 

8. West Florida 

The ASUN has also already released information regarding the ASUN Tournament, which will take place again in Jacksonville's very own VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena from March 4-8. The top two seeds in the country's first postseason tournament will earn double-byes, with the third and fourth seeded teams earning a single bye. Full bracket details can be viewed HERE.

Season tickets are also available for purchase for Jacksonville's 2026-27 campaign in the sixth season under head coach Jordan Mincy. Season ticket packages allow fans priority seating and access to the full slate of Dolphin home games and can be purchased HERE.

Jacksonville kicks off its season on Nov. 2 at home against Trinity College of Jacksonville. The game was recently changed from the previously scheduled Paine College matchup. Monday's game will still tip off at 7 p.m. and be streamed on ESPN+ before the Dolphins travel to Gainesville to take on the #1 ranked Florida Gators.