Sizing up the player of the year winners in all
We began the year forecasting a lot of standouts for the 2022-23 men’s college basketball season: coaches, sleeper groups, players. In a sport shaken by the motion of players between schools, would it be the transfers or the new employees who would shine? What about those who have actually spent more than a year and have become their roles on and off the court?Well, we enjoyed
them all. For 4 months, we saw the very best players across all 32 Division I conferences contribute to their résumés and make a case for best player in their league.It’s now time to give out the awards.
In many cases, the races for these honors stay tight. In others, it has been a landslide for weeks.Here are our choices for the player of the year in every league as the routine season nears an end– and who still might surprise us all by running away with it.Navigate to each league: American|America East|ACC |
ASUN|A-10 |
Huge 12|Big East|Huge Sky|Big South|Big 10|Big West|CAA|Conference USA|Horizon|Ivy|MAAC|MAC|MEAC|Missouri Valley|Mountain West|NEC|Ohio Valley|Pac-12|Patriot|SEC|SoCon|Southland|SWAC|Summit|Sun Belt|WAC|West Coast
American Athletic Conference Marcus Sasser|6-3|G |
. Houston Cougars The best player on the No. 1 group in America, Sasser(17.9 PPG, 43 %from 3 in AAC play )is likewise a driver on defense: Conference opponents tape-recorded just 93 points per 100 ownerships with Sasser on the floor, per hooplens.com.Top competitors: Kendric Davis|6-0|G|Memphis Tigers|22.9 PPG, 5.5 APG in league play America East Finn Sullivan|6-4|F|Vermont Catamounts With Sullivan(16.2 PPG, 37%from the 3-point line in league play)on the floor this season, the Catamounts connected on 61% of their efforts inside the arc and dedicated just one turnover for every single 10 journeys down the floor, per hooplens.com.Top competition: Clarence O. Daniels II|6-6|F|New Hampshire Wildcats|14.1 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 76% from the totally free throw line in America East play Editor’s Picks 2 Associated ACC Armando Bacot|6-11|F|North Carolina Tar Heels UNC’s fall from preseason No. 1 to the
bubble is
well-documented, however the only factor the Tar Heels are even in the conversation
around Selection Sunday is due to the fact that of Bacot(16.5 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 55% clip from the floor in league play). Top competition: Terquavion Smith|6-4|G|NC State Wolfpack |
17.2 PPG, 1.3 SPG in league play Atlantic Sun Darius McGhee|5-9|G|Liberty Flames After leading Liberty to
its 5th successiveASUN crown after averaging 22.5 PPG and linking on 88%of his attempts from the charity
stripe, McGee is set to win his 3rd successive ASUN Player of the Year award.Top competition: Jacob Ognacevic|6-7|F|Lipscomb Bisons|18.3 PPG, 71.3%clip inside the 3-point line in league play Atlantic 10 DaRon Holmes II |
6-10|F|Dayton Flyers Holmes, who averaged 20.5 PPG in February, is leading five in A-10
scoring (18.8 PPG ), rebounding( 8.0 RPG), obstructed shots (1.6 BPG)and field goal portion (62.2 %). Top competitors: Josh Oduro|6-9|C|George Mason Patriots|17.9 PPG 9.2 RPG, 60%clip from the flooring in league play Huge 12 Conference Jalen Wilson|6-8|F
| Kansas Jayhawks Prior to the season, Expense Self challenged Wilson (18.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG)to play like
an All-American to assist the Jayhawks increase to the top of college basketball’s hierarchy again. He hasn’t disappointed.Top competitors: Markquis Nowell|5-8|G|Kansas State Wildcats |
19.8 PPG, 7.0 APG in Big 12 action Big East Tyler Kolek|6-3|G|Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette’s increase to the top of the Big East
is tied to Kolek(14.6 PPG, 7.8 APG)– the Golden Eagles signed up 112 points per 100
belongings and shot 58.2 %from inside the arc with him on the floor in league play– and his consistency.Top competition: Bryce Hopkins|6-7|F|Providence Friars|17.4 PPG, 43% from beyond the arc in league play Big Sky Dillon Jones|6-6|G|Weber State Wildcats You won’t discover lots of players in the nation who finished leading 5 in scoring, rebounding and assists in league play. Jones(18.0 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 4.1
APG)did.Top competition: RaeQuan Battle|6-5|G |
Montana State Bobcats|16.9 PPG, 80% clip from the complimentary toss line in league play Big South Drew Pember|6-11|C|UNC Asheville Bulldogs The most dominant force in the Big
South
all season, Pember(21.7 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 1.9 BPG) is the factor UNC Asheville went into the Big South competition with a 15-1 record in its past 16 games.Top competitors: DaQuan Smith|6-1|G|Radford Highlanders|15.1 PPG, 1.2 SPG in Big South action play 1:55 Jackson-Davis, Edey battle it out in Big Ten thriller Trayce Jackson-Davis and Zach Edey provide excellent efficiencies as Indiana takes out the win. Big 10 Zach Edey|7-4|C|Purdue Boilermakers Edey(22.4 PPG, 13.1 RPG, 2.7 BPG)is set to win every reputable nationwide player of the year award in America. His supremacy in the Big 10 is exhibit A.Top competition: Trayce Jackson-Davis|6-9|G|Indiana Hoosiers|21.3 PPG 12.5 RPG, 3.0 BPG< img alt =" "src ="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa_conf/500/big_west.png?w=50&h=50&transparent=true"width=”50 “/ > Huge West Elijah Pepper|6-4|G|UC Davis Aggies Pepper(23.5 PPG, 3.6 APG
)already
had 9 conference games with 25 points or more when his group got in March and
the last 2 league games of the season.Top competitors: Latrell Wrightsell Jr.|6-3|G|Cal State Fullerton Titans|16.8 PPG, 42 %from beyond the
arc in league play Colonial Athletic Association Aaron Estrada|6-3|G|Hofstra Pride It looks like Estrada will record his 2nd successive CAA Player of the Year award after balancing 19.5 PPG and leading Hofstra to a share of the league regular-season title.Top competitors: Jameer Nelson Jr.
.|6-1|G|Delaware Blue Hens|21.1 PPG, 4.0 APG in league play Conference U.S.A. Jordan Walker|5-11|G|UAB Blazers Yes
, Walker(39 %clip from beyond the arc in league play)missed out on five C-USA games due to injury. Because his return, he’s averaged 21.0 PPG and UAB has actually collected a 7-1 record entering its season ending at Charlotte on Saturday.Top competitors: Tylor Perry|5-11|G|North Texas Mean Green|16.4 PPG, 44 %from beyond the arc in league play play 2:05 Antoine Davis drops 38, moves within 25 points of NCAA scoring record Detroit Grace’s Antoine Davis scores 38 in a win vs. Purdue Fort Wayne and now tracks Pete
Maravich
‘s all-time scoring mark by simply 25 points. Horizon League Antoine Davis |
. 6-1 |
G|Detroit Grace Titans During his pursuit of Pete Maravich’s
all-time scoring mark (3,667 points), Davis averaged 30.1 PPG in league play and dominated the Horizon League once again. Those numbers could also help his team surface in the league’s leading tier.Top competitors: Dwayne Cohill|6-2 |
G|Youngstown State Penguins|19.1 PPG, 5.3 APG, 43%from beyond the arc Ivy League Jordan Dingle|6-3|G|Pennsylvania Quakers Dingle averaged 22.8 PPG and connected on 38 %of his 3-point efforts in league play as Penn started an
eight-game winning streak and enters its season ending at Princeton in a three-way tie for first place in league play.Top competition: Tosan Evbuomwan|6-8|C|Princeton Tigers|16.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG in league play
MAAC
Nelly Junior Joseph|6-9|F|Iona Gaels
With two games left on the regular-season slate, Rick Pitino’s squad has actually currently secured the MAAC title due to the fact that Joseph (14.5 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 1.2 BPG) dipped into a level no other player in the league could match.Top competition: Noah Thomasson|6-3|G|Niagara Purple Eagles|20.3 PPG (No. 1 in the conference) in league play
MAC Enrique Freeman|6-7|C|Akron Zips Akron goes into the last week of league action with a chance at the conference crown because of Freeman (18.5 PPG, 11.9 RPG, 1.3 BPG).
Leading competitors: Emoni Bates|6-9|G/F|Eastern Michigan Eagles|19.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG in league play
MEAC Joe Bryant Jr.,|6-1|G|Norfolk State Spartans The ruling MEAC Player of the Year, Bryant Jr. (18.3 PPG in MEAC action) finished with 6 efficiencies of 20 points or more in league play this season.Top competition
: Justin Wright|6-2|G|North Carolina Central Eagles|16.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG
Missouri Valley Guys’s Competition Difficulty Total your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2023 guys’s NCAA tournament. Play Tournament Challenge Tucker DeVries|6-7|F|Drake Bulldogs With DeVries(
19.2 PPG )on the court in MVC action this season, Drake has connected
on 51 %of its shots inside the arc and 37 %of its 3-point efforts, per hooplens.com.Top competition: Ben Sheppard|6-6|G|Belmont Bruins|19.0
PPG, 41%from beyond the arc in league play Mountain West Omari Moore|6-6|G|San José State Spartans Moore has not only balanced 19.7 PPG
and 5.1 APG in Mountain West action, but he also made 81%of his free throw efforts in league play, too.Top competitors: EJ Harkless|6-3|G|UNLV Rebels|20.5 PPG in MVC action NEC Jordan Minor|6-8|F|Merrimack Warriors Minor, who balanced 17.3 PPG and 10.3 RPG in league play, led the Warriors to the NEC regular-season title after linking on 55%of his chance ats the rim, per hoop-math. com.Top competitors: Josh Cohen|6-10 |
F|St. Francis (PA)|21.6 PPG, 8.0 RPG in NEC play Ohio Valley Jr. Clay|6-0|G|Tennessee State
Tigers With Clay(20.3PPG, 6.1 APG, 1.7 SPG )leading the league in scoring and helps, Tennessee State secured its first conference record over.500 because 2017-18. Leading competitors: Ray’Sean Taylor|6-1|G|SIU Edwardsville Cougars|17.1 PPG, 37%clip from the 3-point line in league play 0:21 Jaime Jaquez Jr. goes coast to coast for the and-1 Jaime Jaquez Jr. goes coast to coast for the and-1.
Pac-12 Jaime Jaquez Jr.|6-7 |
F |
UCLA Bruins Jaquez Jr.(17.2 PPG, 8.8 RPG in Pac-12 action)intends to lead UCLA to
a front runner in the NCAA tournament and a Final 4 appearance after winning the regular-season title, the program’s very first since 2013. Top competitors: Azuolas Tubelis|6-11|F|Arizona Wildcats |
. 19.5 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 55%clip inside the arc in league play Patriot League Jalen Rucker|5-10|G|Army Black Knights In Spite Of the Black Knights ending up the season
in 4th location, Rucker(16.9 PPG in Patriot League play)aims to lead them to a tournament champion and the first NCAA look in school history.Top competition: Tucker Richardson|6-5|G|Colgate Raiders|12.2 PPG, 5.7 APG (No. 1 in league play) SEC Brandon Miller|6-9|F|Alabama Crimson Tide Regardless of being stuck in debate related to being called in a criminal examination, Miller(19.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 42%from the 3-point line) remains the front-runner for the league’s top honor.Top competition: Oscar Tshiebwe |
. 6-9|C|Kentucky Wildcats|16.4 PPG, 12.8 RPG, 1.0 BPG, 1.6 SPG Southern Jalen Slawson|6-7|F|Furman Paladins Slawson
(16.2 PPG
, 7.5 RPG, 59%clip inside the arc, 39%from the 3-point line) assisted Furman win the
SoCon title after securing six double-doubles in league play.Top competitors: Mike Bothwell|6-3|G|Furman Paladins|16.3 PPG, 85%from the totally free toss line in leagueplay Southland Conference Isaac Mushila|6-5|F|Texas A&M-Corpus Christi A year after leading his team to a Southland competition title, Mushila(15.1 PPG,
9.6 RPG )has actually led his group to a regular-season title.Top competition: Demarcus Sharp|6-3|G|Northwestern State Demons|20.9 PPG in league play (No. 1 in the conference) play 0:22 Max Abmas sinks half-court heave for Oral Roberts’game winner Max Abmas tosses up a prayer at the buzzer and sinks it to provide Oral Roberts the
win.
Top League Max Abmas |
6-0 |
G|Oral Roberts Golden Eagles As the Summit League preseason Gamer of
the Year, Abmas(23.5 PPG, 40%from the 3-point line in league play)has actually measured up to the hype and continues his reign as one of the most impressive mid-major players in Department I history, leading ORU to an 18-0 record in league action.Top competitors: Zeke Mayo|6-3|G |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits|21.1 PPG, 42%from the 3-point line in league play; 14 league games with 18 points or more Sun Belt Taevion Kinsey|6-5|G|Marshall Thundering Herd
Flourishing in Dan D’Antoni’s system, which managed a top-10 pace nationally,
Kinsey(22.9 PPG, 5.4 APG in league play )dominated this season and has assisted his team contend for the league title.Top competitors: Jordan Brown|6-11|C|Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns |
19.3 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 58%clip inside the arc SWAC Jeremiah Kendall|6-6|C|Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State goes into
the final weekof the regular season with a chance to win its second consecutive conference title, thanks to Kendall averaging 14.6 PPG and 8.0 RPG in league play while likewise linking on 57 %of his shots inside the arc.Top competition: Cameron Christon|6-6|F|Grambling Tigers|13.2 PPG, 37% from the 3-point line in league play WAC Qua Grant|6-1|G|Sam Houston Bearkats With Grant(14.6 PPG in league play), a Wichita State transfer, on the floor this season, Sam Houston has actually connected on
50% of its shots inside the arc and 38%of its 3-point attempts, per hooplens.com.Top competition
: Rayshon Harrison|6-4|G|Grand Canyon Lopes|20.2 PPG in league play West Coast Conference Drew Timme|6-10|F|Gonzaga Bulldogs Believe it or not, Timme (20.8 PPG
, 6.8 RPG)is eligible to
return for another season and lead Gonzaga to another West Coast Conference championship.Top competition
: Logan Johnson|6-2|G|Saint Mary’s Gaels|17.7 PPG, 1.5 SPG