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- Drew Timme | Gonzaga | Senior. Timme is atop this list for the second straight year. The 6-10 forward averaged 18.4 points and 6.8 rebounds last season for a Gonzaga team that earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
- Oscar Tshiebwe | Kentucky | Senior. The most irrepressible force in the sport a season ago, Tshiebwe became the fifth Kentucky Wildcat to win national player of the year.
- Armando Bacot | North Carolina | Senior. Bacot emerged last season as not just one of the most dominant bigs, but players, in college hoops. At the midpoint of the season his UNC team's tourney hopes were teetering, but that's when he came alive, averaging more than 16 points and 14 rebounds per game in leading the Tar Heels from the bubble to the title game.
- Marcus Sasser | Houston | Senior. Sasser was in the process of taking his game to elite heights last season when a toe injury ended his season after 12 games.
- Zach Edey, Purdue. It's always fun to start this list with an easy pick. The reigning CBS Sports National Player of the Year is back to push Purdue to the top of the rankings and make a push for a Final Four.
- Armando Bacot, North Carolina. Bacot is in the top three of this list for the second straight year even though his Tar Heels were the biggest disappointment in the sport last season.
- Kyle Filipowski, Duke. Duke's national title hopes rest in no small part on Filipowski's expected emergence as a sophomore in the middle of the Blue Devils' offense.
- Hunter Dickinson, Kansas. Dickinson entered the transfer portal after three productive seasons at Michigan, where he was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2021.
Discover the current NCAA Division I Men's Basketball leaders in every stats category, as well as historic leaders.
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RankPreviousSchoolConference11HoustonBig 1222UConnBig East33PurdueBig Ten44ArizonaPac-12- Jaylin Williams, Arkansas
- Kendric Davis, SMU
- Julian Champagnie, St. John’s
- Malachi Smith, Chattanooga
- Jamaree Bouyea, San Francisco
- Kennedy Chandler, Tennessee
- Trent Frazier, Illinois
- Orlando Robinson, Fresno State
- Adama Sanogo, UConn
- Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Williams has been a uniquely valuable cog for Arkansas and one of the more underrated bigs in college basketball: He’s an efficient scorer, smart passer and screener, a plus defensive rebounder and has given the Razorbacks a consistent paint presence. He’s the type of player you need to watch closely to fully grasp his value, but Arkansas figures t...
The primary reason SMU is in the hunt for an NCAA tournament bid entering Selection Sunday? Its star senior guard. He may be undersized, but there aren’t many point guards in college hoops better than Davis, who has had an impressive career in his three years at SMU after transferring across town from TCU. He’s an excellent playmaker off the bounce...
One of the most talented shotmakers in college hoops, Champagnie’s 6'8" frame and high release point make him one of the more unguardable wings in the sport. His shooting percentages have regressed somewhat after making a blistering 38% from distance in 2020–21, but he’s still the Big East’s second-leading scorer and capable of exploding from beyon...
Just four players in the last 30 years in men’s college hoops have averaged at least 20 points, six rebounds and three assists while shooting 50% from the field and 40% from three: George Hill, Kerry Kittles, Fred Hoiberg and Malachi Smith. The first three names all carved out solid careers in the NBA. Could Smith? He has been the biggest reason ...
Five years ago, San Francisco was Bouyea’s only Division I scholarship offer. That leap of faith in the prospect has paid off big-time for San Francisco, first for Kyle Smith and now for Todd Golden. Not only has the fifth-year guard become one of the nation’s best floor generals, but he has led the Dons to the doorstep of their first men’s NCAA to...
Chandler has more or less lived up to his billing as the top freshman point guard this season, giving Tennessee stable play and helping connect a weirdly constructed roster. He’s extremely fast in the open floor, finds teammates off his drives and plays hard defensively in spite of his small stature. He’s a streaky shooter and has had some freshman...
Watching Frazier’s role evolve over his five seasons in Champaign has been fun to watch. He’s done everything Brad Underwood could have asked him to do and more, going from primary scoring option to defensive-minded three-point specialist to now, as a COVID-19-year senior, often running the point for the Illini. Frazier is also one of the best defe...
Coaches around the Mountain West rave about Robinson, a 7-footer who is among the most productive bigs in the nation. He has a polished offensive game that includes the ability to space the floor, score in the midrange and finish on the block, and he has improved as a passer and decision-maker in his junior season after testing the NBA waters last ...
In his sophomore season in Storrs, Sanogo has blossomed into one of the better post scorers in college basketball. His combination of power and polish on the block makes him incredibly hard to defend, and he has been incredibly productive despite dealing with an abdominal strain in December. In addition to his scoring ability, Sanogo is also a tena...
Michigan hasn’t lived up to the lofty expectations heaped upon the Wolverines in the preseason, but Dickinson hasn’t been the problem. He has had to work harder for his buckets this year without the luxury of elite spacing and playmakers surrounding him on the perimeter, but has still averaged 20 points and eight rebounds per contest in Big Ten pla...
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