Top Basketball Players 2016 Based on Best Two Subjective Sources

While I believe Value Add Basketball is the best objective measure of how many points each college player is worth to his team, I am also a Bill James disciple who realizes you always want to weigh subjective observation against objective analytics. Therefore each year I look for a couple of sources of objective observation from sources who give a comprehensive list that I can use to weigh against analytics for a final evaluation. Here are the two I picked this year that seem to be the most complete.

Sam Vecenie of CBS Sports ran the most thorough evaluation of the top 100 (plus one) players as the season unfolded. We gave his top player (Buddy Hield) 3.00 points, then Denzel Valentine 2.98, all the way down to St. Joe's Isaiah Miles getting 1.00 for finishing 101st.

USA Today's College Sports Madness tracks the Players of the Week for all 32 conferences, as well as three National Players of the Week. We credit each Player of the Week - from 2.28 points for being the top ACC Player of the Week to 0.58 points for being the Sun Belt Player of the Week. This was based on a fraction the total Value Add of each conference from the top 10% of all players - so while the Big 12 actually ranked higher than the ACC at www.kenpom.com, it was more difficult to win the ACC Player of the Week because there were more players to beat out (15 teams to 10).

In addition, the player who won the National Player of the week for the Power Conferences that player received an extra three points. The top player in the country from the "High Majors" on the site (the former Mid-Majors) received two points, and the best player from the smaller conferences (now referred to as Mid-Majors) received one point, and any player to win at least one of the above received an extra 0.5.

Buddy Hield won Big 12 Player of the Week three of 10 weeks, and in two of those cases he was also National Player of the Year to get 2.75 total points.

When we tally the points accumulated for Conference Player of the Week Awards and making the CBS Sports Top 101 list, these are the totals. Those figures are added to the objective www.valueaddbasketball.com ratings to choose the All-American and All-Conference teams.

Rnk	Full Name	School	CBS Top 100	USA Today Weekly	Total
1	Hield, Buddy	Oklahoma	3.00	2.75	5.75
2	Johnson, Brice	North Carolina	2.76	2.01	4.77
3	Brogdon, Malcolm	Virginia	2.88	1.41	4.29
4	Ingram, Brandon	Duke	2.86	1.41	4.27
5	Uthoff, Jarrod	Iowa	2.90	1.35	4.25
6	Ulis, Tyler	Kentucky	2.92	1.20	4.12
7	Poeltl, Jakob	Utah	2.84	1.19	4.03
8	Payton II, Gary	Oregon State	2.56	1.45	4.01
9	Wiltjer, Kyle	Gonzaga	2.72	0.98	3.70
10	Bentil, Ben	Providence	2.46	1.17	3.63
11	Moore, Nic	SMU	2.62	0.99	3.61
12	Ferrell, Yogi	Indiana	2.68	0.93	3.61
13	Ellenson, Henry	Marquette	2.42	1.17	3.59
14	Hammons, A.J.	Purdue	2.60	0.93	3.53
15	VanVleet, Fred	Wichita State	2.64	0.89	3.53
16	Sabonis, Domantas	Gonzaga	2.74	0.74	3.48
17	Murray, Jamal	Kentucky	2.58	0.85	3.43
18	Scott, Josh	Colorado	2.22	1.19	3.41
19	Morris, Monte	Iowa State	2.48	0.85	3.33
20	Hayes, Nigel	Wisconsin	2.38	0.93	3.31
21	English, A.J.	Iona	2.14	1.06	3.20
22	Brooks, Dillon	Oregon	2.30	0.85	3.15
23	Watson, Maurice	Creighton	1.68	1.43	3.11
24	Long, Shawn	Louisiana Lafayette	2.08	0.93	3.01
25	Valentine, Denzel	Michigan State	2.98	0.00	2.98
26	Dunn, Kris	Providence	2.96	0.00	2.96
27	Simmons, Ben	LSU	2.94	0.00	2.94
28	Warney, Jameel	Stony Brook	2.24	0.64	2.88
29	Allen, Grayson	Duke	2.82	0.00	2.82
30	Peters, Alec	Valparaiso	1.32	1.50	2.82
31	Niang, Georges	Iowa State	2.80	0.00	2.80
32	Felder, Kay	Oakland	2.78	0.00	2.78
33	Adams, Josh	Wyoming	2.00	0.75	2.75
34	Ellis, Perry	Kansas	2.70	0.00	2.70
35	Siakam, Pascal	New Mexico St.	1.86	0.84	2.70
36	Trimble, Melo	Maryland	2.66	0.00	2.66
37	Blossomgame, Jaron	Clemson	1.08	1.56	2.64
38	Hamilton, Daniel	Connecticut	1.88	0.75	2.63
39	Bluiett, Trevon	Xavier	1.76	0.83	2.59
40	Bembry, DeAndre	St. Joseph's	2.54	0.00	2.54
41	Miles, Isaiah	St. Joseph's	1.00	1.52	2.52
42	Jackson, Demetrius	Notre Dame	2.52	0.00	2.52
43	Cooke, Charles	Dayton	1.30	1.21	2.51
44	Barber, Anthony (Cat)	NC State	2.50	0.00	2.50
45	Anderson, Ryan	Arizona	2.44	0.00	2.44
46	Kingsley, Moses	Arkansas	1.56	0.85	2.41
47	Hart, Josh	Villanova	2.40	0.00	2.40
48	Paige, Marcus	North Carolina	2.36	0.00	2.36
49	Mockevicius, Egidijus	Evansville	1.66	0.69	2.35
50	Forbes, Bryn	Michigan State	1.42	0.93	2.35
51	Collinsworth, Kyle	BYU	2.34	0.00	2.34
52	McClellan, Sheldon	Miami FL	2.32	0.00	2.32
53	Brown, Jaylen	California	2.28	0.00	2.28
54	Prince, Taurean	Baylor	2.26	0.00	2.26
55	Jones, Damian	Vanderbilt	1.40	0.85	2.25
56	Brown, Elijah	New Mexico	1.22	0.99	2.21
57	Selden, Wayne	Kansas	2.20	0.00	2.20
58	Jacobs, Julian	USC	1.34	0.85	2.19
59	Gathers, Rico	Baylor	2.18	0.00	2.18
60	House, Danuel	Texas A&M	1.44	0.74	2.18
61	Brown, John	High Point	2.16	0.00	2.16
62	Gbinije, Michael	Syracuse	2.12	0.00	2.12
63	Andrews, Andrew	Washington	1.26	0.85	2.11
64	Lee, Damion	Louisville	2.10	0.00	2.10
65	Gibbs, Jack	Davidson	2.06	0.00	2.06
66	Gill, Anthony	Virginia	2.04	0.00	2.04
67	Gesell, Mike	Iowa	0.00	2.03	2.03
68	Ochefu, Daniel	Villanova	2.02	0.00	2.02
69	Moody, Stefan	Mississippi	1.98	0.00	1.98
70	Arcidiacono, Ryan	Villanova	1.14	0.83	1.97
71	Baker, Ron	Wichita State	1.96	0.00	1.96
72	Finney-Smith, Dorian	Florida	1.94	0.00	1.94
73	Hill, Malcolm	Illinois	1.92	0.00	1.92
74	Carter, Robert	Maryland	1.90	0.00	1.90
75	Whitehead, Isaiah	Seton Hall	1.02	0.83	1.85
76	Webb, James	Boise State	1.10	0.75	1.85
77	Rabb, Ivan	California	1.84	0.00	1.84
78	Jones, Jalen	Texas A&M	1.82	0.00	1.82
79	Baldwin, Wade	Vanderbilt	1.80	0.00	1.80
80	LeVert, Caris	Michigan	1.78	0.00	1.78
81	Green, Juan'ya	Hofstra	1.06	0.71	1.77
82	Taylor, Isaiah	Texas	1.74	0.00	1.74
83	Beasley, Malik	Florida State	1.72	0.00	1.72
84	Stone, Diamond	Maryland	1.70	0.00	1.70
85	Cousins, Isaiah	Oklahoma	1.64	0.00	1.64
86	Punter, Kevin	Tennessee	1.62	0.00	1.62
87	Mason, Frank	Kansas	1.60	0.00	1.60
88	Jones, Roosevelt	Butler	1.58	0.00	1.58
89	Georges-Hunt, Marcus	Georgia Tech	0.00	1.56	1.56
90	Reed, Davon	Miami (FL)	0.00	1.56	1.56
91	Jok, Peter	Iowa	1.54	0.00	1.54
92	Williams, Devin	West Virginia	1.52	0.00	1.52
93	Boucher, Chris	Oregon	1.50	0.00	1.50
94	Wallace, Tyrone	California	1.48	0.00	1.48
95	Robinson, Justin	Monmouth	1.46	0.00	1.46
96	Cook, Elgin	Oregon	0.00	1.45	1.45
97	Harris, Marvelle	Fresno State	0.00	1.39	1.39
98	Jackson, Justin	North Carolina	1.38	0.00	1.38
99	Emery, Nick	BYU	0.00	1.38	1.38
100	Williams, Troy	Indiana	1.36	0.00	1.36
101	Gustys, Rokas	Hofstra	0.00	1.34	1.34
102	Jankovic, Stefan	Hawaii	0.00	1.30	1.30
103	Beane, Anthony	Southern Illinois	0.00	1.29	1.29
104	Woodard, Jordan	Oklahoma	1.28	0.00	1.28
105	Trier, Allonzo	Arizona	1.24	0.00	1.24
106	Pierre, Dyshawn	Dayton	0.00	1.21	1.21
107	Paige, Jaysean	West Virginia	0.00	1.20	1.20
108	Perrantes, London	Virginia	1.20	0.00	1.20
109	Alford, Bryce	UCLA	1.18	0.00	1.18
110	Young, Michael	Pittsburgh	1.16	0.00	1.16
111	Evans, Marcus	Rice	0.00	1.16	1.16
112	Hamilton, Alex	Louisiana Tech	0.00	1.16	1.16
113	Wintering, Alec	Portland	0.00	1.14	1.14
114	Bolomboy, Joel	Weber State	0.00	1.13	1.13
115	Hooker, Quinton	North Dakota	0.00	1.13	1.13
116	Carrera, Michael	South Carolina	1.12	0.00	1.12
117	Felder, Kahlil	Oakland	0.00	1.10	1.10
118	Walker, David	Northeastern	1.04	0.00	1.04
119	Dotson, Damyean	Houston	0.00	0.99	0.99
120	Smith, Chris	Utah State	0.00	0.99	0.99
121	Artis, Jamel	Pittsburgh	0.00	0.96	0.96
122	Telfair, Ethan	Idaho State	0.00	0.93	0.93
123	Deng, Majok	Louisiana-Monroe	0.00	0.93	0.93
124	Boudreaux, Evan	Dartmouth	0.00	0.93	0.93
125	Sears, Justin	Yale	0.00	0.93	0.93
126	Brown, Vitto	Wisconsin	0.00	0.93	0.93
127	Koenig, Bronson	Wisconsin	0.00	0.93	0.93
128	Mason, Nate	Minnesota	0.00	0.93	0.93
129	Edosomwan, Zena	Harvard	0.00	0.91	0.91
130	Peterson, QJ	VMI	0.00	0.91	0.91
131	Thomas, Rashawn	Texas A&M-CC	0.00	0.91	0.91
132	Walkup, Thomas	Stephen F. Austin	0.00	0.91	0.91
133	Baldwin, Diante	UNC Greensboro	0.00	0.90	0.90
134	Bryson, Michael	UC Santa Barbara	0.00	0.90	0.90
135	Faust, Nick	Long Beach State	0.00	0.90	0.90
136	Campbell, Antonio	Ohio	0.00	0.89	0.89
137	Daum, Mike	South Dakota State	0.00	0.89	0.89
138	Gavin, Jimmy	Winthrop	0.00	0.88	0.88
139	Robertson, Kassius	Canisius	0.00	0.87	0.87
140	Drinnon, Ronnie	St. Francis	0.00	0.86	0.86
141	Canty, Kareem	Auburn	0.00	0.85	0.85
142	Maten, Yante	Georgia	0.00	0.85	0.85
143	Obasohan, Retin	Alabama	0.00	0.85	0.85
144	Thornwell, Sindarius	South Carolina	0.00	0.85	0.85
145	Ware, Gavin	Mississippi State	0.00	0.85	0.85
146	Graham, Devonte'	Kansas	0.00	0.85	0.85
147	Iwundu, Wesley	Kansas State	0.00	0.85	0.85
148	Motley, Johnathan	Baylor	0.00	0.85	0.85
149	Williams, Devaugntah	Texas Tech	0.00	0.85	0.85
150	Bird, Jabari	California	0.00	0.85	0.85
151	Thomas, Jahad	Umass-Lowell	0.00	0.84	0.84
152	Hass, Chris	Bucknell	0.00	0.84	0.84
153	Basile, Dedrick	CSU Bakersfield	0.00	0.84	0.84
154	Glaze, Grandy	Grand Canyon	0.00	0.84	0.84
155	Jenkins, Kris	Villanova	0.00	0.83	0.83
156	Martin, Kelan	Butler	0.00	0.83	0.83
157	Babineaux, Kori	Jacksonville	0.00	0.81	0.81
158	Ray, Kendrick	Kennesaw State	0.00	0.81	0.81
159	Adams, Jaylen	St. Bonaventure	0.00	0.81	0.81
160	Bishop, Jermaine	Saint Louis	0.00	0.81	0.81
161	Chartouny, Joseph	Fordham	0.00	0.81	0.81
162	Colter, Derrick	Duquesne	0.00	0.81	0.81
163	McGlynn, Four	Rhode Island	0.00	0.81	0.81
164	Posley, Marcus	St. Bonaventure	0.00	0.81	0.81
165	Brown, Octavius	Alcorn State	0.00	0.79	0.79
166	Griffin, Derrick	Texas Southern	0.00	0.79	0.79
167	Worsham, Raeford	Jackson State	0.00	0.79	0.79
168	Little, Kevin	Maine	0.00	0.79	0.79
169	Ferguson, Kevin	Army	0.00	0.79	0.79
170	Artis, Dominic	UTEP	0.00	0.76	0.76
171	Bacote, Aaron	Old Dominion	0.00	0.76	0.76
172	Kelly, James	Marshall	0.00	0.76	0.76
173	Lee, William	UAB	0.00	0.76	0.76
174	McCree, Erik	Louisiana Tech	0.00	0.76	0.76
175	Morris, Earvin	UTEP	0.00	0.76	0.76
176	Ogbueze, Braxton	Charlotte	0.00	0.76	0.76
177	Uchebo, Joseph	Charlotte	0.00	0.76	0.76
178	Coleman, Devin	Temple	0.00	0.75	0.75
179	DeCosey, Quenton	Temple	0.00	0.75	0.75
180	Goodwin, Shaq	Memphis	0.00	0.75	0.75
181	Purvis, Rodney	Connecticut	0.00	0.75	0.75
182	Woodard, James	Tulsa	0.00	0.75	0.75
183	Siples, CJ	Air Force	0.00	0.75	0.75
184	Van, Jacob	Air Force	0.00	0.75	0.75
185	Fischer, Chase	BYU	0.00	0.74	0.74
186	Fitzner, Evan	Saint Mary's	0.00	0.74	0.74
187	Naar, Emmett	Saint Mary's	0.00	0.74	0.74
188	Eaves, Eric	South Carolina State	0.00	0.74	0.74
189	Brown, Tookie	Georgia Southern	0.00	0.73	0.73
190	Bliznyuk, Bogdan	Eastern Washington	0.00	0.72	0.72
191	Breunig, Martin	Montana	0.00	0.72	0.72
192	Callandret, Perrion	Idaho	0.00	0.72	0.72
193	Luzcando, Geno	Idaho State	0.00	0.72	0.72
194	Caruso, Henry	Princeton	0.00	0.71	0.71
195	Morgan, Matt	Cornell	0.00	0.71	0.71
196	Okolie, Agunwa	Harvard	0.00	0.71	0.71
197	Sherrod, Brandon	Yale	0.00	0.71	0.71
198	Weisz, Spencer	Princeton	0.00	0.71	0.71
199	Barry, Canyon	Charleston	0.00	0.71	0.71
200	Curry, Ron	James Madison	0.00	0.71	0.71
201	Flemmings, Chris	UNC-Wilmington	0.00	0.71	0.71
202	Ingram, Denzel	North Carolina-Wilmington	0.00	0.71	0.71
203	Tarpey, Terry	William & Mary	0.00	0.71	0.71
204	Brummitt, Torrion	Western Carolina	0.00	0.70	0.70
205	Collins, Spencer	Wofford	0.00	0.70	0.70
206	Cromer, T.J.	East Tennessee State	0.00	0.70	0.70
207	Guyn, Ge'Lawn	East Tennessee State	0.00	0.70	0.70
208	Lewis, Jestin	Mercer	0.00	0.70	0.70
209	McLean, Tre'	Chattanooga	0.00	0.70	0.70
210	Tuoyo, Justin	Chattanooga	0.00	0.70	0.70
211	Floyd, Demetrious	Stephen F. Austin	0.00	0.70	0.70
212	Frye, Ja'Dante'	Nicholls State	0.00	0.70	0.70
213	Hill, Kevin	New Orleans	0.00	0.70	0.70
214	Majauskas, Aurimas	Sam Houston State	0.00	0.70	0.70
215	Odunsi, Anthony	Houston Baptist	0.00	0.70	0.70
216	Pye, Brandon	Texas A&M-CC	0.00	0.70	0.70
217	Bobbitt, Roderick	Hawaii	0.00	0.70	0.70
218	Coggins, Tre	Cal State Fullerton	0.00	0.70	0.70
219	Valdes, Aaron	Hawaii	0.00	0.70	0.70
220	Alstork, Mark	Wright State	0.00	0.70	0.70
221	Flannigan, Demonte	Cleveland State	0.00	0.70	0.70
222	Johnson, Jordan	Milwaukee	0.00	0.70	0.70
223	White, Tyler	Northern Kentucky	0.00	0.70	0.70
224	Bradds, Evan	Belmont	0.00	0.70	0.70
225	Hawkins, JaVontae	Eastern Kentucky	0.00	0.70	0.70
226	Johnston, Cornell	Eastern Illinois	0.00	0.70	0.70
227	Marrero, DeJuan	Morehead State	0.00	0.70	0.70
228	McCall, Tahjere	Tennessee State	0.00	0.70	0.70
229	Moss, Jeffery	Murray State	0.00	0.70	0.70
230	Reischel, Jarelle	Eastern Kentucky	0.00	0.70	0.70
231	Robinson, Josh	Austin Peay	0.00	0.70	0.70
232	Rowe, Torrance	Tennessee Tech	0.00	0.70	0.70
233	Taylor, Myles	UT-Martin	0.00	0.70	0.70
234	Baker, Travon	Northern Illinois	0.00	0.69	0.69
235	Fowler, Chris	Central Michigan	0.00	0.69	0.69
236	Johnson, Isaiah	Akron	0.00	0.69	0.69
237	Lee, Raven	Eastern Michigan	0.00	0.69	0.69
238	Maric, Marin	Northern Illinois	0.00	0.69	0.69
239	Parker, Spencer	Bowling Green	0.00	0.69	0.69
240	Thompson, James	Eastern Michigan	0.00	0.69	0.69
241	Washington, Eric	Miami (OH)	0.00	0.69	0.69
242	Brown, Kory	North Dakota State	0.00	0.69	0.69
243	Hollins, Tra-Deon	Omaha	0.00	0.69	0.69
244	Jacobson, A.J.	North Dakota State	0.00	0.69	0.69
245	Kasperbauer, Casey	South Dakota	0.00	0.69	0.69
246	Konchar, John	IPFW	0.00	0.69	0.69
247	Landis, Max	Fort Wayne	0.00	0.69	0.69
248	Patterson, Devin	Omaha	0.00	0.69	0.69
249	White, Jake	Omaha	0.00	0.69	0.69
250	Abrahamson, Kale	Drake	0.00	0.69	0.69
251	Balentine, D.J.	Evansville	0.00	0.69	0.69
252	Grady, Anton	Wichita State	0.00	0.69	0.69
253	Hawkins, Deontae	Illinois State	0.00	0.69	0.69
254	Lee, Paris	Illinois State	0.00	0.69	0.69
255	Clemons, Chris	Campbell	0.00	0.69	0.69
256	Cooks, Xavier	Winthrop	0.00	0.69	0.69
257	Johnson, Keon	Winthrop	0.00	0.69	0.69
258	Jones, Cameron	Radford	0.00	0.69	0.69
259	Nelson, Tyrell	Gardner-Webb	0.00	0.69	0.69
260	Smith, Dylan	UNC-Asheville	0.00	0.69	0.69
261	White, Tre'Vaughn	Longwood	0.00	0.69	0.69
262	Wiggins, Shivaughn	Coastal Carolina	0.00	0.69	0.69
263	Bisping, Brett	Siena	0.00	0.69	0.69
264	Crawford, Calvin	Manhattan	0.00	0.69	0.69
265	Much, Deyshonee	Iona	0.00	0.69	0.69
266	Okereafor, Teddy	Rider	0.00	0.69	0.69
267	Portley, Antwon	St. Peter's	0.00	0.69	0.69
268	Braun, Joshua	Grand Canyon	0.00	0.67	0.67
269	Davis, Marcel	Utah Valley	0.00	0.67	0.67
270	Frey, Konner	Utah Valley	0.00	0.67	0.67
271	Westendorf, Brendan	Seattle	0.00	0.67	0.67
272	Anderson, Darian	Fairleigh Dickinson	0.00	0.66	0.66
273	Broome, Cane	Sacred Heart	0.00	0.66	0.66
274	Carey, Michael	Wagner	0.00	0.66	0.66
275	Frink, Jerome	LIU Brooklyn	0.00	0.66	0.66
276	Jenifer, Antonio	St. Francis Brooklyn	0.00	0.66	0.66
277	McLaughlin, Shane	Bryant	0.00	0.66	0.66
278	Potts, Earl	Fairleigh Dickinson	0.00	0.66	0.66
279	Robinson, Junior	Mount St. Mary's	0.00	0.66	0.66
280	Saintil, Aakim	LIU Brooklyn	0.00	0.66	0.66
281	Adeyeye, Josh	Jacksonville	0.00	0.66	0.66
282	Beech, Beau	North Florida	0.00	0.66	0.66
283	Dawkins, Darius	Jacksonville	0.00	0.66	0.66
284	Hampton, J.C.	Lipscomb	0.00	0.66	0.66
285	Moore, Dallas	North Florida	0.00	0.66	0.66
286	Norelia, Marc Eddy	Florida Gulf Coast	0.00	0.66	0.66
287	Rodgers, Adrian	Southern	0.00	0.65	0.65
288	Sam, Jared	Southern	0.00	0.65	0.65
289	Waters, Jamel	Alabama State	0.00	0.65	0.65
290	Wilson, Tamarico	Alcorn State	0.00	0.65	0.65
291	Bell-Haynes, Trae	Vermont	0.00	0.64	0.64
292	Cremo, Joe	Albany	0.00	0.64	0.64
293	Hooley, Peter	Albany	0.00	0.64	0.64
294	Leissner, Tanner	New Hampshire	0.00	0.64	0.64
295	Lyles, Jairus	UMBC	0.00	0.64	0.64
296	Stire, Greig	Albany	0.00	0.64	0.64
297	Brown, Stephen	Bucknell	0.00	0.64	0.64
298	Dieudonne, Nathan	Boston University	0.00	0.64	0.64
299	Husek, Matt	Holy Cross	0.00	0.64	0.64
300	Jones, Jarred	Loyola (MD)	0.00	0.64	0.64
301	Kempton, Tim	Lehigh	0.00	0.64	0.64
302	Regisford, Malcolm	Colgate	0.00	0.64	0.64
303	Swopshire, Jordan	Colgate	0.00	0.64	0.64
304	Daniel, James	Howard	0.00	0.62	0.62
305	Darden, Brian	Hampton	0.00	0.62	0.62
306	Elliott, Dominique	Maryland-Eastern Shore	0.00	0.62	0.62
307	Ingram, Jeremiah	North Carolina Central	0.00	0.62	0.62
308	Johnson, Reginald	Hampton	0.00	0.62	0.62
309	Moody, Mario	Bethune-Cookman	0.00	0.62	0.62
310	Oliver, Charles	Norfolk State	0.00	0.62	0.62
311	Potts, Jordan	Bethune-Cookman	0.00	0.62	0.62
312	Coppola, Nick	Louisiana-Monroe	0.00	0.62	0.62
313	Hollowell, Jeremy	Georgia State	0.00	0.62	0.62
314	Person, Wesley	Troy	0.00	0.62	0.62
315	Thomas, Donte	Arkansas State	0.00	0.62	0.62