Our last post covered the top 25 players in the country based on www.valueaddbasketball.com, and this CBS piece focuses in on the top 15 players and the other top NBA prospects in the Big East. Read that piece here.
Monday, January 31, 2022
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Kentucky Star Tops Updated Hoops Top 25 Players
Not just Kentucky hype - Oscar Tshiebewe is BY FAR the most valuable player in college basketball after the Wildcats destroyed Kansas this weekend. Below this tweet is the email that went to almost all Athletic Departments the morning of January 31 outlining the numbers and then listing the rest of the top 25. Another piece on the www.valueaddbasketball.com ratings appeared on this CBS site.
We ran the updated calculations for college basketball players prior to the 1st kick-off of the two incredible Conference playoff games resulting in a Rams-Bengals Super Bowl.
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You can click on the image below or www.valueaddbasketball.com to pull up the ratings for all 4,281 Division 1 college players, or simply sort by conference, team or player as shown in the image.
Click here for our posts on all 32 all-conference teams, or on this CBS/247 site for more information.
You can look up the following numbers for all players, but we will use the top-rated player for the explanation of what each number means.
Oscar Tshiebwe's 17 point, 14 rebound, 4 steal performance in Kentucky's dominant win at Kansas followed his 21,22,3 performance in the same categories against Mississippi State to move into the clear lead in the Value Add Basketball Player of the Year calculations.
The system calculates a players points above replacement in the same way www.kenpom.com calculates the offensive and defensive and overall ratings for college basketball teams.
Tshiebwe improves Kentucky by +6.94 on offense (same as a 106.94 team rating at www.kenpom.com) and takes -4.33 away from the Wildcats opponents on defense (same as a 95.67 for teams in www.kenpom.com as 4.33 less than 100).
The offense of 6.94 and defense of -4.33 adds up to a total 11.27 Value Add, the same as a +11.27 overall team rating for www.kenpom.com.
The Notes field includes information on the most common position played, and the weighting on that position to make the measurement a true measure of points above replacement at his position.
For example, Tshiebwe actually calculates with an even higher points above average replacement, but because most centers calculate higher than players at other possessions, his 11.27 rating was lowered from the non-position specific calculation.
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Gathers Heart Attack after Alley-Oop Dunk; Could Highest Scoring Team Ever Have Won it All?
The North Carolina 1998 now has a +4.8 simulated KenPom rating to place 28th of the 136 great teams in the Value Add Basketball Game after clinging onto a 104-101 win against the highest scoring team in history - Loyola Marymount.
That was an outstanding defensive performance, believe it or not, as Loyola averaged the all-time record 122.4 points per game for the 1989-90 season behind All-Americans Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers. Loyola fans will never know if this team could have gone all the way because after completing an alley-oop dunk near the end of the season Gathers (who was only the 2nd player to lead the nation in both scoring and rebounding the year before) collapsed and died of a heart attack. The team still made the Elite 8 even without him before finally losing to No.2 UNLV.
In our game at full strength they had already defeated Dan Issel's Kentucky (1970) by a score of 138-116 to make this second round, but fell just short. Their rating of +2.0 means they are rated as 2 points better than the average great team in this game (which means about 22 points better than an average team), which ranks them 45th of our 136 great teams in the game.
Here are the updated ratings for all teams, along with how tough their average opponents was, and their average score. The following are the 13 teams still left in the current tournament we are playing and their overall rank from Duke 2001 as the 5th ranked team to Kentucky 1948 as the 78th ranked team. Below that are all 136 teams with those 13 teams bolded.
1.
Duke 2001 – 5th
2.
UCLA 1967 – 15th
3.
Baylor 2021 – 17th
4.
Kansas 1997 – 20th
5.
North Carolina – 28th
6.
Indiana 1981 – 29th
7.
Houston 1983 – 35th
8.
Michigan State 2000 – 41st
9.
Jacksonville 1970 – 47th
10.
DePaul 1980 – 59th
11.
Maryland 1984 – 70th
12.
Holy Cross 1950 – 77th
13.
Kentucky 1948 – 78th
| Rnk | Team-Year-Player you might know | Won | Lost | KenPom | SoS | Score | Allow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas - 2008 - Mario Chalmers | 5 | 1 | 21.3 | -7.0 | 75 | 56 |
| 2 | UCLA - 1972 - Bill Walton | 6 | 0 | 14.5 | -3.0 | 72 | 62 |
| 3 | North Carolina - 2005 - Sean May | 4 | 2 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 73 | 63 |
| 4 | Virginia - 2019 - Kyle Guy | 4 | 1 | 12.6 | 2.0 | 73 | 65 |
| 5 | Duke - 2001 - Shane Battier | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7.5 | 80 | 69 |
| 6 | Indiana - 1976 - Scott May | 3 | 1 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 71 | 60 |
| 7 | North Carolina - 1982 - Michael Jordan | 5 | 1 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 69 | 65 |
| 8 | Houston - 1968 - Elvin Hayes | 3 | 1 | 11.2 | -3.7 | 73 | 64 |
| 9 | Gonzaga - 2017 - Nigel Williams-Goss | 3 | 2 | 10.4 | -6.0 | 69 | 59 |
| 10 | Connecticut - 2004 - Ben Gordon | 4 | 2 | 10.3 | -6.0 | 74 | 64 |
| 11 | Duke - 2010 - Jon Scheyer | 5 | 2 | 9.6 | -4.0 | 74 | 67 |
| 12 | Villanova - 2018 - Mikal Bridges | 6 | 2 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 76 | 70 |
| 13 | Purdue - 2018 - Carsen Edwards | 5 | 1 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 72 | 69 |
| 14 | Louisville - 2013 - Russ Smith | 2 | 1 | 8.2 | -6.0 | 74 | 66 |
| 15 | UCLA - 1967 - Lew Alcindor | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | -7.0 | 85 | 83 |
| 16 | Kentucky - 1996 - Antoine Walker | 0 | 1 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 64 | 67 |
| 17 | Baylor - 2021 - Jared Butler | 1 | 0 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 91 | 68 |
| 18 | Auburn - 2019 - Chuma Okeke | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5.0 | 71 | 65 |
| 19 | Cincinnati - 1960 - Oscar Robertson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 | 70 | 74 |
| 20 | Kansas - 1997 - Paul Pierce | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | -0.5 | 84 | 68 |
| 21 | Michigan St. - 2009 - Draymond Green | 6 | 2 | 5.5 | -5.0 | 72 | 70 |
| 22 | Duke - 1992 - Christian Laettner | 1 | 1 | 5.4 | -1.3 | 72 | 65 |
| 23 | Oregon - 2017 - Dillon Brooks | 3 | 2 | 5.2 | -2.0 | 69 | 68 |
| 24 | NC State - 1989 - David Thompson | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 81 | 80 |
| 25 | Michigan St. - 1979 - Magic Johnson | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 70 | 63 |
| 26 | NC State - 1974 - David Thompson | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4.0 | 68 | 69 |
| 27 | UNLV - 1991 - Larry Johnson | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1.0 | 77 | 76 |
| 28 | North Carolina - 1998 - Vince Carter | 2 | 0 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 88 | 84 |
| 29 | Indiana - 1981 - Isaiah Thomas | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 82 | 64 |
| 30 | Illinois - 2005 - Deron Williams | 3 | 2 | 4.6 | -11.0 | 72 | 70 |
| 31 | Wake Forest - 1996 - Tim Duncan | 2 | 1 | 4.6 | -2.0 | 66 | 65 |
| 32 | Michigan - 1989 - Glen Rice | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 69 | 70 |
| 33 | Memphis - 2008 - Derrick Rose | 4 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 69 | 66 |
| 34 | Oklahoma - 1985 - Wayman Tisdale | 3 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 75 | 74 |
| 35 | Houston - 1983 - Hakeem Olajuwon | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 79 | 64 |
| 36 | Iowa - 2021 - Luka Garza | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2.0 | 88 | 69 |
| 37 | Syracuse - 2003 - Carmelo Anthony | 2 | 1 | 3.6 | -9.0 | 76 | 74 |
| 38 | Kentucky - 2012 - Anthony Davis | 4 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 72 | 66 |
| 39 | Michigan - 1965 - Cazzie Russell | 1 | 1 | 3.4 | -2.0 | 81 | 72 |
| 40 | Wisconsin - 2015 - Frank Kaminsky | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.3 | 65 | 63 |
| 41 | Michigan St. - 2000 - Mateen Cleaves | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 108 | 104 |
| 42 | Connecticut - 1999 - Richard Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 60 | 64 |
| 43 | Ohio St. - 1960 - Jerry Lucas | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 78 | 79 |
| 44 | Missouri - 1982 - Steve Stipanovich | 2 | 0 | 2.2 | -1.0 | 70 | 66 |
| 45 | Loyola Marymount - 1990 - Bo Kimble | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 120 | 110 |
| 46 | Arizona - 2015 - Stanley Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 75 | 71 |
| 47 | Jacksonville - 1970 - Artis Gilmore | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 89 | 76 |
| 48 | USC - 2021 - Evan Mobley | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 77 | 67 |
| 49 | Georgetown - 1984 - Patrick Ewing | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 67 | 65 |
| 50 | Michigan - 2013 - Trey Burke | 2 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 71 | 70 |
| 51 | Arkansas - 1994 - Corliss Williamson | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 78 | 79 |
| 52 | Colorado - 2021 - McKinley Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 | 86 | 82 |
| 53 | Syracuse - 1987 - Rony Seikaly | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 72 | 69 |
| 54 | UTEP (Texas Western) - 1966 - Bobby Joe Hill | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 64 | 66 |
| 55 | Texas Tech - 2019 - Jarrett Culver | 3 | 2 | 0.6 | -2.5 | 66 | 67 |
| 56 | Cincinnati - 2002 - Jason Maxiell | 2 | 2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 73 | 72 |
| 57 | Seton Hall - 1989 - John Morton | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | -3.0 | 78 | 78 |
| 58 | Loyola-Chicago - 1963 - Jerry Harkness | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 62 | 68 |
| 59 | DePaul - 1980 - Mark Aguirre | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | -8.0 | 82 | 64 |
| 61 | Illinois - 1989 - Nick Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 82 | 86 |
| 60 | Dayton - 2020 - Obi Toppin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 87 | 82 |
| 62 | Arizona - 1997 - Mike Bibby | 2 | 1 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 69 | 71 |
| 63 | Purdue - 1969 - Rick Mount | 0 | 1 | -0.8 | 2.0 | 86 | 87 |
| 64 | Duke - 1986 - Johnny Dawkins | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.8 | 106 | 108 |
| 65 | Marquette - 2003 - Dwyane Wade | 2 | 2 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 73 | 74 |
| 66 | Marquette - 1971 - Jim Chones | 1 | 1 | -1.4 | 3.0 | 68 | 69 |
| 67 | Georgetown - 2007 - Roy Hibbert | 1 | 2 | -1.6 | 7.0 | 77 | 75 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh - 2009 - DeJuan Blair | 1 | 3 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 60 | 62 |
| 69 | Kansas - 1957 - Wilt Chamberlain | 1 | 1 | -1.8 | 1.0 | 68 | 74 |
| 70 | Maryland - 1984 - Len Bias | 1 | 0 | -2 | -5.0 | 74 | 64 |
| 71 | Marquette - 1977 - Butch Lee | 1 | 1 | -2.6 | 3.3 | 66 | 62 |
| 72 | San Diego St. - 2011 - Kawhi Leonard | 2 | 2 | -2.8 | 1.0 | 69 | 72 |
| 73 | LSU - 1992 - Shaquille O'Neal | 0 | 1 | -2.8 | 1.0 | 85 | 88 |
| 74 | St. John's - 1985 - Chris Mullin | 0 | 1 | -2.8 | 1.8 | 75 | 76 |
| 75 | Creighton - 2020 - Ty-Shon Alexander | 1 | 1 | -3 | 11.0 | 77 | 77 |
| 76 | Kansas St. - 2008 - Michael Beasley | 1 | 1 | -3 | -1.0 | 75 | 76 |
| 77 | Holy Cross - 1950 - Bob Cousy | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4.0 | 108 | 106 |
| 79 | San Francisco - 1956 - Bill Russell | 0 | 1 | -3.2 | 0.0 | 67 | 74 |
| 78 | Kentucky - 1948 - Alex Groza | 1 | 0 | -3.2 | 7.7 | 88 | 85 |
| 80 | UNLV - 1987 - Armen Gilliam | 0 | 1 | -3.4 | 5.0 | 64 | 82 |
| 81 | South Carolina - 2017 - Sindarius Thornwell | 1 | 2 | -3.6 | 0.3 | 65 | 66 |
| 82 | Ohio St. - 2007 - Greg Oden | 2 | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 69 | 72 |
| 83 | Florida - 2006 - Joakim Noah | 3 | 3 | -4.2 | -2.0 | 72 | 71 |
| 84 | Oklahoma St. - 2004 - John Lucas | 1 | 3 | -5 | 2.8 | 69 | 71 |
| 85 | Iowa - 2002 - Reggie Evans | 1 | 2 | -5 | -5.0 | 71 | 75 |
| 86 | St. Bonaventure - 1970 - Bob Lanier | 0 | 1 | -5 | 2.0 | 64 | 74 |
| 87 | Georgia Tech - 2004 - Jarrett Jack | 2 | 4 | -5.2 | -7.0 | 61 | 69 |
| 88 | Davidson - 2008 - Stephen Curry | 1 | 3 | -5.2 | -16.0 | 64 | 67 |
| 89 | DePaul - 1945 - George Mikan | 0 | 1 | -5.2 | 1.0 | 51 | 55 |
| 90 | Virginia - 1981 - Ralph Sampson | 0 | 1 | -5.4 | -0.3 | 61 | 72 |
| 91 | Indiana - 2002 - Jared Jeffries | 1 | 3 | -5.6 | -2.0 | 67 | 73 |
| 92 | Tennessee - 1977 - Bernard King | 1 | 1 | -5.6 | 7.0 | 76 | 83 |
| 93 | California - 1959 - Jack Grout | 0 | 1 | -5.8 | 1.8 | 69 | 71 |
| 94 | St. Joe's - 2004 - Jameer Nelson | 1 | 2 | -6 | -2.0 | 68 | 76 |
| 95 | Seattle - 1958 - Elgin Baylor | 0 | 1 | -6.2 | 1.4 | 62 | 64 |
| 96 | Utah - 1998 - Andre Miller | 0 | 1 | -6.2 | 0.0 | 69 | 79 |
| 97 | Oklahoma - 2016 - Buddy Hield | 1 | 3 | -6.4 | 1.0 | 60 | 67 |
| 98 | Texas - 2003 - T.J. Ford | 1 | 2 | -6.6 | 2.0 | 69 | 76 |
| 99 | Wichita St. - 2013 - Fred VanVleet | 1 | 2 | -6.6 | 2.7 | 64 | 71 |
| 100 | Alabama - 1977 - Reggie King | 0 | 1 | -6.6 | 0.3 | 70 | 71 |
| 101 | West Virginia - 2010 - Kevin Jones | 1 | 3 | -6.8 | -15.0 | 70 | 76 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech - 1990 - Dennis Scott | 0 | 1 | -6.8 | 2.8 | 64 | 82 |
| 103 | UCLA - 2006 - Jordan Farmar | 2 | 3 | -7 | 0.0 | 66 | 72 |
| 104 | Marquette - 2011 - Jimmy Butler | 0 | 1 | -7 | -4.0 | 82 | 87 |
| 105 | Kansas - 1988 - Danny Manning | 0 | 1 | -7.6 | 2.0 | 58 | 67 |
| 106 | LSU - 2006 - Glen Davis | 1 | 2 | -7.8 | -0.7 | 66 | 75 |
| 107 | Indiana St. - 1979 - Larry Bird | 0 | 1 | -7.8 | -5.0 | 69 | 76 |
| 108 | Maryland - 2002 - Juan Dixon | 1 | 3 | -8.2 | 0.8 | 67 | 76 |
| 109 | Notre Dame - 1970 - Austin Carr | 1 | 1 | -8.2 | -2.0 | 67 | 77 |
| 110 | La Salle - 1954 - Tom Gola | 0 | 1 | -8.2 | 4.0 | 67 | 76 |
| 111 | Oklahoma St. - 1946 - Bob Kurland | 0 | 1 | -8.2 | -3.0 | 80 | 82 |
| 112 | South Carolina - 1973 - Mike Dunleavy | 0 | 1 | -8.2 | -2.0 | 66 | 72 |
| 113 | Wyoming - 1943 - Ken Sailors | 0 | 1 | -8.2 | 7.0 | 60 | 73 |
| 114 | Auburn - 1984 - Charles Barkley | 1 | 1 | -8.4 | 2.3 | 72 | 77 |
| 115 | West Virginia - 1959 - Jerry West | 0 | 1 | -8.4 | 2.0 | 68 | 69 |
| 116 | Brigham Young - 1981 - Danny Ainge | 0 | 1 | -8.6 | 0.2 | 67 | 77 |
| 117 | Kentucky - 1970 - Dan Issel | 0 | 1 | -8.6 | -1.0 | 116 | 138 |
| 118 | North Carolina - 1957 - Lennie Rosenbluth | 0 | 1 | -8.6 | -5.0 | 76 | 89 |
| 119 | Navy - 1986 - David Robinson | 0 | 1 | -9 | 1.7 | 61 | 77 |
| 120 | Villanova - 1985 - Ed Pinckney | 0 | 1 | -9.2 | 5.0 | 65 | 72 |
| 121 | Georgia - 1982 - Dominique Wilkins | 1 | 1 | -9.6 | 1.0 | 70 | 78 |
| 122 | Arkansas - 1978 - Sidney Monfrief | 0 | 1 | -9.6 | -3.0 | 58 | 79 |
| 123 | Arizona St. - 1980 - Byron Scott | 0 | 1 | -10 | 3.4 | 64 | 79 |
| 124 | Louisville - 1980 - Darrell Griffith | 0 | 1 | -10.4 | -5.0 | 52 | 82 |
| 125 | Notre Dame - 1981 - Orlando Woolridge | 0 | 1 | -10.4 | 2.3 | 68 | 91 |
| 126 | George Mason - 2006 - Jai Lewis | 0 | 3 | -10.6 | 2.2 | 59 | 67 |
| 127 | Dayton - 1967 - Don May | 0 | 1 | -11 | 2.8 | 69 | 88 |
| 128 | Creighton - 2014 - Doug McDermott | 0 | 3 | -12.8 | -1.6 | 66 | 80 |
| 129 | Wake Forest - 2005 - Chris Paul | 0 | 3 | -13 | 5.3 | 64 | 85 |
| 130 | LSU - 1970 - Pete Maravich | 0 | 1 | -13 | 4.5 | 66 | 67 |
| 131 | Princeton - 1965 - Bill Bradley | 0 | 1 | -13 | 2.7 | 62 | 79 |
| 132 | VCU - 2011 - Bradford Burgess | 0 | 3 | -13.8 | 4.0 | 60 | 71 |
| 133 | Loyola-Chicago - 2018 - Cameron Krutwig | 0 | 3 | -14.6 | -5.0 | 59 | 75 |
| 134 | Miami FL - 1965 - Rick Berry | 0 | 1 | -14.6 | 5.0 | 104 | 108 |
| 135 | Butler - 2010 - Gordon Hayward | 0 | 3 | -15.8 | 1.1 | 55 | 76 |
| 136 | Niagara - 1970 - Calvin Murphy | 0 | 1 | -16.6 | -0.5 | 68 | 84 |
Saturday, January 22, 2022
1998 UNC Survives Highest Scoring Team in History, Loyola's Kimble 38 pts
After scoring 138 points in an upset opening round, Loyola-Marymount's Bo Kimble scored 38 and both Vince Carter and Makhtar N'Diaye fouled out trying to guard him.
The 20-seed 1990 Loyola squad was the highest scoring in the history of college ball, and their cards adjust to allow 26 extra possessions in a Value Add basketball game. By the time those extra 26 possessions we're played on one score sheet (13 by the bottom row reserves and 13 by the top row starters), Loyola led 53-44 when the game would normally start 20-20 with 44 possessions to play.
(the 104-101 UNC win gives UNC and updated rating of 4.8 to drop from 25th to 36th in the all-time ratings, and Loyola-Marymount and updated rating of 2.0 which will be good for 50th in those same ratings.)
Three steals by Ed Cota helped UNC tie the score 60-60 with 34 possessions to play, and respite Carter fouling out, the other two players who would go into have king NBA careers did just enough to send UNC to the Elite 8. Antawn Jamieson (34 points, 11 rebounds) dominated inside, and Shammond Williams (26 points) ran the point.
N'Diaye's foul out may have actually helped the Tar Heels, as it put 7-footer Brendan Haywood into the game for the final few minutes, during which he blocked 3 shots to finish with 5 blocks and send the Tar-Heels to the Elite 8. The other two already in the Elite 8 are 1-seed UCLA 1968, and 2001 Duke.
Many wonder who could have stopped Loyola in 1990 if Hank Gathers had not tragically died of a heart attack near the end if the season.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Top 25 Value Add Basketball Players & Top 15 in Each Conference
The rankings for 4,000+ college Most Valuable Players in college basketball are updated at www.valueaddbasketball.com based on stats as of January 17, 2022. Value Add Basketball ranks players in a method similar to how www.kenpom.com ranks teams. The offensive rating (AdjO) minus the defensive rating (AdjD, negative is good because the player is taking points away from the other team) to calculated the overall "Value" of each player above a replacement player.
This blog links to three options to review the rankings:
1. The 25 most valuable players in the country are listed on the table below.
2. You can also go to www.valueaddbasketball.com to sort all 4000+ players by team, conference, class, etc.
3. The picture above is from this CBS 247 story on the updated rankings.
4. Finally, the links below the table take you to your choice of the 32 college basketball conferences for the notes specific to that conference and their top 15 players in the ratings.
| Rnk | Top 25 All-Americans | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gm/St | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keegan Murray #15 | Iowa | 11.08 | 6'8" | So | 8.97 | -2.12 | 16, 16 | B10 |
| 2 | Justin Bean #34 | Utah St. | 10.58 | 6'7" | Sr | 8.38 | -2.20 | 16, 16 | MWC |
| 3 | Oscar Tshiebwe #34 | Kentucky | 10.51 | 6'9" | Jr | 6.86 | -3.65 | 17, 17 | SEC |
| 4 | Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 | Indiana | 10.12 | 6'9" | So | 7.21 | -2.91 | 16, 16 | B10 |
| 5 | Alex Barcello #13 | BYU | 10.12 | 6'2" | Sr | 8.87 | -1.25 | 17, 17 | WCC |
| 6 | Collin Gillespie #2 | Villanova | 9.94 | 6'3" | Sr | 8.30 | -1.64 | 17, 17 | BE |
| 7 | Kendric Davis #3 | SMU | 9.71 | 6'0 | Sr | 9.12 | -0.59 | 17, 17 | Amer |
| 8 | Armando Bacot #5 | North Carolina | 9.43 | 6'10" | Jr | 6.85 | -2.58 | 16, 16 | ACC |
| 9 | Terrell Brown #23 | Washington | 9.30 | 6'3" | Sr | 7.45 | -1.84 | 15, 15 | P12 |
| 10 | Ochai Agbaji #30 | Kansas | 9.27 | 6'5" | Sr | 8.33 | -0.93 | 16, 16 | B12 |
| 11 | Tylor Perry #5 | North Texas | 9.22 | 5'11" | Jr | 7.92 | -1.30 | 13, 0 | CUSA |
| 12 | Malachi Smith #13 | Chattanooga | 9.21 | 6'4" | So | 8.62 | -0.60 | 16, 16 | SC |
| 13 | Posh Alexander #0 | St. John's | 9.21 | 6'0 | So | 5.36 | -3.85 | 14, 13 | BE |
| 14 | Orlando Robinson #10 | Fresno St. | 9.12 | 7'0 | Jr | 6.79 | -2.34 | 15, 15 | MWC |
| 15 | EJ Liddell #32 | Ohio St. | 8.93 | 6'7" | Jr | 6.86 | -2.07 | 15, 15 | B10 |
| 16 | Justin Moore #5 | Villanova | 8.56 | 6'4" | Jr | 6.14 | -2.42 | 17, 17 | BE |
| 17 | Santiago Vescovi #25 | Tennessee | 8.52 | 6'3" | Jr | 6.00 | -2.51 | 16, 16 | SEC |
| 18 | Jamaree Bouyea #1 | San Francisco | 8.43 | 6'2" | Sr | 6.46 | -1.97 | 17, 17 | WCC |
| 19 | Christian Braun #2 | Kansas | 8.32 | 6'6" | Jr | 6.20 | -2.12 | 16, 16 | B12 |
| 20 | Iverson Molinar #1 | Mississippi St. | 8.29 | 6'3" | Jr | 8.00 | -0.30 | 16, 16 | SEC |
| 21 | Tevin Brown #10 | Murray St. | 8.25 | 6'5" | Jr | 6.33 | -1.91 | 13, 13 | OVC |
| 22 | Trent Frazier #1 | Illinois | 8.23 | 6'2" | Sr | 4.61 | -3.62 | 14, 13 | B10 |
| 23 | Alondes Williams #31 | Wake Forest | 8.21 | 6'5" | Sr | 6.89 | -1.32 | 18, 18 | ACC |
| 24 | Tari Eason #13 | LSU | 8.08 | 6'8" | So | 5.16 | -2.92 | 16, 0 | SEC |
| 25 | Hunter Dickinson #1 | Michigan | 7.95 | 7'1" | So | 6.17 | -1.78 | 13, 13 | B10 |
Below are the links to each conference review and top 15 players, with the Player of the Year listed.
Abbr, Conference, Player of Year so far, Team
AE, America East Conference, Ryan Davis #35, Vermont
Amer, American Athletic Conference, Kendric Davis #3, SMU
ASun, ASUN Conference, Darius McGhee #2, Liberty
A10, Atlantic 10 Conference, Michael Jones #13, Davidson
ACC, Atlantic Coast Conference, Armando Bacot #5, North
Carolina
B12, Big 12 Conference, Ochai Agbaji #30, Kansas
BE, Big East Conference, Collin Gillespie #2, Villanova
BSky, Big Sky Conference, Dillon Jones #2, Weber St.
BSth, Big South Conference, Ricky Clemons #1, Campbell
B10, Big Ten Conference, Keegan Murray #15, Iowa
BW, Big West Conference, Collin Welp #40, UC Irvine
CAA, Colonial Athletic Association, Cam Holden #55, Towson
CUSA, Conference USA, Tylor Perry #5, North Texas
Horz, Horizon League, Jamal Cain #1, Oakland
Ivy, Ivy League, Kino Lilly #10, Brown
MAAC, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, George Papas #5, Monmouth
MAC, Mid American Conference, JT Shumate #32, Toledo
MEAC, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Kris Bankston #30, Norfolk
St.
MVC, Missouri Valley Conference, Garrett Sturtz #3, Drake
MWC, Mountain West Conference, Justin Bean #34, Utah St.
NEC, Northeast Conference, Alex Morales #2, Wagner
OVC, Ohio Valley Conference, Tevin Brown #10, Murray St.
P12, Pac 12 Conference, Terrell Brown #23, Washington
Pat, Patriot League, Cam Spencer #12, Loyola MD
SEC, Southeastern Conference, Oscar Tshiebwe #34, Kentucky
SC, Southern Conference, Malachi Smith #13, Chattanooga
Slnd, Southland Conference, Isaac Mushila #10, Texas A&M
CC
SWAC, Southwestern Athletic Conference, Jayveous McKinnis
#11, Jackson St.
Sum, Summit League, Baylor Scheierman #3, South Dakota St.
SB, Sun Belt Conference, Javon Franklin #13, South Alabama
WCC, West Coast Conference, Alex Barcello #13, BYU
WAC, Western Athletic Conference, Jovan Blacksher #10, Grand
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A10 All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
Davidson claims three of the five 1st team all-conference spots as they remain the only unbeaten team in the tough A10 and as of today an at-large bid team with a 15-2 mark. The mark is impressive there are seven top 100 teams in the conference. Davidson actually started the season 1-2 with losses against tough San Francisco and New Mexico State, but since then have rattled off 14 straight wins including showing a knack for tight wins over tough teams with wins vs. Alabama, Rhode Island and VCU.
St. Bonaventure will get their shot at home against Davidson February 1 to try to regain the momentum that had them in the top 25 and 5-0 early in the year before four doubled digit losses to drop to 10-4. Their center Osun Osunniyi is one spot outside the 1st team All-Conference rankings as the 6th best player listed below.
Click on Top 25 Value Add Basketball Players & Top 15 in Each Conference to see the top 25 players in the country and links to the other 31 conference lists like the one below.
| Rnk | A10 All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jones #13 | Davidson | 7.26 | 6'5" | Jr | 6.64 | -0.62 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 2 | Foster Loyer #0 | Davidson | 6.77 | 6'0 | Jr | 6.51 | -0.26 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 3 | Tyler Burton #3 | Richmond | 6.75 | 6'7" | Jr | 5.61 | -1.14 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 4 | Davonte Gaines #3 | George Mason | 6.54 | 6'7" | Jr | 5.52 | -1.01 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 5 | Hyunjung Lee #1 | Davidson | 6.45 | 6'7" | Jr | 5.58 | -0.86 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 6 | Osun Osunniyi #21 | St. Bonaventure | 6.44 | 6'10" | Sr | 3.72 | -2.72 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 7 | Taylor Funk #33 | Saint Joseph's | 5.99 | 6'8" | Sr | 4.99 | -1.00 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 8 | Jaren Holmes #5 | St. Bonaventure | 5.92 | 6'4" | Sr | 5.35 | -0.57 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 9 | Jacob Gilyard #0 | Richmond | 5.88 | 5'9" | Sr | 3.97 | -1.91 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 10 | Gibson Jimerson #24 | Saint Louis | 5.39 | 6'5" | Fr | 5.51 | 0.12 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 11 | Malachi Smith #11 | Dayton | 5.35 | 6'0 | Fr | 4.01 | -1.35 | GP,GS: 17, 14 |
| 12 | Jordan Hall #22 | Saint Joseph's | 5.31 | 6'7" | So | 3.95 | -1.36 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 13 | DaRon Holmes #15 | Dayton | 5.24 | 6'10" | Fr | 4.00 | -1.24 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 14 | Luka Brajkovic #35 | Davidson | 4.81 | 6'10" | Sr | 3.77 | -1.04 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 15 | Jalen Adaway #33 | St. Bonaventure | 4.55 | 6'5" | Sr | 3.93 | -0.63 | GP,GS: 12, 12 |
ACC All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
In a very rare down year for the Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke's loss to Florida State Tuesday drops them out of the Top 10 in www.kenpom.com, meaning the conference has no Top 10 teams and Duke is the only team in the current AP Top 25. ranking No. 6 though they will drop due to that loss. The conference is also barely clinging onto the 5th spot ahead of the Pac-12 in the www.kenpom.com conference rankings.
Even in its worst year, the best conference of recent decades has seven top 50 teams and some of them will emerge to content by the end of the season. The one player already ranking as an All-American in the Value Add Rankings is UNC's Armando Bacot, who ranks 8th in the nation. Aldones Williams ranks 2nd in the conference and as the 23rd best player in the country, with his most impressive performance being a 25 point, 12 rebound game on 9 of 15 shooting to defeat Syracuse and put Wake Forest in the top 50 and primed for an at-large bid after finishing outside the top 100 the last three years.
Click on Top 25 Value Add Basketball Players & Top 15 in Each Conference to see the top 25 players in the country and links to the other 31 conference lists like the one below.
| Rnk | ACC All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armando Bacot #5 | North Carolina | 9.43 | 6'10" | Jr | 6.85 | -2.58 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 2 | Alondes Williams #31 | Wake Forest | 8.21 | 6'5" | Sr | 6.89 | -1.32 | GP,GS: 18, 18 |
| 3 | Wendell Moore #0 | Duke | 7.51 | 6'5" | Jr | 5.99 | -1.51 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 4 | Dereon Seabron #1 | N.C. State | 7.37 | 6'7" | So | 6.52 | -0.84 | GP,GS: 18, 18 |
| 5 | Michael Devoe #0 | Georgia Tech | 7.28 | 6'5" | Sr | 6.02 | -1.26 | GP,GS: 15, 14 |
| 6 | Paul Atkinson #20 | Notre Dame | 6.93 | 6'9" | Sr | 5.92 | -1.01 | GP,GS: 15, 14 |
| 7 | Dane Goodwin #23 | Notre Dame | 6.87 | 6'6" | Jr | 6.55 | -0.32 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 8 | Malik Osborne #10 | Florida St. | 6.76 | 6'9" | Sr | 5.50 | -1.26 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 9 | Paolo Banchero #5 | Duke | 6.68 | 6'10" | Fr | 4.30 | -2.38 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 10 | Keve Aluma #22 | Virginia Tech | 6.49 | 6'9" | Sr | 5.16 | -1.32 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 11 | Kameron McGusty #23 | Miami FL | 6.44 | 6'5" | Sr | 5.67 | -0.77 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 12 | Mark Williams #15 | Duke | 6.27 | 7'0 | So | 3.96 | -2.31 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 13 | Jake LaRavia #0 | Wake Forest | 6.12 | 6'8" | Jr | 5.09 | -1.03 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 14 | Justyn Mutts #25 | Virginia Tech | 5.98 | 6'7" | Sr | 3.28 | -2.70 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 15 | RJ Davis #4 | North Carolina | 5.96 | 6'0 | So | 5.19 | -0.77 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
American East All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
Vermont's dominant program appears in strong shape to take a 6th straight regular season American East title, with five of the top seven players in the conference. They were also able to hold the only non-Vermont All-Conference player, New Hampshire's Jayden Martinez, to 9 points after Martinez has scored 21 points to give Marquette a scare early in the year.
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| Rnk | AE All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Davis #35 | Vermont | 5.04 | 6'8" | Sr | 3.93 | -1.11 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 2 | Ben Shungu #24 | Vermont | 4.84 | 6'2" | Sr | 3.63 | -1.21 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 3 | Jayden Martinez #24 | New Hampshire | 3.97 | 6'7" | Sr | 3.74 | -0.23 | GP,GS: 9, 9 |
| 4 | Isaiah Powell #14 | Vermont | 3.89 | 6'6" | Sr | 2.62 | -1.27 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 5 | Finn Sullivan #15 | Vermont | 3.81 | 6'4" | Sr | 2.68 | -1.13 | GP,GS: 14, 7 |
| 6 | Tykei Greene #4 | Stony Brook | 3.79 | 6'4" | Jr | 3.26 | -0.53 | GP,GS: 14, 13 |
| 7 | Justin Mazzulla #21 | Vermont | 3.49 | 6'3" | Sr | 2.58 | -0.91 | GP,GS: 14, 8 |
| 8 | LJ Owens #1 | UMBC | 2.97 | 6'3" | Sr | 3.28 | 0.30 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 9 | Max Brooks #10 | UMass Lowell | 2.90 | 6'7" | So | 1.73 | -1.17 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 10 | Hunter Marks #0 | Hartford | 2.73 | 6'9" | Sr | 2.81 | 0.08 | GP,GS: 11, 10 |
| 11 | Moses Flowers #4 | Hartford | 2.40 | 6'3" | Jr | 1.97 | -0.43 | GP,GS: 12, 10 |
| 12 | Tyler Bertram #23 | Binghamton | 2.32 | 6'3" | Jr | 3.21 | 0.90 | GP,GS: 11, 11 |
| 13 | Yaw Obeng-Mensah #15 | UMBC | 2.25 | 6'7" | Jr | 1.91 | -0.34 | GP,GS: 13, 5 |
| 14 | Matt Cerruti #20 | Albany | 2.17 | 6'4" | Sr | 1.83 | -0.35 | GP,GS: 14, 13 |
| 15 | Jahlil Jenkins #1 | Stony Brook | 2.14 | 6'0 | Sr | 2.06 | -0.08 | GP,GS: 13, 11 |
American Athletic All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
In 2021 we already ranked point guard Kendric Davis as the 1st team All-American Point Guard and 3rd best plaeyr in the country despite SMU only finishing 7-4 in American Athletic Conference play. This year Davis still at the top, getting nudged out by Villanova's Collin Gillespie for top point guard this week and ranked as the No. 7 most valuable player in the country and he has led SMU to a 4-1 season.
As good as they look, no team dominates their All-Conference roster like defending Final 4 Houston, with two players 1st team All-Conference and another four players 2nd team All-Conference.
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| Rnk | Amer All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendric Davis #3 | SMU | 9.71 | 6'0 | Sr | 9.12 | -0.59 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 2 | Tristen Newton #2 | East Carolina | 6.34 | 6'5" | So | 5.75 | -0.59 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 3 | Jeriah Horne #41 | Tulsa | 6.06 | 6'7" | Sr | 4.30 | -1.76 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 4 | Marcus Sasser #0 | Houston | 5.95 | 6'2" | Jr | 4.51 | -1.45 | GP,GS: 12, 12 |
| 5 | Fabian White #35 | Houston | 5.91 | 6'8" | Sr | 3.98 | -1.93 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 6 | Jamal Shead #1 | Houston | 5.67 | 6'1" | So | 4.10 | -1.57 | GP,GS: 17, 12 |
| 7 | Jalen Cook #3 | Tulane | 5.10 | 6'0 | Fr | 5.44 | 0.34 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 8 | Kyler Edwards #11 | Houston | 4.77 | 6'4" | Sr | 3.61 | -1.16 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 9 | Josh Carlton #25 | Houston | 4.77 | 6'11" | Sr | 3.56 | -1.21 | GP,GS: 17, 7 |
| 10 | Taze Moore #4 | Houston | 4.74 | 6'5" | Sr | 2.89 | -1.85 | GP,GS: 15, 10 |
| 11 | Darin Green #22 | UCF | 4.55 | 6'4" | Jr | 4.85 | 0.30 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 12 | Marcus Weathers #50 | SMU | 4.50 | 6'5" | Sr | 3.71 | -0.79 | GP,GS: 17, 9 |
| 13 | Jalen Duren #2 | Memphis | 4.43 | 6'11" | Fr | 2.68 | -1.75 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 14 | Sam Griffin #1 | Tulsa | 4.14 | 6'3" | So | 4.35 | 0.21 | GP,GS: 15, 12 |
| 15 | Mika Adams-Woods #23 | Cincinnati | 4.10 | 6'3" | Jr | 3.62 | -0.48 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
ASUN All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
With Jacksonville State joining the ASUN from the Ohio Valley Conference and the ASUN being divided into divisions, Damaree King appears to make Jacksonville State the team to beat in the west and Darius McGhee seems to make Liberty the team to beat in the East. McGhee has the edge so far for Player of the Year.
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| Rnk | ASUN All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius McGhee #2 | Liberty | 5.36 | 5'9" | Sr | 4.64 | -0.71 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 2 | Demaree King #1 | Jacksonville St. | 4.45 | 6'0 | Jr | 4.37 | -0.08 | GP,GS: 14, 2 |
| 3 | Terrell Burden #1 | Kennesaw St. | 3.98 | 5'10" | Jr | 3.65 | -0.33 | GP,GS: 11, 11 |
| 4 | Darian Adams #23 | Jacksonville St. | 3.85 | 6'3" | Sr | 3.17 | -0.68 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 5 | Shiloh Robinson #33 | Liberty | 3.82 | 6'7" | Jr | 3.52 | -0.30 | GP,GS: 15, 13 |
| 6 | Chris Youngblood #3 | Kennesaw St. | 3.77 | 6'4" | So | 3.22 | -0.55 | GP,GS: 11, 11 |
| 7 | Tavian Dunn-Martin #5 | Florida Gulf Coast | 3.75 | 5'8" | Sr | 3.87 | 0.12 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 8 | Jalen Gibbs #22 | Jacksonville St. | 3.72 | 6'3" | Sr | 3.19 | -0.53 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 9 | Kevion Nolan #3 | Jacksonville | 3.45 | 6'2" | Jr | 2.62 | -0.83 | GP,GS: 7, 6 |
| 10 | Alec Pfriem #2 | Bellarmine | 3.36 | 6'5" | Jr | 3.39 | 0.03 | GP,GS: 13, 9 |
| 11 | Keegan McDowell #20 | Liberty | 3.29 | 6'6" | Sr | 3.22 | -0.07 | GP,GS: 15, 11 |
| 12 | CJ Fleming #25 | Bellarmine | 2.97 | 6'0 | Sr | 3.40 | 0.43 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 13 | Jannson Williams #3 | Eastern Kentucky | 2.86 | 6'9" | Sr | 2.38 | -0.48 | GP,GS: 13, 10 |
| 14 | Kevin Samuel #21 | Florida Gulf Coast | 2.65 | 6'11" | Sr | 1.24 | -1.41 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 15 | Joseph Venzant #23 | Liberty | 2.58 | 6'3" | Fr | 1.71 | -0.87 | GP,GS: 15, 14 |
Big Ten All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
Last season Iowa's Luka Garza was nudged out for 1st place in the Value Add Rankings by USC's Evan Mobley, so it is ironic that this season Iowa's star Keegan Murray has moved into the No. 1 spot not only in the Big Ten, but in the entire conference. The Big Ten has a second 1st Team All-American (top 5) with Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis now ranking No. 4.
Perhaps even more amazingly, all 15 players listed below as the top 15 players in the conference also rank in the top 2% of all players - down to Northwestern's Pete Nance who ranks 80th in the nation of 4000+ players.
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| Rnk | B10 All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keegan Murray #15 | Iowa | 11.08 | 6'8" | So | 8.97 | -2.12 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 | Indiana | 10.12 | 6'9" | So | 7.21 | -2.91 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 3 | EJ Liddell #32 | Ohio St. | 8.93 | 6'7" | Jr | 6.86 | -2.07 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 4 | Trent Frazier #1 | Illinois | 8.23 | 6'2" | Sr | 4.61 | -3.62 | GP,GS: 14, 13 |
| 5 | Hunter Dickinson #1 | Michigan | 7.95 | 7'1" | So | 6.17 | -1.78 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 6 | Jaden Ivey #23 | Purdue | 7.82 | 6'4" | So | 5.91 | -1.91 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 7 | Kofi Cockburn #21 | Illinois | 7.80 | 7'0 | Jr | 5.44 | -2.36 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 8 | Brad Davison #34 | Wisconsin | 7.65 | 6'4" | Sr | 6.78 | -0.87 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 9 | Johnny Davis #1 | Wisconsin | 7.59 | 6'5" | So | 5.14 | -2.45 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 10 | Ron Harper #24 | Rutgers | 7.48 | 6'6" | Sr | 6.00 | -1.49 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 11 | Trevion Williams #50 | Purdue | 7.30 | 6'10" | Sr | 5.06 | -2.24 | GP,GS: 16, 4 |
| 12 | Jamari Wheeler #55 | Ohio St. | 7.02 | 6'1" | Sr | 3.83 | -3.19 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 13 | Zach Edey #15 | Purdue | 6.78 | 7'4" | So | 4.97 | -1.81 | GP,GS: 16, 12 |
| 14 | Payton Willis #0 | Minnesota | 6.74 | 6'4" | Sr | 5.32 | -1.42 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 15 | Pete Nance #22 | Northwestern | 6.65 | 6'10" | Sr | 5.13 | -1.52 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
Big 12 All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
The Big 12 ranks as by far the best conference at www.kenpom.com, a full three points per team better than the Big Ten. However, the top two teams are dominant with far different make-ups. Defending national champion Baylor has an incredible 8 players in the top 10% of all players, possibly the most balanced team since we've done these ratings. I am researching this further, but Baylor may be the team that can most easily lose a player and still be almost as good, because I am not sure if any team this century would still have seven players so good if one of their top 8 had to miss games. Ironically, this appears to hold down each players value slightly as opposed to other teams that will be much worse if one of their top couple of stars are lost.
On the other extreme, Kansas boasts the best two players in the best conferecnce in Ochai Agbaii and Christian Braun.
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| Rnk | B12 All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ochai Agbaji #30 | Kansas | 9.27 | 6'5" | Sr | 8.33 | -0.93 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 2 | Christian Braun #2 | Kansas | 8.32 | 6'6" | Jr | 6.20 | -2.12 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 3 | Izaiah Brockington #1 | Iowa St. | 7.81 | 6'4" | Sr | 5.18 | -2.63 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 4 | Taz Sherman #12 | West Virginia | 6.31 | 6'4" | Sr | 5.06 | -1.25 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 5 | Nijel Pack #24 | Kansas St. | 6.20 | 6'0 | So | 5.42 | -0.78 | GP,GS: 14, 13 |
| 6 | Markquis Nowell #1 | Kansas St. | 6.11 | 5'8" | Jr | 3.71 | -2.40 | GP,GS: 14, 8 |
| 7 | James Akinjo #11 | Baylor | 6.11 | 6'1" | Sr | 4.37 | -1.74 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 8 | Jalen Hill #1 | Oklahoma | 6.04 | 6'6" | Jr | 4.49 | -1.55 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 9 | Timmy Allen #0 | Texas | 5.96 | 6'6" | Sr | 4.05 | -1.91 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 10 | Kendall Brown #2 | Baylor | 5.93 | 6'8" | Fr | 4.66 | -1.27 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 11 | Jordan Goldwire #0 | Oklahoma | 5.85 | 6'3" | Sr | 2.80 | -3.06 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 12 | Jalen Bridges #11 | West Virginia | 5.68 | 6'7" | So | 4.17 | -1.52 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 13 | Sean McNeil #22 | West Virginia | 5.66 | 6'3" | Sr | 5.50 | -0.16 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 14 | Umoja Gibson #2 | Oklahoma | 5.63 | 6'1" | Sr | 4.63 | -1.00 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 15 | Mark Smith #13 | Kansas St. | 5.40 | 6'4" | Sr | 3.05 | -2.35 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
Big East All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
As noted in the piece on this great CBS 247 site post, Collin Gillespie is not only the Big East Player of the Year but the 1st team All-American as the highest rated point guard at www.valueaddbasketball.com. However, the competition is tough with St. John's Posh Alexander ranking as a 3rd team All-American (No. 13) and Gillespie's teammate Justin Moore just missing All-American by one spot at No. 16.
In fact, the lists continues with Marquette's Darryl Morsell and Creighton's 7-foot-1 Ryan Kalkbrenner rounding out the 1st team All-Big East Conference list, and and the top 12 players listed below all ranking in the top 100 players nationally of 4000+. (the average conference has 3 top 100 players). The 15 All-Conference players are listed below the photo.
Click on Top 25 Value Add Basketball Players & Top 15 in Each Conference to see the top 25 players in the country and links to the other 31 conference lists like the one below.
| Rnk | BE All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Gillespie #2 | Villanova | 9.94 | 6'3" | Sr | 8.30 | -1.64 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 2 | Posh Alexander #0 | St. John's | 9.21 | 6'0 | So | 5.36 | -3.85 | GP,GS: 14, 13 |
| 3 | Justin Moore #5 | Villanova | 8.56 | 6'4" | Jr | 6.14 | -2.42 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 4 | Darryl Morsell #32 | Marquette | 7.76 | 6'5" | Sr | 3.75 | -4.01 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 5 | Ryan Kalkbrenner #11 | Creighton | 7.53 | 7'1" | So | 6.04 | -1.49 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 6 | Javon Freeman-Liberty #4 | DePaul | 7.47 | 6'4" | Sr | 6.43 | -1.04 | GP,GS: 16, 16 |
| 7 | Bryce Aiken #1 | Seton Hall | 7.18 | 6'0 | Sr | 6.60 | -0.58 | GP,GS: 15, 6 |
| 8 | RJ Cole #2 | Connecticut | 7.02 | 6'1" | Sr | 6.06 | -0.97 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 9 | Jack Nunge #24 | Xavier | 6.74 | 7'0 | Jr | 4.92 | -1.83 | GP,GS: 16, 1 |
| 10 | Colby Jones #3 | Xavier | 6.54 | 6'6" | So | 4.56 | -1.98 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 11 | Julian Champagnie #2 | St. John's | 6.49 | 6'8" | Jr | 4.95 | -1.54 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 12 | Ryan Hawkins #44 | Creighton | 6.36 | 6'7" | Sr | 5.08 | -1.28 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 13 | Isaiah Whaley #5 | Connecticut | 6.21 | 6'9" | Sr | 2.55 | -3.65 | GP,GS: 14, 13 |
| 14 | Brandon Slater #3 | Villanova | 5.65 | 6'7" | Sr | 3.87 | -1.78 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
| 15 | Eric Dixon #43 | Villanova | 5.58 | 6'8" | So | 3.98 | -1.60 | GP,GS: 17, 17 |
Big Sky All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
In a very balanced Big Sky conference, Dillon Jones is in the top 50 of 4000+ national players due to great play including scoring 20 and 19 points against Utah State and Brigham Young before conference play started.
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| Rnk | BSky All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon Jones #2 | Weber St. | 7.39 | 6'6" | Fr | 5.30 | -2.09 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 2 | Daylen Kountz #1 | Northern Colorado | 5.03 | 6'4" | Sr | 4.79 | -0.24 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 3 | Mikey Dixon #3 | Idaho | 5.01 | 6'2" | Sr | 5.57 | 0.56 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 4 | Maizen Fausett #12 | Southern Utah | 4.83 | 6'6" | Sr | 4.53 | -0.30 | GP,GS: 12, 12 |
| 5 | Steele Venters #2 | Eastern Washington | 4.21 | 6'7" | Fr | 4.01 | -0.21 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 6 | Cameron Parker #11 | Montana | 4.06 | 6'2" | Sr | 4.15 | 0.09 | GP,GS: 14, 1 |
| 7 | Rylan Bergersen #11 | Eastern Washington | 3.85 | 6'6" | Sr | 3.23 | -0.62 | GP,GS: 14, 12 |
| 8 | Jubrile Belo #13 | Montana St. | 3.68 | 6'9" | Jr | 2.58 | -1.10 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 9 | Josh Bannan #13 | Montana | 3.58 | 6'9" | So | 2.15 | -1.44 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 10 | Matt Johnson #2 | Northern Colorado | 3.38 | 6'2" | Sr | 3.23 | -0.15 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 11 | Koby McEwen #15 | Weber St. | 3.36 | 6'4" | Sr | 3.28 | -0.07 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 12 | Bryce Fowler #23 | Sacramento St. | 3.35 | 6'6" | Sr | 2.82 | -0.52 | GP,GS: 10, 10 |
| 13 | Aanen Moody #2 | Southern Utah | 3.19 | 6'3" | Sr | 3.17 | -0.02 | GP,GS: 12, 2 |
| 14 | Linton Acliese #20 | Eastern Washington | 3.09 | 6'6" | Jr | 3.02 | -0.07 | GP,GS: 11, 9 |
| 15 | Abdul Mohamed #0 | Montana St. | 2.80 | 6'7" | Sr | 1.63 | -1.17 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
Big South All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
The Big South is one of the most balanced conferences and has one of the most balanced races for Player of the Year of any of the 32 conferences. Campbell's Ricky Clemons has the lead for Player of the Year after strong showings in each of the first four conference games, but also a great early season performance at Duke in which he hit 7 of 10 shots for 18 points. He ranks in the top 3% of all players, while Longwood's Isaiah Wilkins is not far behind in the top 4% of all players. Wilkins opened the season with a 19 point performance at Iowa, and has now been MVP in four of his last seven games according to www.kenpom.com.
Click on Top 25 Value Add Basketball Players & Top 15 in Each Conference to see the top 25 players in the country and links to the other 31 conference lists like the one below.
| Rnk | BSth All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Clemons #1 | Campbell | 5.99 | 6'2" | Sr | 5.94 | -0.05 | GP,GS: 12, 12 |
| 2 | Isaiah Wilkins #1 | Longwood | 5.51 | 6'4" | Sr | 3.71 | -1.80 | GP,GS: 11, 11 |
| 3 | Demetric Horton #3 | North Carolina A&T | 4.79 | 6'5" | Jr | 4.34 | -0.45 | GP,GS: 15, 12 |
| 4 | Drew Pember #4 | UNC Asheville | 4.70 | 6'10" | Jr | 3.32 | -1.38 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 5 | Patrick Good #5 | Winthrop | 3.92 | 6'0 | Sr | 4.04 | 0.12 | GP,GS: 13, 8 |
| 6 | Tajion Jones #3 | UNC Asheville | 3.71 | 6'5" | Sr | 4.01 | 0.30 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 7 | Lance Terry #0 | Gardner Webb | 3.15 | 6'2" | Jr | 3.12 | -0.03 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 8 | DeShaun Wade #3 | Longwood | 2.91 | 6'2" | Sr | 1.76 | -1.15 | GP,GS: 11, 11 |
| 9 | Kareem Reid #14 | Gardner Webb | 2.83 | 6'9" | Jr | 1.79 | -1.05 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 10 | Jordan Gainey #11 | USC Upstate | 2.78 | 6'4" | Fr | 3.30 | 0.52 | GP,GS: 14, 14 |
| 11 | Rayshon Harrison #0 | Presbyterian | 2.74 | 6'4" | So | 2.59 | -0.15 | GP,GS: 15, 15 |
| 12 | Zach Austin #55 | High Point | 2.54 | 6'5" | So | 1.13 | -1.41 | GP,GS: 13, 13 |
| 13 | DJ Burns #30 | Winthrop | 2.39 | 6'9" | Jr | 2.34 | -0.05 | GP,GS: 13, 12 |
| 14 | Justin Hill #11 | Longwood | 2.24 | 6'0 | So | 1.40 | -0.85 | GP,GS: 11, 11 |
| 15 | Nate Lliteras #2 | Longwood | 2.21 | 6'7" | So | 1.26 | -0.95 | GP,GS: 10, 0 |
Big West All-Conference Team Based on Value Add Ratings Through January 17
We updated the Value Add Basketball All-Conference teams initially posted at Christmas. Note that we list the number of games played and started for each player, so you know if a particular game performance was included, and find all 4000+ players listed at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
Collin Welp is in the top 2% of all players to rank as the Big West Player of the Year and likely make UC Irvine the best team in the balanced conference despite losing after a flight to Hawaii in which Welp only scored 11 points. In the conference opener at UC Riverside, Welp scored 30. When Hawaii joined the then all-California conference in 2012 it agreed to help pay for the other teams to fly to Hawaii to play - not a bad deal!
Click on Top 25 Value Add Basketball Players & Top 15 in Each Conference to see the top 25 players in the country and links to the other 31 conference lists like the one below.
| Rnk | BW All-Conference | Team | Value | Ht | Cl | AdjO | AdjD | Gms, Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Welp #40 | UC Irvine | 6.56 | 6'9" | Sr | 5.83 | -0.74 | GP,GS: 9, 9 |
| 2 | EJ Anosike #24 | Cal St. Fullerton | 5.30 | 6'7" | Sr | 5.00 | -0.29 | GP,GS: 12, 11 |
| 3 | Amadou Sow #12 | UC Santa Barbara | 4.88 | 6'9" | Sr | 4.03 | -0.85 | GP,GS: 12, 12 |
| 4 | Christian Anigwe #4 | UC Davis | 4.75 | 6'9" | Jr | 3.87 | -0.89 | GP,GS: 10, 10 |
| 5 | Justin Edler-Davis #10 | Cal St. Bakersfield | 3.97 | 6'4" | Sr | 3.02 | -0.95 | GP,GS: 9, 8 |
| 6 | Austin Johnson #13 | UC Irvine | 3.96 | 6'9" | Jr | 2.10 | -1.86 | GP,GS: 9, 9 |
| 7 | Jadon Jones #12 | Long Beach St. | 3.90 | 6'5" | Fr | 3.04 | -0.86 | GP,GS: 13, 9 |
| 8 | Flynn Cameron #11 | UC Riverside | 3.85 | 6'5" | Jr | 3.31 | -0.54 | GP,GS: 12, 12 |
| 9 | Elijah Pepper #40 | UC Davis | 3.84 | 6'4" | So | 2.94 | -0.90 | GP,GS: 10, 10 |
| 10 | Jerome Desrosiers #22 | Hawaii | 3.51 | 6'7" | Sr | 2.90 | -0.61 | GP,GS: 10, 9 |
| 11 | Callum McRae #25 | UC Riverside | 3.31 | 7'1" | Jr | 1.99 | -1.32 | GP,GS: 12, 12 |
| 12 | Zyon Pullin #5 | UC Riverside | 3.19 | 6'4" | Jr | 2.33 | -0.86 | GP,GS: 11, 10 |
| 13 | Bernardo Da Silva #5 | Hawaii | 3.09 | 6'9" | So | 2.54 | -0.55 | GP,GS: 5, 4 |
| 14 | Dominick Pickett #22 | UC Riverside | 3.08 | 6'4" | Sr | 1.64 | -1.44 | GP,GS: 11, 11 |
| 15 | Onyi Eyisi #13 | Cal St. Northridge | 3.05 | 6'9" | Sr | 2.91 | -0.13 | GP,GS: 12, 9 |
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