In Value Add Basketball we consider the teams "center" the player who has some combination of the most defensive rebounds, blocked shots and height, but typically the fewest assists and steals. A great center will typically have even better raw numbers than a great point guard, because the guards typically need to get the ball to the center close to the basket for a closer shot - even though not nearly as many centers play with their "back to the basket" like they did for most of the history of basketball. (for a summary of the top players at each position, click here).
Because www.valueaddbasketball.com calculates how many points per game a player improves his team compared to if a typical replacement player took his place, the raw value add is adjusted by position since the replacement player would be at the same position. Therefore, once the formulas are run, and centers raw value add is lowered by multiplying it by 0.9 to get the result you see below and at www.valueaddbasketball.com.
Top 10 most valuable centers are listed below. in general freshmen make so many mistakes (turnovers, bad shots etc.) the first half of the season that they do not rank nearly as high as more experienced players. However, they tend to improve more at the end of the season, so we watch for breakout freshmen first when looking at brackets. Therefore we start with the 10 most valuable freshmen centers in college basketball, starting with the Zags Chet Holmgrem who improves Gonzaga by 8.52 points per game - meaning there is a better than 50/50 chance the Zags would have LOST any game that they won by fewer than eight points.| Rnk | Top Freshmen Centers | Team | VA5 | Conf | HtText | Cl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chet Holmgren #34 | Gonzaga | 8.52 | WCC | 7'0 | Fr |
| 8 | Norchad Omier #15 | Arkansas St. | 7.79 | SB | 6'7" | Fr |
| 12 | Kenneth Lofton #2 | Louisiana Tech | 7.03 | CUSA | 6'7" | Fr |
| 18 | Johni Broome #4 | Morehead St. | 6.68 | OVC | 6'10" | Fr |
| 34 | DaRon Holmes #15 | Dayton | 5.84 | A10 | 6'10" | Fr |
| 57 | Fousseyni Traore #45 | BYU | 4.91 | WCC | 6'6" | Fr |
| 80 | Jalen Duren #2 | Memphis | 4.27 | Amer | 6'11" | Fr |
| 95 | Charles Bediako #10 | Alabama | 3.92 | SEC | 7'0 | Fr |
| 111 | Eddie Lampkin #4 | TCU | 3.67 | B12 | 6'11" | Fr |
| 112 | Oso Ighodaro #13 | Marquette | 3.65 | BE | 6'9" | Fr |
| Rnk | Top Centers (5) | Team | VA5 | Conf | HtText | Cl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Tshiebwe #34 | Kentucky | 11.14 | SEC | 6'9" | Jr |
| 2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 | Indiana | 8.94 | B10 | 6'9" | So |
| 3 | Walker Kessler #13 | Auburn | 8.66 | SEC | 7'1" | So |
| 4 | Armando Bacot #5 | North Carolina | 8.6 | ACC | 6'10" | Jr |
| 5 | Chet Holmgren #34 | Gonzaga | 8.52 | WCC | 7'0 | Fr |
| 6 | Orlando Robinson #10 | Fresno St. | 8.4 | MWC | 7'0 | Jr |
| 7 | Hunter Dickinson #1 | Michigan | 7.89 | B10 | 7'1" | So |
| 8 | Norchad Omier #15 | Arkansas St. | 7.79 | SB | 6'7" | Fr |
| 9 | Jack Nunge #24 | Xavier | 7.61 | BE | 7'0 | Jr |
| 10 | KJ Williams #0 | Murray St. | 7.27 | OVC | 6'10" | Jr |
| 11 | Kofi Cockburn #21 | Illinois | 7.22 | B10 | 7'0 | Jr |
| 12 | Kenneth Lofton #2 | Louisiana Tech | 7.03 | CUSA | 6'7" | Fr |
| 13 | Mark Williams #15 | Duke | 6.96 | ACC | 7'0 | So |
| 14 | Christian Koloko #35 | Arizona | 6.93 | P12 | 7'1" | So |
| 15 | Jake Stephens #34 | VMI | 6.88 | SC | 6'11" | Sr |
| 16 | Isaiah Whaley #5 | Connecticut | 6.72 | BE | 6'9" | Sr |
| 17 | Keve Aluma #22 | Virginia Tech | 6.71 | ACC | 6'9" | Sr |
| 18 | Johni Broome #4 | Morehead St. | 6.68 | OVC | 6'10" | Fr |
| 19 | Osun Osunniyi #21 | St. Bonaventure | 6.65 | A10 | 6'10" | Sr |
| 20 | JT Shumate #32 | Toledo | 6.56 | MAC | 6'7" | Jr |
| 21 | Gaige Prim #44 | Missouri St. | 6.48 | MVC | 6'9" | Sr |
| 22 | Javon Franklin #13 | South Alabama | 6.47 | SB | 6'7" | Sr |
| 23 | Yauhen Massalski #25 | San Francisco | 6.46 | WCC | 6'9" | Sr |
| 24 | Ryan Kalkbrenner #11 | Creighton | 6.45 | BE | 7'1" | So |
| 25 | Zach Edey #15 | Purdue | 6.45 | B10 | 7'4" | So |
| 26 | Matthias Tass #11 | Saint Mary's | 6.44 | WCC | 6'10" | Sr |
| 27 | Jamal Cain #1 | Oakland | 6.42 | Horz | 6'7" | Sr |
| 28 | Isaiah Mobley #3 | USC | 6.39 | P12 | 6'10" | Jr |
| 29 | Trevion Williams #50 | Purdue | 6.28 | B10 | 6'10" | Sr |
| 30 | Drew Pember #4 | UNC Asheville | 6.13 | BSth | 6'10" | Jr |
| 31 | Darius Days #4 | LSU | 6.07 | SEC | 6'7" | Sr |
| 32 | Jaylin Williams #10 | Arkansas | 6.05 | SEC | 6'10" | So |
| 33 | Jalen Slawson #20 | Furman | 5.86 | SC | 6'7" | Sr |
| 34 | DaRon Holmes #15 | Dayton | 5.84 | A10 | 6'10" | Fr |
| 35 | Bryson Williams #11 | Texas Tech | 5.8 | B12 | 6'8" | Sr |
| 36 | Jesse Edwards #14 | Syracuse | 5.79 | ACC | 6'11" | Jr |
| 37 | Eric Dixon #43 | Villanova | 5.76 | BE | 6'8" | So |
| 38 | Andre Kelly #22 | California | 5.72 | P12 | 6'9" | Sr |
| 39 | Graham Ike #33 | Wyoming | 5.7 | MWC | 6'9" | So |
| 40 | Luka Brajkovic #35 | Davidson | 5.61 | A10 | 6'10" | Sr |
| 41 | Felipe Haase #22 | Mercer | 5.52 | SC | 6'9" | Sr |
| 42 | John Harrar #21 | Penn St. | 5.48 | B10 | 6'9" | Sr |
| 43 | Nick Muszynski #33 | Belmont | 5.44 | OVC | 6'11" | Sr |
| 44 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua #23 | Baylor | 5.36 | B12 | 6'8" | Jr |
| 45 | Enrique Freeman #25 | Akron | 5.35 | MAC | 6'7" | So |
| 46 | Pete Nance #22 | Northwestern | 5.32 | B10 | 6'10" | Sr |
| 47 | Nate Watson #0 | Providence | 5.28 | BE | 6'10" | Sr |
| 48 | Josh Carlton #25 | Houston | 5.25 | Amer | 6'11" | Sr |
| 49 | Tanner Groves #35 | Oklahoma | 5.22 | B12 | 6'10" | Sr |
| 50 | Myles Johnson #15 | UCLA | 5.16 | P12 | 6'10" | Sr |
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